Draper Richards Kaplan Foundation

William H. Draper, III and Robin Richards Donohoe began investing together in the venture industry in 1994 concentrating on building companies in India. Since 1994, they have invested in over one hundred early stage information technology investments both in India and the United States. In 2010, the Foundation joined forces with Robert S. Kaplan, formerly vice-chairman of Goldman Sachs and currently professor of leadership at Harvard Business School. Together the team raised their second fund inviting fourteen innovative philanthropists to join the fund.

Jim Bildner

CEO

Past deals in Charity

Ameelio

Pre Seed Round in 2021
Ameelio is a non-profit committed to transforming prison communications. Ameelio builds tools to improve the lives of those impacted by incarceration. All of its services are provided free of charge and all of our tools are open-source.

Tarjimly

Seed Round in 2018
Tarjimly is a tech nonprofit and app that connects the world's 23 million refugees with on-demand translators that can help them integrate and communicate with medics, lawyers, and aid workers. Refugees can anonymously connect with a translator in 60 seconds and send text, pictures, documents, or even get on a phone or video call. We achieve this by training and making it easy for the world's 3 billion bilinguals to volunteer as on-demand translators. Tarjimly means "translate for me" and was founded by two immigrant MIT graduates, Atif and Aziz, who were deeply moved by the refugee crisis. In the last year, their 6,000 translators have helped over 15,000 refugees and NGOs globally and Tarjimly has been supported by Y Combinator, Echoing Green, and Fast Forward. Their mission is to eliminate humanitarian language barriers and prove that technology can mobilize millions of people and their remote skills to help refugees.

New Story Charity

Seed Round in 2016
New Story crowdfunds houses for homeless families living in danger around the world. 100% of all donations go directly to building homes and every donor receives a video of the exact family moving into their new home for full accountability. newstorycharity.org

Watsi

Seed Round in 2013
Watsi is a non-profit organization that operates a crowdfunding platform dedicated to healthcare, enabling individuals to directly fund medical care for patients in developing countries who cannot afford treatment. Founded in 2011 and headquartered in San Francisco, California, Watsi transfers all funds raised directly to patients, ensuring that the contributions go toward their medical needs. The organization covers its operational costs separately, allowing donors to see the full impact of their generosity. Through automatic monthly donations, supporters receive updates on the patients they assist, including introductions and progress reports following treatment. Watsi’s mission is to facilitate life-changing medical care for underserved populations, fostering a sense of community and support among donors and patients alike.
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