Fundr: Investing for the Rest of Us

Fundr: Investing for the Rest of Us

Author: Draper Startup House Accelerator April 26, 2021 Duration: 58:10

#013 - On this episode, we are joined by the Founder of Fundr, Lauren Washington and the Managing Partner of Draper Associates, and the CEO of Draper University, Andy Tang.

 

Fundr AI is a marketplace for startups and investors to get investment using AI and machine learning. Fundr AI accurately predicts startup success on a variety of factors and takes out traditional bias for access to VC. Reach the team on their website at Fundr.ai or on LinkedIn @Fundr.

 

Draper Associates, founded in 1985, is a premier seed-stage venture capital firm that encourages entrepreneurs to drive their businesses to greatness, to transform industries with new technologies, and to build platforms for extraordinary growth, jobs, and wealth creation. Learn more at Draper.vc

 

Andy Tang is Managing Partner at Draper Associates and CEO of Draper University. Andy primarily looks at Fintech and Healthtech companies. If you are interested in connecting with Andy, email him at Andy@draper.vc.



Draper Startup House is a global network of physical locations for entrepreneurs to work, visit, live and connect with an added layer of entrepreneurial education and access to venture capital. Find us at draperstartuphouse.com

 

If you are an entrepreneur or VC who would like to be on our show, email us at austin@draperstartuphouse.com 

 

Follow us at @dshaustin on Instagram, @draperstartuphouse on LinkedIn and let us know which companies from the show you would invest in!


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