Draper

About Draper

Draper is a nonprofit engineering innovation company focused on the design, development, and deployment of advanced technological solutions for challenging global problems. They apply multidisciplinary approaches to deliver new capabilities, from concept formulation to field-ready prototypes, and cater to national defense and other critical areas.

Products & Services

Biotechnology Systems:Solutions in biodefense, biomedical applications, and novel materials.

Electronic Systems:Expertise in microelectronics, manufacturing production, GN&C solutions, and decision solutions.

Strategic Systems:Includes Navy and Air Force missile defense strategic systems.

Space Systems:Covers human spaceflight, exploration, space navigation, ISAM, and space sensing domain awareness.

DraperSPARX™:A specific initiative or product line associated with innovation partnerships.

Specialties

Biotechnology Systems Electronic Systems Strategic Systems Space Systems National Defense Solutions Multidisciplinary Engineering

Funding History

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#	Type	Amount Fields	Date Fields	Investors
1	RT: Other Transaction Award T: - FT: Other Transaction Award	A: 26700000 MR: - FA: up to $26.7 million FAN: 26700000	D: 2026-02-24 FD: 2026-02-24	1 investors
2	RT: Grant T: - FT: Grant	A: 25000000 MR: - FA: up to $25 million FAN: 25000000	D: 2025-10-27 FD: 2025-10-27	2 investors

Other Transaction Award Latest

2026-02-24

$26.7M

1 investor (Pro only)

Grant 2025-10-27

$25.0M

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Growth Metrics

+45%

Employee Growth

YoY

3.2x

Funding Growth

Last Round

12

Markets

Operating

10K+

Customers

Active

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Team & Leadership

J

Jerry M. Wohletz

President and CEO

R

Robert Bacon

Vice President & General Manager, Navy Strategic Systems

A

Aaron Blow

Vice President and General Manager, Space Systems

K

Kathryn Brinsfield

Vice President and General Manager, Biotechnology Systems

J

John Burns

Operations Mission Assurance Division Leader

L

Linda Connell

Vice President, Supply Chain

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Recent News

Draper Announces New Product Launch

2 days ago

Company unveils innovative solution to transform the industry, expanding market reach and capabilities...

Leadership Team Expands with Industry Veteran

1 week ago

New executive brings 20+ years of experience to accelerate growth and strategic initiatives...

Company Recognized as Industry Leader

2 weeks ago

Receives prestigious award for innovation and customer satisfaction in competitive market...

Key Competitors

C1

Competitor Alpha

Series B · $50M raised

C2

Competitor Beta

Series C · $120M raised

C3

Competitor Gamma

Series A · $25M raised

C4

Competitor Delta

Seed · $10M raised