Jessica Cook "Jesse" Draper (born January 5, 1986) is an American
venture capitalist
Venture capital (often abbreviated as VC) is a form of private equity financing that is provided by venture capital firms or funds to startups, early-stage, and emerging companies that have been deemed to have high growth potential or which hav ...
and TV personality.
Early life
Draper is the daughter of
Silicon Valley
Silicon Valley is a region in Northern California that serves as a global center for high technology and innovation. Located in the southern part of the San Francisco Bay Area, it corresponds roughly to the geographical areas San Mateo County ...
venture capitalist
Timothy C. Draper and Melissa Lee ( Parker) Draper. Her paternal grandfather is
William Henry Draper III
William Henry Draper III (born January 1, 1928) is an American venture capitalist.
Early life
Draper was born on January 1, 1928, in White Plains, New York, the son of Katherine Louise (née Baum) and banker, general, and diplomat William Henr ...
, former Chairman of the
Export–Import Bank of the United States
The Export–Import Bank of the United States (EXIM) is the official export credit agency (ECA) of the United States federal government. Operating as a wholly owned federal government corporation, the bank "assists in financing and facilitatin ...
and her great-grandfather was banker, general, and diplomat
William Henry Draper Jr. who served as the first
U.S. Ambassador to NATO.
Career
Draper began her career as an actress. Her first notable role was on the
Nickelodeon
Nickelodeon (often shortened to Nick) is an American pay television channel which launched on April 1, 1979, as the first cable channel for children. It is run by Paramount Global through its networks division's Kids and Family Group. Its ...
series ''
The Naked Brothers Band'', which starred her cousins
Nat Wolff
Nathaniel Marvin Wolff (born December 17, 1994) is an American actor and musician. He gained recognition for composing the music for '' The Naked Brothers Band'' (2007–2009), a Nickelodeon television series he starred in with his younger bro ...
and
Alex Wolff
Alexander Draper Wolff (born November 1, 1997) is an American actor and musician. He first gained recognition for starring alongside his older brother Nat in the Nickelodeon musical comedy series '' The Naked Brothers Band'' (2007–09), whic ...
and was created by her aunt
Polly Draper
Polly Carey Draper (born June 15, 1955) is an American actress, writer, producer, and director. Draper has received several awards, including a Writers Guild of America Award (WGA), and is noted for speaking in a "trademark throaty voice." She g ...
. She created a technology talk
web show called ''The Valley Girl Show'' which she hosted, wrote, and produced with Jonathan Polenz. She attended
UCLA
The University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) is a public land-grant research university in Los Angeles, California. UCLA's academic roots were established in 1881 as a teachers college then known as the southern branch of the California St ...
.
In May 2014, Draper signed a distribution deal with
Cox Media Group to broadcast her talk show, ''The Valley Girl Show'', in
Northern California
Northern California (colloquially known as NorCal) is a geographic and cultural region that generally comprises the northern portion of the U.S. state of California. Spanning the state's northernmost 48 counties, its main population centers inc ...
and
Seattle
Seattle ( ) is a seaport city on the West Coast of the United States. It is the seat of King County, Washington. With a 2020 population of 737,015, it is the largest city in both the state of Washington and the Pacific Northwest region of ...
.
Venture capitalist
In 2015, Draper founded
Halogen Ventures to invest in female founded companies. She has invested in 70 companies and had 10 exits.
Personal life
On June 15, 2013 Draper married accountant Brian MacInnes.
Jesse has three siblings, Adam Draper, Billy Draper and Elle Draper.
Filmography
References
External links
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1986 births
20th-century American actresses
21st-century American actresses
American Internet celebrities
American film actresses
American television actresses
American television reporters and correspondents
Living people
Place of birth missing (living people)
University of California, Los Angeles alumni
American women television journalists
Draper family