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Tim Draper

Tim Draper

Formal First Name
Timothy (Tim)
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Dates
1958 - present
Location
Menlo Park

Tim Draper is the Founder and Managing Partner of Draper Associates, DFJ and the Draper Venture Network, a global network of venture capital funds. Through his companies, he helps entrepreneurs drive their visions through funding, education, media, and government reform. Tim is a legendary Silicon Valley venture capitalist and entrepreneur recognized for his contributions to the technology and cryptocurrency industries. He has built a fortune making early investments in companies like Hotmail, Skype, Baidu, Tesla, and SpaceX, among others. He has led investments in Coinbase, one of the largest crypto exchanges; Ledger, a crypto wallet maker; and Tezos, an open-source blockchain platform. In addition, Tim is a global thought leader and leading spokesperson for Bitcoin, blockchain, ICOs, and cryptocurrencies.

Professional Experience

Academic History

CRYPTOCURRENCY

  • Tim is a vocal advocate and investor in Bitcoin and blockchain technology and a proponent of decentralization.

  • In 2014, he bought 29,656 bitcoins confiscated by U.S. Marshals from the shuttered Silk Road black market for $18.7 million, or just $632 per coin.

  • He created viral marketing, a marketing method for exponentially spreading an electronic service from customer to customer.


INVESTMENTS

  • Tim is an early investor in several high-profile tech companies including Hotmail, Skype, and Twitch.

  • He has made hundreds of venture capital investments in companies Baidu, Tesla, Skype, SpaceX, Twitch, Hotmail, Focus Media, Robinhood, Athenahealth, Box, Cruise Automation, Carta, Planet, PTC and 15 other unicorns at the seed stage.


RECOGNITIONS

  • World Entrepreneurship Forum’s Entrepreneur of the World

  • Worth Magazine's Top 100 Most Powerful People in Finance

  • CryptoWeekly's Top 20 Most Influential People in Crypto

  • AlwaysOn's #1 Most Networked VC

  • Forbes' Midas List


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