Tim Draper | |
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_(cropped).jpg) Draper in 2022 | |
| Born | Timothy Cook Draper June 11, 1958 East Chicago, Indiana, U.S.[1] |
| Education | Stanford University (BS) Harvard University (MBA) |
| Occupation | Venture capitalist |
| Spouse | Melissa Parker[2] |
| Children | 4, including Jesse Draper |
| Relatives | William Henry Draper Jr. (grandfather) William Henry Draper III (father) Polly Draper (sister) Nat Wolff (nephew) Alex Wolff (nephew) |
| Website | Official website |
Timothy Cook Draper (born June 11, 1958) is an American venture capital investor, and founder of Draper Fisher Jurvetson (DFJ),[3] Draper University, Draper Venture Network, Draper Associates[4] and Draper Goren Holm. His most prominent investments include Baidu, Hotmail, Skype, Tesla, SpaceX, AngelList, SolarCity, Ring, Twitter, DocuSign, Coinbase, Robinhood, Ancestry.com, Twitch, Cruise Automation, PrettyLitter and Focus Media. In July 2014, Draper received wide coverage[5] for his purchase at a US Marshals Service auction of seized bitcoins from the Silk Road website. Draper is a proponent of Bitcoin and decentralization. Draper was also one of the first investors in Theranos.[6]
- ^ Lu Ann Franklin (July 5, 2018). "Venture capitalist Tim Draper who wants to divide California into 3 states has East Chicago roots". Retrieved July 5, 2018.
- ^ "Melissa Lee Parker Becomes the Bride Of Timothy Cook Draper in California". The New York Times. August 15, 1982. Retrieved September 11, 2017.
- ^ Entrepreneurs page, Harvard Business School website, accessed April 16, 2014'.
- ^ "Exclusive: Tim Draper is leaving DFJ". Fortune. Retrieved March 3, 2017.
- ^ Ember, Sydney (December 5, 2014). "Venture Capitalist Tim Draper Wins Small Piece of Bitcoin Auction". The New York Times.
- ^ "Why VC Tim Draper Keeps Defending Theranos CEO Elizabeth Holmes". Fortune. Retrieved May 22, 2021.