Tim Draper
San Mateo, California, United States (US)
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About
Timothy Cook Draper (born June 11, 1958 in East Chicago, Indiana) is an American venture capital investor, and founder of Draper Fisher Jurvetson (DFJ), Draper University, Draper Venture Network, and Draper Associates. Since 2019, he is a partner in 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 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 one of the first investors in Theranos. | Fact | Value | | --- | --- | | Born | Timothy Cook Draper, (1958-06-11) June 11, 1958 (age 68), East Chicago, Indiana, U.S. | | Spouse | Melissa Parker | | Children | 4, including Jesse | | Relatives | William Henry Draper Jr. (grandfather), William Henry Draper III (father), Polly Draper (sister), Nat Wolff (nephew), Alex Wolff (nephew) | | Website | [Official website](http://timothydraper.com) |
Experience
Education
MBA
1982 to 1984
B.S.
1976 to 1980