Tim Draper
Timothy Cook Draper (born June 11, 1958) is an American venture capital investor, and founder of Draper Fisher Jurvetson (DFJ), Draper University, Draper Venture Network, Draper Associates 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 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.
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| Born | Timothy Cook Draper June 11, 1958 East Chicago, Indiana, U.S. |
| Education | Stanford University (BS) Harvard University (MBA) |
| Occupation | Venture capitalist |
| 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 |
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