Tim Draper — SPARQNOW

At-a-Glance

Founding Partner at Draper Associates.
Founder of venture capital firms DFJ and Draper Associates, and Draper University.
Early investor in companies including Tesla, SpaceX, Baidu, Hotmail, Skype, Twitter, DocuSign, Coinbase, and Robinhood.
Purchased seized bitcoins from the Silk Road website in 2014.
Author of "How to Be The Startup Hero."
Host of the "Meet The Drapers" TV show.
Holds an MBA from Harvard Business School and a BS in Electrical Engineering from Stanford University.

Biography

Tim Draper is an American venture capital investor and the founder of Draper Associates, DFJ, Draper University, and the Draper Venture Network. He is also a partner in Draper Goren Holm. Through his firms, he has funded founders behind companies such as Tesla, Robinhood, Twitch, Baidu, and SpaceX.

Draper is known for identifying visionary founders and investing in early-stage companies that aim to reshape industries.