Tim Draper

Labels are cages. They limit how we view people and subconsciously diminish our expectations and perceptions of them. Don’t let others define who/what you are. And don’t define who/what someone ...

Proud to share a major milestone for @NatilusAero. We’ve led a $28M Series A to help bring blended-wing-body aircraft from vision to reality - joined by strong strategic and institutional partners ...

If technology is controversial, it is usually a great advancement in humanity #bitcoin, #nuclear, #ai . The future looks bright.

#SiliconValley did a great job with the #SuperBowl . #LadyGaga #jerryrice #sonicboom #confettibombs and #TheGame itself were my highlights. Congratulations #Seahawks. Amazing spectacle. My ears are...

Always honored to be interviewed by CoinDesk, and intrigued to see what my words look like when translated for an international audience. Thanks CoinDesk Japan for sharing my thoughts on the shift...

This next Tuesday, I’m sitting down with @a1lon9, co-founder of @Pumpfun, on @StreamDraperTV. We’ll talk on-chain fundraising, decentralized media, and how pumpfun’s Build In Public hackathon is e...

I’m not a contrarian investor. Contrarian implies that there’s is a dissenting voice. I look for companies that are so exciting and innovative that there is no dissenting voice. When you're inve...

The #bitcoin opportunity is palpable. In it for the long haul. Waaay better and more secure than trusting leaky banks and spending governments.

“Why VC?” “Why now?” Wrong question. The right question? “Why wouldn’t I invest in early stage VC... always?” The best investors invest through every single market cycle. 🐻 🐂 📈 📉 The macro vi...

“AI is going to take all of our jobs” has become a common refrain. What’s far less discussed is why that’s actually a good thing. We have an investment in a company that integrates AI into the le...

I fund rebellions. I back founders who tear up the status quo. Their ideas may sound crazy to you today, but they are inevitably shaping the future. It's like funding a controlled explosion. And...

Bitcoin and Crypto unlock freedom, speed, and opportunity. The founders who move early will define the future. Looking forward to judging the @Pumpfun BiP Hackathon and backing the next wave of on...

Fun feature in the History of Bitcoin about the time I bagged 30,000 of the black market BTC at auction. The night before the auction, I decided that I would actually bid over the market price. Th...

This is promising. Ideally, they talk with bitcoin people and not bank lobbyists in defining guidelines. I can make myself available.

Here’s a 2-flag filter that will save you from 90% of bad investments. 🚩 Red Flag No. 1: Too obvious, too easy 100+ competitors. If you can Google up 100 companies doing a similar thing then it’s...

Had a blast on the Smart Humans podcast with Slava Rubin a few months ago. We covered 40 years of venture capital. The hits, the misses, the wild bets that paid off. Here's what I learned from d...

I was on Bloomberg's Open Interest a couple months ago and talked about a movie from the 90s. Since I watched Multiplicity (where Michael Keaton made copies of himself to get more done) I’ve wond...

1047, a @DraperUniversity startup has an amazing new game.

I initially bought Bitcoin for $4 per coin. Not because I understood the tech (I didn't). Not because I saw the future (I couldn't). But because someone explained how digital currency could chan...

Most breakthrough technologies challenge the status quo and scare people: People start by ignoring them. Then they argue to try to keep the status quo. → "This is immoral" → "This changes too m...