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Tim Draper

@timdraper

Backing the bold ideas that shape the future.

Founder of @DFJvc, @drapervc, @Draper_U, @IYS_Org.

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In uncertain times, one thing is valuable everywhere, #bitcoin. Travels across borders. Decentralized. Immutable. Liquid. Global. The ultimate hedge against government spending.

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Carta is reporting that solo founder companies are skyrocketing, especially bootstrapped ones. Many VCs are more hesitant to fund solo founders. But we are always open to it. AI is making solo founders incredibly capable. Everyone can be a designer, engineer, etc.

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Bitcoin recently hit 61% market share, up from 40% after the first boom-bust cycle and 50% after the last one. There is a gravitational pull toward Bitcoin. All the successful innovations on other platforms are being now ported to Bitcoin. This matters so much more than people

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We're not just talking about living longer anymore, we're talking about living younger... reversing biological age. At Draper Associates, we're backing the founders turning science fiction into healthcare reality. → Hexem Bio can take a 55-year-old cell and rewind it to an embryonic

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While doing due diligence on potentially investing in the Las Vegas Athletics, I stumbled on Banana Ball. Now I’m looking for the Banana Balls of startups. Let me explain: I love traditional baseball. But it’s the almost identical to the game that was invented in 1839. But

While doing due diligence on potentially investing in the Las Vegas <a href="/Athletics/">Athletics</a>, I stumbled on <a href="/BananaBall_/">Banana Ball</a>.

Now I’m looking for the Banana Balls of startups.

Let me explain:

I love traditional baseball.

But it’s the almost identical to the game that was invented in 1839.

But
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What if cancer therapy had surgical precision… without the surgery? Pinpoint accuracy. Full potency. Healthy cells stay healthy. Old way: Systemic drugs that ravage your immune system, gut, and hair follicles to reach one tumor. New way: Direct-to-tumor delivery that

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Several communities have been started for marketers. Workspace6 ( Workspace6 ) and Foxwell Founders have successfully built communities for high-level digital marketers. They make money from membership dues, affiliate partnerships, and referral deals, and their networks

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This is a fun one! Bitcoin Will Replace U.S. Dollar In 10 Years, Says Billionaire VC Tim Draper coindesk.com/coindesk-news/… via @coindesk

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“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 view only impacts early stage venture capital when there’s an exit, and that might

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My son beat me to the best investment of the decade. @Brian_Armstrong walks into my office to pitch @Coinbase. My son, Adam Draper ⏻ was there and we love the pitch and love Brian. I want in immediately, but I'd already invested in @CoinLab (a startup with a similar premise).

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Startups achieve success slowly, building their company brick by brick. Founders can develop marketing leverage by building a viral or network effects strategy or… by partnering with larger companies who have great distribution themselves and trying to reach through to the end

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I do not like the label Bitcoin maximalist. I'm an innovation maximalist. Bitcoin is incredible. It’s transparent, keeps perfect records, immutable, transparent, global, accepted everywhere and has a 63% market share in crypto. One thing people don’t focus on is that Bitcoin

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We just launched our new Draper Associates website. This isn’t just a redesign. It’s a reintroduction. For decades, we’ve backed the bold: founders building rockets, reprogramming cells, rewiring money, and reshaping the world. After 40 years of investing in world-changing