Timothy Draper

About Timothy Draper

Timothy Cook Draper is the founder of the global venture capital firm Draper Fisher Jurvetson. He is third in a line of venture capitalists. His father, William Henry Draper III, founded the Draper & Johnson Investment Company in 1962, Sutter Hill in 1968, Draper International India in 1996, and Draper Richards in 2001, and his grandfather William Henry Draper Jr., the first Silicon Valley venture capitalist founded Draper, Gaither and Anderson in 1959.

Tim Draper is the creator of "viral marketing." His original suggestion to use "viral marketing" in web-based e-mail to geometrically spread an Internet product to its market was instrumental to the successes of Hotmail and Yahoo! Mail, and has been adopted as a standard marketing technique to hundreds of businesses. He invested in and contributed to the development of Skype (acquired by eBay), Baidu, Overture (acquired by Yahoo!), Parametric Technology, Hotmail (acquired by Microsoft), Tumbleweed Communications, PLX Technologies, Digidesign (acquired by Avid), Preview Travel (acquired by Travelocity), Four11 (acquired by Yahoo!), Combinet (acquired by Cisco), and Redgate (acquired by AOL), among others.

Draper launched the Draper Affiliate Network, an international network of early-stage venture capital funds with offices in 34 cities around the globe. He founded or co-founded Wasatch Ventures (Salt Lake City), Zone Ventures (LA), Draper Atlantic (Reston), Draper Triangle (Pittsburgh), Timberline Ventures (Portland), DFJ EPlanet (global), Polaris Fund (Anchorage), Draper Fisher Jurvetson Gotham (NYC), DFJ Frontier (Sacramento and Santa Barbara), and DFJ Dragon (Shanghai). Draper is featured as a keynote speaker in entrepreneurial conferences worldwide.

Draper is the Chairman of BizWorld, a 501(c)3 organization that simulates teaching of entrepreneurship and business to children. He served on the California State Board of Education in 1998–9. He launched a statewide cyber-initiative on school choice for the November 2000 California General Election.

Draper has a BS in Electrical Engineering from Stanford University, and an MBA from Harvard Business School.

Draper is also in The Naked Brothers Band: The Movie and TV series on Nick as the Amigos Elementary School's principal Joe Schmoke. Polly Draper who wrote and produced the film and TV series starring her two sons Nat and Alex Wolff. His children also have starring roles in the project: Adam Draper as Donnie Timmerman, Billy Draper as Billy Timmerman, and Jesse Draper as Jesse Cook."

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Quotes

“ There are never enough VCs or entrepreneurs or money for new efforts. ”
In What's Wrong with Venture Capital?
“ Our initial seed investment in ViVu and continued support through the Series A round proves the strong belief we have in the company`s success. ”
In ViVu Closes $3 Million Series A Funding Round
“ Deciding on just one winner was difficult, especially with this caliber of candidates. We are excited to have chosen Husk Power Systems, which is especially remarkable for its alternative power technology, and we can't wait to see how this team becomes the next game changer. ”
In Bihar-based firm bags Global Business Plan Competition award
“ The most amazing thing is that this seed money will probably be enough to generate 10 new power plants. ”
In Rice Husks Co. Seeded By DFJ, Cisco In Business Plan Contest
“ When it comes to entrepreneurs, we like to see the whites of their eyes. ”
In Rice Husks Co. Seeded By DFJ, Cisco In Business Plan Contest
“ Our mission at DFJ is to help entrepreneurs change the world. With this competition, we certainly witnessed that entrepreneurship has no borders, and we look forward to expanding it to even more universities worldwide next year. ”
In Cisco, DFJ name business plan winner
“ Clearly global innovation doesn't stop for recessions. ”
In DFJ and Cisco Announce 16 Finalists in Global Business Plan Competition
“ For the past four years, DFJ has held only regional competitions. We are excited to partner with Cisco and expand this opportunity globally to include regions covered by our DFJ Global Network. ”
In Draper Fisher Jurvetson and Cisco to Hold Global Business Plan ...

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What's Wrong with Venture Capital?

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...million when it went public last fall--but they have been rare. There are some signs of adaptation. Tim Draper of Draper Fisher Jurvetson (DFJ), for instance, argues that "the next eight to 10 years are go... (Read Full Article)

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ViVu Raises $3 Million in Funding

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...hrough the Series A round proves the strong belief we have in the company's success," said Tim Draper, managing director at Draper Fisher Jurvetson. "With the domain experience of the team, laser-... (Read Full Article)

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ViVu Closes $3 Million Series A Funding Round

Explore Article reuters.com (Oct 13 2009) Funding

...rt through the Series A round proves the strong belief we have in the company`s success," said Tim Draper, managing director at Draper Fisher Jurvetson. "With the domain experience of the team, laser-... (Read Full Article)

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ViVu Closes $3 Million Series A Funding Round

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...support through the Series A round proves the strong belief we have in the company’s success,” said Tim Draper, managing director at Draper Fisher Jurvetson. “With the domain experience of the team, laser-focus... (Read Full Article)

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Bihar-based firm wins global award

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...wait to see how this team becomes the next game changer,” Draper Fisher Jurvetson managing director Tim Draper said. Given Ciscos focus on emerging countries and the use of innovative technology to provide enha... (Read Full Article)

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Bihar-based firm bags Global Business Plan Competition award

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...wait to see how this team becomes the next game changer,” Draper Fisher Jurvetson managing director Tim Draper said. “Given Cisco’s focus on emerging countries and the use of innovative technology to provide en... (Read Full Article)

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Bihar firm bags Global Business Plan award

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...to see how this team becomes the next game changer," Draper Fisher Jurvetson managing director Tim Draper said. "Given Cisco's focus on emerging countries and the use of innovative technology to p... (Read Full Article)

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Cisco and DFJ keeps an eye on iCore Software

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...ding their submissions. "Clearly global innovation doesn't stop for recessions", said Tim Draper, managing director, DFJ. "These promising candidates are reminding us that there are pioneerin... (Read Full Article)

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Bihar-Based Husk Power Wins $250K in Business Contest

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...ders, and we look forward to expanding it to even more universities worldwide next year," said Tim Draper, managing director, DFJ. “Deciding on just one winner was difficult, especially with this caliber o... (Read Full Article)

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DFJ and Cisco Announce Husk Power Systems as Winner of Global ...

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...o borders, and we look forward to expanding it to even more universities worldwide next year,? said Tim Draper, managing director, DFJ. ?Deciding on just one winner was difficult, especially with this caliber o... (Read Full Article)

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DFJ and Cisco Announce Husk Power Systems as Winner of Global Business ...

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...o borders, and we look forward to expanding it to even more universities worldwide next year,” said Tim Draper, managing director, DFJ. “Deciding on just one winner was difficult, especially with this caliber o... (Read Full Article)

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DFJ and Cisco Announce Husk Power Systems as Winner of Global ...

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...ders, and we look forward to expanding it to even more universities worldwide next year," said Tim Draper, managing director, DFJ. "Deciding on just one winner was difficult, especially with this cali... (Read Full Article)

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Rice Husks Co. Seeded By DFJ, Cisco In Business Plan Contest

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... is that this seed money will probably be enough to generate 10 new power plants,” said DFJ founder Tim Draper. “This is something that can help a whole society – and we think it will be a money-maker too.” DFJ... (Read Full Article)

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Cisco, DFJ name business plan winner

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...ders, and we look forward to expanding it to even more universities worldwide next year," said Tim Draper, managing director of DFJ. "This competition demonstrates the tremendous power of collaboratio... (Read Full Article)

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DFJ and Cisco Announce Husk Power Systems as Winner of Global Business ...

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...ders, and we look forward to expanding it to even more universities worldwide next year," said Tim Draper, managing director, DFJ. "Deciding on just one winner was difficult, especially with this cali... (Read Full Article)

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