We were among the first to believe in Bitcoin at Draper Associates and we’ve continued betting on the next generation of groundbreaking ideas since. Yes, we’re still big on crypto but we’re industry-agnostic by design. If it’s unconventional and world-shifting — we’re in. What

Just had an incredible conversation with Grace Dawes. Here’s some of what we covered:. -Detroit automakers missed electric vehicles. To catch up… they need to make them fly. I said to a large audience of auto industry execs: "You missed electric vehicles, so you better make

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

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.

How many others are doing this EXACT thing? What makes this hard to replicate? Will regulators kill this before it scales?.

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 too easy to build. Someone will do it cheaper and it’s a race to the bottom. 🚩.

RT @maxime_bucaille: We went up in the sky to celebrate the new Bitcoin ATH 🟠🚀

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

My son beat me to the best investment of the decade. @Brian_Armstrong walks into my office to pitch @Coinbase. My son, @AdamDraper 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).

“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.

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

Several communities have been started for marketers. Workspace6 ( @Workspace6_io ) 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

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

While doing due diligence on potentially investing in the Las Vegas @Athletics, I stumbled on @BananaBall_. 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

Congratulations to our @drapervc company @grifinapp 👏 Grifin helps you invest as you spend, automatically buying stock in the companies where you shop.

RT @drapervc: We're not just talking about living longer anymore, we're talking about living younger. reversing biological age. At @drap….

When do we get thorium reactors in the US?.

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.

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.