Venture Capitalist Draper Says He Donated to Harris and Trump

Tim Draper, a Silicon Valley venture capitalist known for investments in startups as varied as Space Exploration Technologies Corp. and Theranos, said he’s made donations to the US presidential campaigns of Kamala Harris and Donald Trump.

“Wanted to clear something up,” Draper wrote on LinkedIn. The donations to both camps, in “roughly equal amounts,” gave him and his wife the opportunity to meet both candidates “and make a more informed decision,” he added.

Tim Draper

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Draper, who founded VC firm Draper Associates in 1985, said “both candidates have their hearts in the right place, and while they would ...