Venture capitalist Tim Draper is best known for his focus on Bitcoin (CRYPTO:BTC) these days. Past investments in companies like Hotmail, Skype, Tesla and SpaceX helped grow his returns over the years.
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During a 2025 appearance on “The Raz Report” podcast with Benzinga founder Jason Raznick, Draper said he hopes Bitcoin makes it so that billions of people who aren’t part of the world economy can participate.
The venture capitalist said he wants to be useful and help drive Bitcoin forward, something that keeps him motivated to keep working.
Draper explained that Bezos is super-rich thanks to Amazon, but he has also made many people’s lives better with the company he created.
“Amazon has made all of our lives so much better,” Draper said.
Draper said he has benefited from what Bezos has done, and that’s a part of the world economy that isn’t spoken about enough.
“Those geniuses who create this incredible world for us are benefiting all of us.”
Draper said this is part of capitalism where the inventors benefit, but the consumers also win.
“We’re better off because of it,” he said, adding, “I benefit hugely from what Jeff Bezos has done.”
Multiple Beneficiaries
Draper used the reference to Bezos to compare to Bitcoin. The venture capitalist said this is the same with Bitcoin as he hopes that he can be a figure that helps the world economy with the leading cryptocurrency.
This is what drives Draper and keeps him working rather than sitting on a beach retired.
Draper said he funded Hotmail, which helped people send free emails around the world. He funded Skype which gave people the ability to use video to connect. His funding of Tesla helped consumers have electric vehicles and not have to settle for traditional gas vehicles.
While Draper made money on all these investments, he said it’s important to see capitalism at work.
“The beneficiary is not just the one who made money. The beneficiary is the consumer.”
Watch the full interview with Tim Draper below.
This article was previously published by Benzinga and has been updated.
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