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Tim Draper's price predictions

Founder and Managing Partner, Draper Associates

Tim Draper is the founder and managing partner of Draper Associates, a venture capital firm; he began investing in 1985, and in 1997 the firm came to be known as Draper Fisher Jurvetson (DFJ). He also founded the Draper Venture Network and, in 2013, Draper University, an entrepreneurship school in San Mateo, California. In 2014 he bought nearly 30,000 bitcoins auctioned by the US Marshals Service.

Gives price targets for bitcoin, in television interviews, conference talks and posts that news outlets then report. The horizons are several years or the end of a named year, and the targets are for the price to rise.

Predictions
6
Hit
0
Missed
3
Open
3

As of September 29, 2026, we track 6 price predictions Tim Draper made between 2018 and 2026. Three did not come true and three are open. All were about Bitcoin.

Tim Draper revised one of these predictions before its outcome was decided; it is checked against its own target and deadline. How we treat revisions

Notable calls

The open, came-true and missed call with the largest move from the price when said. A selection, not a rating.

Open predictions 3

Open price predictions by Tim Draper, by deadline year
AssetSaidPrice then → TargetDeadline
BitcoinPrice when said: $93,722 Target: $250,000 (+167%)
BitcoinPrice when said: $62,520 Target: $250,000 (+300%)
BitcoinRevised later: Jul 4, 2027Price when said: $74,446 Target: $250,000 (+236%)

Resolved predictions 3

Resolved price predictions by Tim Draper, by deadline year
AssetSaidPrice then → TargetDeadlineOutcome
BitcoinNewer call: Oct 14, 2027Price when said: $102,800 Target: $250,000 (+143%)Missed
BitcoinNewer call: Dec 31, 2025Price when said: $17,109 Target: $250,000 (+1,361%)Missed
BitcoinPrice when said: $7,916 Target: $250,000 (+3,058%)Missed