
Tim Draper|Nov 04, 2025 17:00
A Draper Portfolio company went from IDEA to unicorn (x9) in 5 YEARS. 🦄 🦄 🦄 🦄 🦄 🦄 🦄 🦄 🦄
@Polymarket just hit 9 BILLION valuation with a 2 billion investment from ICE (the owner of the NYSE.)
A 21-year-old college dropout with nothing to lose enlisted our help to build something that reshaped how the world discovers truth.
When I met @Shayne_Coplan in 2020, we knew he was on to something.
He took @RobinHanson's academic whitepapers and said, "This is too good to stay theoretical.”
That's what I look for in founders:
→ Bold vision when everyone says it won't work
→ Conviction to build through the noise
→ Guts to bet on themselves when the odds are stacked against them
Polymarket went from:
A near write-off to a category creator.
Regulatory headwinds to partnering with the largest exchange company in the world.
The best is yet to come. 🔮(Tim Draper)
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