Tim Draper was friends with Holmes's family and his kids grew up with hers. He invested personally, but I don't think his firm Draper Fisher Jurvetson did. The

Tim Draper was friends with Holmes's family and his kids grew up with hers. He invested personally, but I don't think his firm Draper Fisher Jurvetson did. Theranos' fundraising was primarily from outside of SV: "Documents unsealed in a lawsuit brought against Theranos reveal a number of the high profile investors who had a stake in the nearly worthless start-up: The Waltons, founders of Walmart, with $150 million; Rupert Murdoch, with $125 million; and the DeVos family, including Education Secretary Betsy DeVos, with $100 million. The investments were made between 2013 and 2015, according to the Journal." - https://www.cnbc.com/2018/05/04/theranos-devos-other-investors-reportedly-lost-over-600-million.html https://www.cnbc.com/2018/05/04/theranos-devos-other-investo...