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Bill Draper, pioneering Silicon Valley venture capitalist, dies at 98

Original: Bill Draper Dies at 98; He Was a Tech Investor Before There Was a Silicon Valley

William 'Bill' Draper, one of the earliest venture capitalists in what became Silicon Valley, has died at 98, according to a New York Times obituary. Draper helped finance technology companies decades before the region became a global tech hub, and commenters are remembering his role in shaping the venture capital industry.

Why now: Tributes and reflection on the death of a founding figure of Silicon Valley venture capital.

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