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Josef Holm

Josef is a partner at Draper Goren Holm, a blockchain venture studio and fund he founded in 2018 with Tim Draper and Alon Goren.

In 2020 Draper Goren Holm was ranked by Cointelegraph as one of the most active investors in the blockchain space, and in 2021 Josef won the investor of the year award.

He is a global serial entrepreneur with 25 years of startup, business development, growth hacking, and digital marketing experience. He has a passion for disruptive ideas, unconventional thinking, and a “screw it, let’s do it” attitude.

Born and raised in Austria, Josef worked and lived in Vienna, Sydney, Berlin, Zurich, Panama, and Los Angeles before moving to Dubai in 2021.

Current Work

Founding PartnerDraper Goren Holm
FounderDGH Events
Advisory Board MemberDogamí
Member Board Of DirectorsAKRU
Global Advisory BoardCV Labs
Advisor & InvestorCasperLabs
Co-FounderOwnera

Previous Work

Advisor & InvestorTotle
Jul 2018 – Oct 2021
Co-FounderMaldives Scuba Diving
Dec 1998 – Sep 2014
Investor, CEOCheckDent
Apr 2010 – Feb 2012

Education

University of MarylandBachelor's Degree, Computer Information Systems
PTA GrazCommunications Engineer
✎ Last updated Aug. 4, 2026