Steve Jurvetson, US venture capitalist with Estonian roots, and his colleague Tim Draper from prestigious US venture capital firm Draper Fisher Jurvetson (DFJ) became first US citizens who are also Estonian e-residents.
Accepting the digital e-resident identity card from Estonian PM Taavi Rõivas, Jurvetson who is also member of the board of directors of Tesla and SpaceX and Draper said that he considers Estonia partly his home and that he is very grateful.
“It’s so cool”, said Draper.
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