Draper Fisher Jurvetson
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Draper Fisher Jurvetson

Company nameDraper Fisher Jurvetson
Company typePrivate Ownership
IndustryPrivate Equity
Founded1985
Founder(s)Timothy C. Draper
John H. N. Fisher
Steve Jurvetson
HeadquartersMenlo Park, California, United States
ProductsVenture capital
Total assets$5 billion

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:This article is about the venture capital firm. For the former country, see Democratic Federal Yugoslavia (DFY, or DFJ).





Draper Fisher Jurvetson (DFJ) is a venture capital firm based in Menlo Park, California with affiliate offices in more than 30 cities around the world and over $5 billion in capital commitments.

The firm has funded well-known technology companies including Baidu, Hotmail (acquired by Microsoft), Overture (acquired by Yahoo), Skype (acquired by eBay) and Glam Media. Other notable investments include Tesla Motors, SugarCRM, Technorati, Interwoven, Meebo and SolarCity among others.

DFJ was founded in 1985 by Timothy C. Draper as Draper Associates. Draper and John H.N. Fisher left Alex. Brown & Sons, where they were officemates. The firm's current name is attributed to Draper and Fisher as well as co-founder and managing director Steve Jurvetson.

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Jurvetson Stephen T - istockAnalyst.com (press release) Tweet this news
istockAnalyst.com (press release)--By Jurvetson Trust 5. The reporting person is a managing director of the general partner of the -Draper Fisher Jurvetson- Fund VIII, LP, a managing member of ... - Date : Wed, 29 Dec 2010 01:59:23 GMT+00:00
VC marvels at the mind of Tesla's Musk - San Jose Business Journal (blog) Tweet this news
San Jose Business Journal (blog)--It could be argued that Steve Jurvetson, managing director of venture capital firm -Draper Fisher Jurvetson-, is one of Elon Musk's biggest champions. ... - Date : Wed, 29 Dec 2010 08:02:20 GMT+00:00
iYogi Raises $30 Mn From Sequoia Capital And Existing Investors - DealCurry Tweet this news
DealCurry--Existing investors like Canaan, SVB Capital Partners, SAP Ventures and -Draper Fisher Jurvetson- (-DFJ-) also participated in this round. ... - Date : Tue, 14 Dec 2010 06:56:27 GMT+00:00
5 Hot start ups to watch - Moneycontrol.com Tweet this news
Moneycontrol.com--Investors including -Draper Fisher Jurvetson- (-DFJ-) and IFC, the private investment arm of the World Bank, have invested over USD 15 mn in it. ... - Date : Tue, 21 Dec 2010 05:51:29 GMT+00:00
Xenia invests $650000 in visual search co Superfish - Globes Tweet this news
Globes--The other investors were -DFJ- Tamir Fishman Ventures Ltd. (TASE: TFVC), -Draper Fisher Jurvetson-, and Silicon Valley-based International Venture Fund (IVF).--- - Date : Sun, 26 Dec 2010 09:22:08 GMT+00:00
Mobile app analytics firm Flurry closes $15 million Series C round - Fiercemobilecontent Tweet this news
Fiercemobilecontent---...- led by Menlo Ventures, with existing investors -Draper Fisher Jurvetson-, InterWest, First Round Capital and Union Square Ventures also participating. ... - Date : Wed, 08 Dec 2010 14:03:30 GMT+00:00
iYogi Raises $30M From Sequoia, Existing Backers - VC Circle Tweet this news
VC Circle--Existing backers like Canaan, SVB Capital Partners, SAP Ventures and -Draper Fisher Jurvetson- also participated in this round. The new round will take the ... - Date : Mon, 13 Dec 2010 12:59:24 GMT+00:00
Meebo Raising $25 Million for Social Content Sharing - Digital Media Wire Tweet this news
Digital Media Wire--Previous backers Sequoia Capital and -Draper Fisher Jurvetson- are also participating in the round. Founded in 2005, Mountain View, Calif. ... - Date : Wed, 17 Nov 2010 18:54:16 GMT+00:00
What you need to know - Monday 12/13/10 - VatorNews Tweet this news
VatorNews--Other investors included Canaan, SVB Capital Partners, SAP Ventures and -Draper Fisher Jurvetson-. CityVille has reached over 22 million monthly active users. ... - Date : Mon, 13 Dec 2010 15:27:43 GMT+00:00
OnShift Secures $2.3 Million in Venture Capital Investment - PR Newswire (press release) Tweet this news
PR Newswire (press release)--Draper Triangle Ventures is the Midwest-based partner of -Draper Fisher Jurvetson-, the Silicon Valley-based venture capital powerhouse focusing on seed and ... - Date : Mon, 06 Dec 2010 13:03:51 GMT+00:00

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