Draper Fisher Jurvetson
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| Draper Fisher Jurvetson Partners | |
| Company type | Private Ownership |
|---|---|
| Industry | Private Equity |
| Founded | 1985 |
| Founder | Timothy C. Draper John H. N. Fisher Steve Jurvetson |
| Headquarters | 2882 Sand Hill Road Menlo Park, California, United States |
| Products | Venture capital |
| Total assets | $7 billion |
| Website | www |
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 $7 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 Microsoft) and Glam Media. Other notable investments include Tesla Motors, SugarCRM, Box.net, Interwoven, BrightSource Energy, SpaceX, Meebo, Cafemom, Pebble (watch) and SolarCity among others.[1]
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.
Network
DFJ maintains a loosely affiliated network of semi-independent venture capital firms in the U.S., Europe, Asia and Latin America. Additionally, they back multiple business incubators.
DFJ-branded affiliates
- DFJ Athena Korea - Seoul, Korea
- Draper Atlantic - Washington, DC
- DFJ DragonFund China - Shanghai, China, San Jose, California
- DFJ Element - Radnor, Pennsylvania
- DFJ Esprit - London, England
- DFJ FIR Brazil - Belo Horizonte, Brazil
- DFJ Frontier - Los Angeles, Portland, Oregon, Sacramento, California, Santa Barbara, California
- DFJ Gotham -New York City, New York
- DFJ Growth Fund - Menlo Park, California
- DFJ Mercury - Houston, Texas
- DFJ New England - Boston, Massachusetts
- DFJ Polaris - Anchorage, Alaska
- DFJ Portage Ventures - Chicago, Illinois
- DFJ Tamir Fishman - Tel Aviv, Israel
- Draper Triangle - Cleveland, Ohio, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- DFJ VTB Aurora - Moscow, Russia
- DFJ VinaCapital - Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Affiliated Business Accelerators
- The Alchemist Accelerator - San Francisco, California [2]
- Boost.VC - San Mateo, California
- Draper University of Heroes - San Mateo, California
Other affiliates
- Access Ventures - Austin, Texas, Denver, Colorado
- Element Partners - Radnor, Pennsylvania
- Timberline Ventures - Seattle, Washington
- Wasatch Ventures - Salt Lake City, Utah, Albuquerque, New Mexico
- Zone Ventures - Los Angeles California
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