Draper Fisher Jurvetson (DFJ) is an American

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. In January 2019, DFJ Venture, the early-stage team, spun out and formed

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. DFJ Growth continues to be managed by co-founder John Fisher and co-founders Mark Bailey, Randy Glein, and Barry Schuler.

History

DFJ was founded in 1985 by

Tim Draper Timothy Cook Draper (born June 11, 1958) is an American venture capital investor, and founder of Draper Fisher Jurvetson (DFJ),

. John Fisher became a partner in 1991 and

Steve Jurvetson Stephen T. Jurvetson (born March 1, 1967) is an American billionaire businessman and venture capitalist. Formerly a partner of the firm Draper Fisher Jurvetson, Draper Fisher Jurvetson (DFJ), he was an early investor in Hotmail, Memphis Meats, Myt ...

joined in 1994. In 2013, founding partner Draper announced his departure from future DFJ Venture funds, with John Fisher continuing in his role with DFJ Growth. Draper announced he will continue investing out of an early stage venture fund Draper Associates V and assisting his son in running an incubator. In November 2017, Jurvetson stepped down from his position at DFJ after allegations of

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. DFJ Growth's investments include

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, Tesla,

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, Unity, and

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Organization

DFJ Growth is headquartered in

Menlo Park, California Menlo Park ( ) is a city at the eastern edge of San Mateo County, California, San Mateo County in the San Francisco Bay Area of California, United States. It is bordered by San Francisco Bay on the north and east; East Palo Alto, California, Eas ...

, and is currently investing DFJ Growth’s fourth fund of nearly $1 Billion which closed in 2021. DFJ Growth partner Randy Glein has been named to the Forbes Midas List several times, most recently in 2019. He was also named one of the world’s top venture capitalists in 2016, 2017, 2018, and 2019 by the New York Times/CB Insights. Barry Schuler was named to the Forbes Midas List in 2022 and 2023.

Affiliates

The DFJ Network was renamed the Draper Venture Network in 2015 and is operated by

Tim Draper Timothy Cook Draper (born June 11, 1958) is an American venture capital investor, and founder of Draper Fisher Jurvetson (DFJ),

Venture capital investments

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(2015) *

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(2016) *

(2009) *

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(2010) *

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(2016) *

(2012)

References

External links

Official site
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