'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 $4.5 billion in capital commitments. It is well known for funding
Hotmail (acquired by
Microsoft),
Overture (acquired by
Yahoo) and
Skype (acquired by
eBay).
Founded in
1985 by
Timothy C. Draper as 'Draper Associates'.
The firm is named after Managing Directors
Timothy C. Draper,
John H. N. Fisher and
Steve Jurvetson.
External links
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Official site