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    Draper Fisher Jurvetson

    Menlo Park, California, United StatesFounded 1985
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    Draper Fisher Jurvetson (DFJ) primarily invests in early-stage, disruptive technology companies across sectors like internet, software, biotech, and space. They seek to back visionary founders with groundbreaking ideas that can create new markets or significantly transform existing ones.

    Average disclosed round size is $67.6M (across 26 rounds with reported amounts).

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    Portfolio

    28

    Fund Size

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    Top Stage

    Series A

    Last 12 Mo

    0

    Portfolio Breakdown

    Stage Distribution

    Sector Distribution

    Investment Activity

    DealsAvg Round Size

    Portfolio

    28 investments
    CompanyRoundAmountDate
    Patreon logoPatreonSeries C$60MSep 2017
    Mythic logoMythicSeries A$9.3MDec 2016
    Giphy logoGiphySeries C$72MOct 2016
    Zymergen logoZymergenSeries A$42MJun 2015
    Nantero logoNanteroSeries E$31.5MJun 2015
    Planet Labs logoPlanet LabsSeries C$118MApr 2015
    AAlchemist AcceleratorSeed$2.1MJan 2015
    SpaceX logoSpaceXGrowth$1BJan 2015
    Planet Labs logoPlanet LabsSeries A$13MJun 2013
    Retrofit logoRetrofitSeries A$8MNov 2012
    FFlurryGrowth$25MNov 2012
    Zapier logoZapierSeed$1.2MOct 2012
    Lemon logoLemonSeries A$8MJun 2012
    Tango logoTangoSeries C$40MApr 2012
    Chartbeat logoChartbeatSeries B$9.5MApr 2012
    Gilt Groupe, Inc. logoGilt Groupe, Inc.Growth$138MMay 2011
    SolarCity logoSolarCitySeries B$21.5MJul 2010
    VViVuSeries A$3MOct 2009
    Power.com logoPower.comSeed$5MNov 2008
    Box logoBoxSeries A—Jan 2006
    Theranos logoTheranosSeed$500KJun 2004
    Box logoBoxSeed$80K—
    FFront AppSeries B$66M—
    HHotmailSeed$300K—
    CCastTVSeries A$3.1M—
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    Top Co-Investors

    AME Cloud4 shared
    Data Collective3 shared
    Union Square Ventures2 shared
    First Round Capital2 shared
    Mayfield Fund2 shared
    Khosla Ventures2 shared
    Founders Fund2 shared
    Lux Capital2 shared
    Capricorn2 shared
    Innovation Endeavors2 shared
    CRV (Charles River Ventures)2 shared
    Index Ventures2 shared
    Sequoia Capital1 shared
    Bessemer Venture Partners1 shared
    Inventus Capital1 shared
    Quest1 shared
    Crosslink Capital1 shared
    Menlo Ventures1 shared
    Qualcomm Ventures1 shared
    The Family1 shared

    Last updated: 15 April 2026