Draper Fisher Jurvetson
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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.
