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Industry-Changing Companies
Here are just a few of the industry-changing catalysts backed by DFJ:
- Hotmail (acquired by MSFT)
- Baidu (BIDU)
- Skype (acquired by EBAY)
- United Online (UNTD)
- Overture (acquired by YHOO)
- Athenahealth (ATHN)
- EnerNOC (ENOC)
- Interwoven (IWOV)
- Parametric (PMTC)
- Digidesign (acquired by Avid)
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Recent News
Elon Musk Anticipates Third IPO in Three Years With SpaceX, Businessweek
Heidi Roizen joins Draper Fisher Jurvetson as Venture Partner, Press Release
VIDEO: Don Wood at IBM SmartCamp on what DFJ looks for in an entrepreneur, IBM SmartCamp
Steve Jurvetson on Startup Secret No. 29, C|Net
Interview: David Karp, founder of Tumblr, on realising his dream, The Guardian
That Was Fast: Betaworks Returns All Capital… And Then Some, PandoDaily
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Draper Fisher Jurvetson ("DFJ") backs extraordinary entrepreneurs everywhere who set out to change the world. DFJ achieves its mission through its DFJ Global Network of Partner Funds. Together, DFJ and the Network manage over $7B and have made more than 600 investments on four continents.
With a 25-year history of success across diverse sectors and market conditions, DFJ has led the way investing in emerging technologies, from the Internet and life sciences to clean energy and nanotechnology.