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Steve Jurvetson
Steve Jurvetson in 2004
Born	March 1, 1967 (1967-03) Arizona, United States
Occupation	Founder and Managing Director, Draper Fisher Jurvetson (DFJ)
Children	2
Website Profile at Draper Fisher Jurvetson

Steven T. Jürvetson (born in Arizona, USA, 1967) is a Managing Director of Draper Fisher Jurvetson (DFJ). He was the founding Venture Capitalist (VC) investor in Hotmail,^[1] Interwoven, and Kana. He also led the firm's investments in Tradex and Cyras (acquired by Ariba and Ciena, respectively).

Current Board seats include NeoPhotonics, SpaceX, Synthetic Genomics, Tesla Motors and Wowd.

Jurvetson graduated from Dallas' St. Mark's School of Texas in 1985. At Stanford University, Jurvetson finished his degree in electrical engineering in 2.5 years^[1] and graduated #1 in his class. He then earned an M.S. in electrical engineering and an M.B.A., also from Stanford.

Jürvetson is a son of ethnic Estonian refugees, who fled the Soviet occupation of Estonia during World War II.

[edit] References

• DFJ:Steve Jurvetson Bio

[edit] External links

• Jurvetson's blog "The J Curve"
• Photoblog on Flickr
• Speaking at Stanford University
• TED Talks: Steve Jurvetson on model rocketry at TED in 2007

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