Steve Jurvetson is staging a comeback, disclosing today that his new San Francisco-based, early-stage venture firm Future Ventures, has raised $200 million for its debut fund. “It’s good to be back in the saddle again,” says Jurvetson, whose career was somewhat famously derailed in the fall of 2017 when a former girlfriend wrote a Facebook […]
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Elon Musk is sticking with SpaceX board member Steve Jurvetson, shows new SEC filing
Several weeks ago, the WSJ reported that SpaceX, Elon Musk’s rocket company, was set to raise $500 million from earlier shareholders and the Scottish money management firm Baillie Gifford & Co. in a bid to help get its internet-service business off the ground. The Hawthorne, Ca. company still hasn’t announced the round, but it nevertheless made […]
View More Elon Musk is sticking with SpaceX board member Steve Jurvetson, shows new SEC filingConfirmed: Six months after leaving DFJ, Steve Jurvetson is starting new venture firm
Last year, renowned VC Steve Jurvetson parted ways with his longtime firm, DFJ, in what appeared a painful split. Six months later, he’s back with a new firm, Future Ventures, Jurvetson tells us via email. (Recode was first to take notice of its new site.) Says Jurvetson: “I am incredibly excited about the future — the […]
View More Confirmed: Six months after leaving DFJ, Steve Jurvetson is starting new venture firmIn the world of VC, harassment claims aren’t necessarily a deal killer
Silicon Valley has hardly been immune. In the world of venture capital, two of the highest-profile poster boys for this uprising (as of this writing) are venture capitalists Steve Jurvetson, formerly of the venture firm DFJ, and Shervin Pishevar,…
View More In the world of VC, harassment claims aren’t necessarily a deal killerVC Steve Jurvetson is reportedly leaving Draper Fisher Jurvetson
Steve Jurvetson, the venture capitalist who currently sits on the boards of Tesla and SpaceX, is leaving his role as partner at Draper Fisher Jurvetson, Recode reports.
His resignation comes after DFJ began investigating allegations of sexual harassment against the founding partner in August. DFJ announced Jurvetson’s departure in a letter to the firm’s limited partners today… Read More