About Draper Fisher Jurvetson
Directions to DFJ - Silicon Valley Office
From Highway 280 -
Take 280 South towards San Jose. Take the Sand Hill Road exit toward Menlo Park. Take the Sand Hill Road East ramp and merge on to Sand Hill Road. Turn left at the first stop light and continue straight through second stop light. Make an immediate right turn after the second stop light. Stay on this road as it curves to the left and into the parking lot. Continue left and park. There are two entrances to DFJ. Suite 150 is located through the courtyard between the 2882 building and 2884 building. Suite 210 is located upstairs in the 2882 building.
From Highway 101 -
Take Highway 101 South towards San Jose. Take Highway 92 West towards Half Moon Bay and merge onto 280 South towards San Jose. Take the Sand Hill Road exit toward Menlo Park. Take the Sand Hill Road East ramp and merge on to Sand Hill Road. Turn left at the first stop light and continue straight through second stop light. Make an immediate right turn after the second stop light. Stay on this road as it curves to the left and into the parking lot. Continue left and park. There are two entrances to DFJ. Suite 150 is located through the courtyard between the 2882 building and 2884 building. Suite 210 is located upstairs in the 2882 building.
From San Jose:
Take Highway 280 North towards San Francisco to the Sand Hill Road exit. Take the Sand Hill Road East ramp and merge on to Sand Hill Road. Turn left at the first stop light and continue straight through second stop light. Make an immediate right turn after the second stop light. Stay on this road as it curves to the left and into the parking lot. Continue left and park. There are two entrances to DFJ. Suite 150 is located through the courtyard between the 2882 building and 2884 building. Suite 210 is located upstairs in the 2882 building.
DFJ's mission is to identify, serve, and provide capital for extraordinary entrepreneurs anywhere who are determined to change the world. Since its founding in 1985, DFJ has been proud to back over 500 companies across many sectors including such industry changing successes such as Hotmail (acquired by MSFT), Baidu (BIDU), Skype (acquired by EBAY), United Online (UNTD), Overture (acquired by YHOO), Athenahealth (ATHN), EnerNOC (ENOC), TicketsNow (acquired by TicketMaster), Feedburner (acquired by Google), Interwoven (IWOV), Four11 (acquired by YHOO), Parametric (PMTC), and Digidesign (acquired by AVID).
Investment Philosophy
At DFJ, we provide more than money. We are actively involved with our portfolio companies, and have the energy, experience, and contacts to help take our companies to the next stage and beyond. Whether as a financial strategist, headhunter, investment banker, and corporate therapist, we provide support and confidence to the team. We believe that entrepreneurs are extraordinary individuals possessing exceptional intelligence, energy, vision and drive, and should have large stakes in their companies that can generate great wealth for those who make the early sacrifices. We bet on the ability of the founding team to develop their business, adapt to inevitable changes in their plans, and to grow with their companies. Successful founders will surround themselves with the best people they can. While we will often help the founders recruit additional executives for their team, we do not invest in any opportunity with the intention of replacing the founders.
