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DFJ

Last cheque observed Aug 2026; 525 cheques on record.

Deploying nowNew fund $18M, Jun 2026VC firm

Series ASeries BVenture

Deploying now
75%of best year3cheques in 12 months, 525 on record
Since the last cheque82days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$51MRounds led5 of 525Sole investor82 roundsExits98 from the portfolioMostly inUnited States, 97%
Pitch DFJ

DFJ highlights

  1. 01

    3 cheques in the last 12 months

  2. 02

    Mostly Series A and Series B: 46% of its rounds

  3. 03

    Sole investor in 82 rounds, median $3.2M

  4. 04

    98 exits from the portfolio

What they do

Filed 1 private fund offerings with the SEC, the most recent in 2025-04From their own website
Type
VC firm (from a list, unverified)
Cheque size
Not stated
Based in
SAN MATEO, United States
Cold pitches
Not stated

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first525 appearances

  1. 2026

    2 rounds

  2. Aug
    Cambridge AerospaceSeries C · GB · Silicon Canals$300MLed
  3. Mar
    XBOWSeries C · US · Ventureburn$120MLed
  4. 2025

    3 rounds

  5. Nov
    Metropolis TechnologiesSeries D · US · Crunchbase News$500MWith 8 others
  6. Jun
    NeuralinkSeries E · US · Crunchbase News$650MWith 13 others
  7. Apr
    Endor LabsSeries B · US · TechCrunch$93MLed
  8. 2021

    1 round

  9. Jul
    NeuralinkSeries C · US · Firms' own news pages$205MWith 11 others
  10. 2019

    11 rounds

  11. Jul
    The Boring CompanyUS · TechCrunch$120MWith 4 others
  12. Jul
    PatreonSeries D · US · TechCrunch$60MWith 5 others
  13. Jun
    AnyVisionSeries A · US · FinSMEs$74MWith 6 others
  14. Jun
    Yellowbrick DataSeries C · US · FinSMEs$81MLed
  15. May
    ClincSeries B · US · VentureBeat$52MWith 4 others
  16. Apr
    VitalSeed · US · FinSMEs$5.2MLed
  17. Apr
    OutreachSeries E · US · Outreach$114MWith 9 others
  18. Mar
    SpliceSeries C · US · FinSMEs$58MWith 4 others
  19. Mar
    LaunchDarklySeries C · US · VentureBeat$44MWith 4 others
  20. Jan
    NumberAISeries A · US · VentureBeat$11MWith 2 others
  21. Jan
    Pro.comSeries B · US · TechCrunch$33MWith 9 others
  22. 2018

    12 rounds

  23. Dec
    Set ProtocolUS · Medium$2.0MWith 2 others
  24. Dec
    ZymergenSeries C · US · FinSMEs$400MWith 6 others
  25. Sept
    Ooda HealthSeries A · US · FinSMEs$41MWith 1 other
  26. Aug
    Yellowbrick DataSeries A · US · FinSMEs$44MWith 4 others
  27. May
    OutreachSeries D · US · FinSMEs$65MWith 6 others
  28. May
    InsightSquaredSeries D · US · FinSMEs$23MWith 6 others
  29. Apr
    FormlabsSeries C · US · FinSMEs$30MWith 4 others
  30. Mar
    AtomwiseSeries A · US · FinSMEs$45MWith 7 others
  31. Jan
    DivvyUS · FinSMEs$7.0MWith 1 other
  32. Jan
    Front AppSeries B · US · TechCrunch$66MWith 1 other
  33. Jan
    KaterraSeries D · US · FinSMEs$865MWith 9 others
  34. Jan
    CircleCISeries C · US · FinSMEs$31MWith 5 others
  35. 2017

    6 rounds

  36. Oct
    RemitlySeries D · US · FinSMEs$115MWith 2 others
  37. Oct
    MapboxSeries C · US · FinSMEs$164MWith 3 others
  38. Jun
    Sumo LogicUS · TechCrunch$75MWith 6 others
  39. Jun
    VinetiSeries A · US · FinSMEs$14MWith 3 others
  40. Feb
    DiamantiSeries B · US · FinSMEs$18MWith 3 others
  41. Jan
    RingUS · FinSMEs$109MWith 5 others
  42. 2016

    11 rounds

  43. Dec
    DroneDeploy$20MWith 9 others
  44. Nov
    BetterUpSeries A · US · FinSMEs$13MSole investor
  45. Nov
    Periscope DataUS · TechCrunch$25MWith 36 others
  46. Aug
    Elation HealthSeries B · US · FinSMEs$15MSole investor
  47. Jul
    ReflectSeed · US · VentureBeat$2.5MSole investor

An announcement gives the size of the round, not the size of this investor's cheque: the only rounds that imply a cheque are those where they were the sole named investor.

The team

Named by the firm itself, on a filing, its Form ADV or its company registration13 named

ASAndreas StavropoulosExecutive OfficeriFiling they signed
BMBarry M. SchulerManaging Member of the General PartneriFiling they signed
DFDonald F WoodManaging Member (Draper Fisher Jurvetson Management Company X, LLC)iForm ADV
EMEmily MeltonManaging Member of the General PartneriFiling they signed
JHJohn Herbert Newall FisherDirector of the General Partner of the General PartneriFiling they signed
JLJohnna LeschCFOiForm ADV
JSJosh SteinManaging Member of the General PartneriFiling they signed
JSJoshua SteinManaging MemberiForm ADV
MBMark BaileyManaging Member (2006 Class Interest)iForm ADV
RSRandall S. GleinDirector of the General Partner of the General PartneriFiling they signed
RSRandy S. GleinManaging Member (2013 Class Interest)iForm ADV
SJSteve JurvetsonExecutive OfficeriFiling they signed
TCTimothy Cook DraperDirector of the General Partner of the General PartneriFiling they signed

We also hold 19 people at this firm from the lists this database was built from: a weaker source than the filings, since a list does not say when a title ended. Login to see them.

What the register says

From the firm's own filings with the SEC, which it must file accurately by law

$28Bgross assets of its funds, 2 advisers combinedOct 2026
Exemptreporting adviserventure or small private funds
Legal name
DFJ Management, LLC
SEC number
CRD 162463

Exits from the portfolio

Companies it backed that were later bought or listed98 in all

ZooxBought by Amazon$1.2BJun 2020
RingBought by Amazon$839MFeb 2018
ReduxBought by GoogleUndisclosedJan 2018
SimpliVityBought by Hp$650MMay 2017
Good TechnologyBought by BlackBerry$425MSept 2015
SelligyBought by VeevaUndisclosedJul 2015
SugarSyncBought by J2 Global, Inc.UndisclosedMar 2015
TrialPayBought by VisaUndisclosedFeb 2015
BinOpticsBought by M/A-COM Technology Solutions$230MNov 2014
isocketBought by Rubicon ProjectUndisclosedNov 2014
XtimeBought by Cox Automotive$325MNov 2014
NeulBought by Huawei Technologies$25MSept 2014
Location LabsBought by AVG Technologies$220MSept 2014
Emu MessengerBought by GoogleUndisclosedAug 2014
Concept.ioBought by Apple$30MJul 2014
EventfulBought by CBS Local MediaUndisclosedJul 2014
FlurryBought by Yahoo!$200MJul 2014
NewsleBought by LinkedInUndisclosedJul 2014
ReduxBought by CrunchyrollUndisclosedJun 2014
Molecular ImprintsBought by CanonUndisclosedApr 2014

The latest 20 here. An exit counts when it came after the firm's first round in the company. From historical deal records.

Who they invest alongside

The investors most often in the same rounds as DFJ. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed.

Recently backed

The latest companies DFJ put money into.

Quick answers about DFJ

What does DFJ invest in?

DFJ invests most often at Series A and Series B (46% of the rounds on record).

How active is DFJ?

525 investments on record, 3 of them in the last 12 months, and it led 5. The most recent was in Aug 2026.

What has DFJ invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: Cambridge Aerospace (Series C, Aug 2026), XBOW (Series C, Mar 2026) and Metropolis Technologies (Series D, Nov 2025).

How big are DFJ's cheques?

The median round it joins is $51M.

Does DFJ lead rounds?

Sometimes: it led 5 of its 525 investments on record (1%).

Where does DFJ invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (97%).

Is DFJ investing now?

Yes: it is actively investing, with 3 investments in the last 12 months.

Who does DFJ invest alongside?

Most often Draper Richards (21 rounds together), Bessemer Venture Partners (16 rounds together) and New Enterprise Associates (16 rounds together).

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