Investors
Draper Fisher Jurvetson
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 invested in more than 600 companies. 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. DFJ has been proud to back industry changing successes in the Internet such as Hotmail (acquired by MSFT), United Online (UNTD), Overture (acquired by YHOO), Baidu (BIDU), Skype (acquired by EBAY); mobility companies such as AdMob (acquired by GOOG), Mobile365 (acquired by Sybase) and Good Technologies; cleantech companies such as EnerNoc (ENOC), Tesla (TSLA), SolarCity, and Brightsource Energy; and life science companies such as Athenahealth (ATHN) and ePocrates. Named by TechCrunch as the "Top Networked Venture Capitalist", DFJ's Network covers more co-investors and geographic regions than any other venture capital firm. For more information go to www.dfj.com.
Board of Directors
Alex Edelstein
Alex has held executive roles at Cloudmark and Inktomi, and worked at Netscape, where he product managed the early versions of Netscape Navigator. Before that, he worked at Microsoft, playing a key design role in the Microsoft Exchange email system and what ultimately would become Microsoft Outlook. Alex has a BA Degree from Harvard University, and an MBA from the University of California, Berkeley. He serves on the board of Kiva.org, a non-profit facilitating micro-lending in developing countries.
Ben Black
Black is the co-founder and General Partner of New Cycle Capital, a venture capital firm focused on investing in businesses that promote the Sustainable Economy. Black was previously on the investment teams at Maveron, a consumer-focused venture capital firm founded by Howard Schultz, the Chairman of Starbucks, and Rosewood Capital, a consumer-focused private equity firm. He is currently on the boards of Goalspring, Saber Es Poder, People Power, TheVilla, and Citizenhawk.
Andreas Stavropoulos
Andreas is a Managing Director at Draper Fisher Jurvetson ("DFJ"), where he serves on the boards of a number of private companies. Andreas focuses primarily on software investments (consumer/internet and enterprise infrastructure), mobility, and technology-enabled services. Past investments include Mobile 365, 4info, ePocrates, Mimeo.com, Meetup, Technorati and Yodle. Prior to joining DFJ, Andreas held positions with McKinsey & Company and Cornerstone Research.
Andreas is a summa cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa graduate of Harvard College in computer science, holder of an MS degree in Computer Science from Harvard University and an MBA from Harvard Business School.
