# Draper Fisher Jurvetson

> Draper Fisher Jurvetson is a VC fund backing Software and File Sharing. See 5 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Menlo Park, United States
- Total investments: 5
- Last investment: Mar 2014
- Lead investor: 20%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/draper-fisher-jurvetson/
- Website: https://dfj.com
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/dfj/

Draper Fisher Jurvetson is a venture capital firm that provides services to extraordinary entrepreneurs focusing on investments in enterprise, consumer, and disruptive technologies. To build iconic and lasting businesses, DFJ works with companies at seed, early, and growth stages. Growth investing at DFJ focuses on later-stage digital companiesthat are addressing huge market opportunities, scaling rapidly, and poised to command a dominant share of their respective categories.

## Contacts

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## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Software | 1 | 20% |
| File Sharing | 1 | 20% |
| Digital Media | 1 | 20% |
| Mobile Devices | 1 | 20% |

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Series C | 1 | 20% |
| Funding Round | 1 | 20% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| John Fisher | Co-Founder & Partner | 23 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/john-fisher |
| Johnna Lesch | CFO | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/johnna-lesch |
| Tim Draper | Founder | 300 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/timothy-draper |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Tango Me | Tango Me is an empower everyone to seize the magic of the moment through live streaming. | $280M |  | Mar 20, 2014 |  |
| Tango Me | Tango Me is an empower everyone to seize the magic of the moment through live streaming. | $40M | Series C | Apr 12, 2012 |  |
| Tango Me | Tango Me is an empower everyone to seize the magic of the moment through live streaming. | $33.3M | Series B | Jul 20, 2011 |  |
| SugarSync | SugarSync is a powerful data sync, file sharing and online backup solution ideal for busy professionals and digitally-connected consumers. It enables users to access documents, photos and music across all of their devices, including desktops, laptops and mobile devices (including iPad/iPhone/iPod Touch, Android, BlackBerry and WindowsMobile). The company was founded in 2004 and is headquartered in San Mateo, California. | $10M | Series C | Jan 15, 2009 |  |
| d.light | Founded in 2007 as a for-profit social enterprise, d.light manufactures and distributes award-winning solar lighting and power products designed to serve the more than 2 billion people globally without access to reliable electricity. Through five distribution hubs in East Africa, West Africa, India, Southeast Asia, and the United States, d.lighthas impacted over 65 million lives with its products. d.light is dedicated to providing the most reliable, affordable, and accessible solar lighting and power systems for the developing world, with the goal of reaching 100 million people by 2020. For more information, visit www.dlight.com. | $6M | Series A | Nov 10, 2008 |  |

5 of 5 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Access Industries](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/access-industries) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Acumen](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/acumen-fund) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Alibaba Group](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/alibaba) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Garage Technology Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/garage-technology-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Gray Matters Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/gray-matters-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Mahindra and Mahindra Ltd](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/mahindra-mahindra) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Draper Fisher Jurvetson invest in?

Draper Fisher Jurvetson invests primarily in Software, File Sharing and Digital Media startups, most often at Series C and Funding Round stage. Most of the 5 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

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### Who are the partners at Draper Fisher Jurvetson?

The team at Draper Fisher Jurvetson includes John Fisher (Co-Founder & Partner), Johnna Lesch (CFO) and Tim Draper (Founder). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

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