Steven T. Jürvetson (born in Arizona, USA, 1967) is a Managing Director of Draper Fisher Jurvetson (DFJ). He was the founding Venture Capitalist (VC) investor in Hotmail, Interwoven, and Kana. He also led the firm's investments in Tradex and Cyras (acquired by Ariba and Ciena, respectively) and, more recently, in Skype (acquired by eBay in September 2005). DFJ holds investments in a number of other businesses. State nickname: The Grand Canyon State, The Copper State Official languages English Capital Phoenix Largest city Phoenix Governor Janet Napolitano (D) Senators John McCain (R) Jon Kyl (R) Area  - Total  - % water Ranked 6th 295,254 km² 0. ... 1967 (MCMLXVII) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Draper Fisher Jurvetson is a venture capital firm based in Redwood City, California. ... Venture capital is a general term to describe financing for startup and early stage businesses as well as businesses in turn around situations. ... // Headline text Hotmails login page Hotmail is a free webmail e-mail service, which is accessible via a web browser. ... Interwoven Inc. ... Ariba (NASDAQ: ARBA) is a publicly traded corporation, headquartered in Sunnyvale, California. ... Skype (IPA pronunciation: /skaɪp/, rhymes with type) is a proprietary peer-to-peer Internet telephony (VoIP) network, founded by Niklas Zennström and Janus Friis, the creators of KaZaA and competing against established open VoIP protocols like SIP or H.323. ... eBay Inc. ... 2005 (MMV) is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Jürvetson is currently looking for opportunities to cash in on the nascent nanotechnology craze.

After graduating from St. Mark's School of Texas in Dallas, Jurvetson graduated first in his class at Stanford University in 1988. He then earned an M.S. in electrical engineering and an M.B.A., also from Stanford. The St. ... For other meanings of Stanford, see Stanford (disambiguation). ... 1988 (MCMLXXXVIII) was a leap year starting on a Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Jürvetson is a son of ethnic Estonian refugees, who escaped from Estonia during World War II. Combatants Allied Powers Axis Powers Commanders {{{commander1}}} {{{commander2}}} Strength {{{strength1}}} {{{strength2}}} Casualties 17 million military deaths 7 million military deaths World War II, also known as the Second World War, was a mid-20th century conflict that engulfed much of the globe and is accepted as the largest and deadliest...