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Draper Fisher Jurvetson
Draper Fisher Jurvetson is the preeminent venture capital firm with global presence through a network of partner funds, with offices in more than 33 cities around the world and over $5.5 billion in capital commitments. DFJ's mission is to identify, serve, and provide capital for extraordinary entrepreneurs anywhere who are determined to change the world. Over the past twenty years, DFJ has been proud to back more than 300 companies across many sectors including such industry-changing catalysts as Hotmail (acquired by MSFT), Baidu (BIDU), Skype (acquired by EBAY), United Online (UNTD), Overture (acquired by YHOO), Athenahealth (ATHN), EnerNOC (ENOC), Interwoven (IWOV), Four11 (acquired by YHOO), Parametric (PMTC), and Digidesign (acquired by AVID).
The Meteor Fund
The Meteor Fund, managed by Barry Schuler, invests in and helps build emerging technology companies. For over 25 years Barry Schuler has focused on developing emerging technologies into successful enterprises. Barry spent over seven years with AOL, serving as chairman and chief executive officer of AOL. Previous to those positions Barry served as the chief architect of the company's products and services. Prior to his tenure at AOL, Barry was CEO and founder of Medior, Inc., a multimedia design firm that was acquired by AOL in 1995. Medior pioneered the use of interactive multimedia for applications such as entertainment and e-commerce. Medior was responsible for developing the user interface design that helped AOL become the number one consumer online service.
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