Введение
Американский предприниматель и венчурный капиталист
Stephen T. Jurvetson (born March 1, 1967) is an American billionaire businessman and venture capitalist. Formerly a partner of the firm Draper Fisher Jurvetson (DFJ), he was an early investor in Hotmail, Memphis Meats, Mythic and Nervana Systems. He is currently a board member of SpaceX and served on Tesla's board from 2006–2020, among others. He later co founded the firm Future Ventures with Maryanna Saenko, who worked with him at DFJ. Jurvetson was named to Forbes''' "Midas List" of Tech's Top Investors in 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, and 2016. He was a board member of Synthetic Genomics, Planet Labs, Nervana Systems (acquired by Intel), Flux, D Wave, SpaceX, and Tesla. Jurvetson was a member of the Tesla board of directors from 2006 to December 2020. Early life and education
Jurvetson's father Tõnu Jürvetson fled Estonia through Germany just before Soviet re occupation in 1944. Tõnu was married to another Estonian immigrant, Tiiu Tia Jürvetson. Even though within the family, the Estonian language was used, Steve never learned it and his parents used it as a secret language between themselves. Steve Jurvetson was the first US born Estonian to become an e resident of Estonia. Jurvetson grew up in Dallas, where he graduated from St. Mark's School of Texas in 1985. At Stanford University, Jurvetson finished his degree in electrical engineering in 2.5 years and graduated No. 1 in his class. He then earned an M. S. in electrical engineering and an M. B. A., also from Stanford. His first job out of Stanford was working as an R&D engineer at Hewlett Packard (HP). After two years at HP, he moved on as a product marketer at Apple and then NeXT Software. Career
As a consultant with Bain & Company, Jurvetson developed marketing, sales, engineering and business strategies for a wide range of companies in the software, networking, and semiconductor industries. He first joined DFJ after his second year of business school, and became a partner after proving his talent on several investments. At DFJ, Jurvetson was involved in lucrative investments with Hotmail, Interwoven, Kana, Tradex, and Cyras. Less favorably, DFJ and Jurvetson were an early financial backer of Elizabeth Holmes and the disgraced blood testing firm Theranos. Also in 2016, President Barack Obama appointed Jurvetson as a Presidential Ambassador for Global Entrepreneurship. On November 13, 2017, Jurvetson stepped down from his role at DFJ Venture Capital in addition to taking leave from the boards of SpaceX and Tesla following an internal DFJ investigation into allegations of sexual harassment. While there were allegations of inappropriate behavior, DFJ did not receive an official complaint of harassment or misconduct. While the findings of the investigation were not made public, anonymous sources alleged that the investigation "uncovered behaviors by Jurvetson that were unacceptable related to a negative tone toward women entrepreneurs." Jurvetson stated that stepping down from his role was unrelated to the allegations, writing "I am leaving DFJ to focus on personal matters" in a statement posted to Twitter. Recode'' reported that Jurvetson was placed on a leave of absence and then later voted out of the company.
Стивен Т. Юрветсон (родился 1 марта 1967 года) — американский бизнесмен-миллиардер и венчурный капиталист. Ранее был партнером фирмы Draper Fisher Jurvetson (DFJ), он был одним из первых инвесторов в Hotmail, Memphis Meats, Mythic и Nervana Systems. В настоящее время является членом совета директоров SpaceX и входил в совет директоров Tesla с 2006 по 2020 год. Позже он основал компанию Future Ventures совместно с Марианной Саенко, которая работала с ним в DFJ. Юрветсон был включен в "Мидас-лист" Forbes "Топ-инвесторов в технологиях" в 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014 и 2016 годах. Он был членом совета директоров Synthetic Genomics, Planet Labs, Nervana Systems (приобретенной Intel), Flux, D Wave, SpaceX и Tesla. Юрветсон был членом совета директоров Tesla с 2006 по декабрь 2020 года. Ранняя жизнь и образование
Stephen T. Jurvetson (born March 1, 1967) is an American billionaire businessman and venture capitalist. Formerly a partner of the firm Draper Fisher Jurvetson (DFJ), he was an early investor in Hotmail, Memphis Meats, Mythic and Nervana Systems. He is currently a board member of SpaceX and served on Tesla's board from 2006–2020, among others. He later co founded the firm Future Ventures with Maryanna Saenko, who worked with him at DFJ. Jurvetson was named to Forbes''' "Midas List" of Tech's Top Investors in 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, and 2016. He was a board member of Synthetic Genomics, Planet Labs, Nervana Systems (acquired by Intel), Flux, D Wave, SpaceX, and Tesla. Jurvetson was a member of the Tesla board of directors from 2006 to December 2020. Early life and education
Jurvetson's father Tõnu Jürvetson fled Estonia through Germany just before Soviet re occupation in 1944. Tõnu was married to another Estonian immigrant, Tiiu Tia Jürvetson. Even though within the family, the Estonian language was used, Steve never learned it and his parents used it as a secret language between themselves. Steve Jurvetson was the first US born Estonian to become an e resident of Estonia. Jurvetson grew up in Dallas, where he graduated from St. Mark's School of Texas in 1985. At Stanford University, Jurvetson finished his degree in electrical engineering in 2.5 years and graduated No. 1 in his class. He then earned an M. S. in electrical engineering and an M. B. A., also from Stanford. His first job out of Stanford was working as an R&D engineer at Hewlett Packard (HP). After two years at HP, he moved on as a product marketer at Apple and then NeXT Software. Career
As a consultant with Bain & Company, Jurvetson developed marketing, sales, engineering and business strategies for a wide range of companies in the software, networking, and semiconductor industries. He first joined DFJ after his second year of business school, and became a partner after proving his talent on several investments. At DFJ, Jurvetson was involved in lucrative investments with Hotmail, Interwoven, Kana, Tradex, and Cyras. Less favorably, DFJ and Jurvetson were an early financial backer of Elizabeth Holmes and the disgraced blood testing firm Theranos. Also in 2016, President Barack Obama appointed Jurvetson as a Presidential Ambassador for Global Entrepreneurship. On November 13, 2017, Jurvetson stepped down from his role at DFJ Venture Capital in addition to taking leave from the boards of SpaceX and Tesla following an internal DFJ investigation into allegations of sexual harassment. While there were allegations of inappropriate behavior, DFJ did not receive an official complaint of harassment or misconduct. While the findings of the investigation were not made public, anonymous sources alleged that the investigation "uncovered behaviors by Jurvetson that were unacceptable related to a negative tone toward women entrepreneurs." Jurvetson stated that stepping down from his role was unrelated to the allegations, writing "I am leaving DFJ to focus on personal matters" in a statement posted to Twitter. Recode'' reported that Jurvetson was placed on a leave of absence and then later voted out of the company.
Отец Юрветсона, Тõну Юрветсон, бежал из Эстонии через Германию незадолго до повторной советской оккупации в 1944 году. Тõну был женат на другой эстонской иммигрантке, Тийу Тиа Юрветсон. Несмотря на то, что в семье использовался эстонский язык, Стив так и не выучил его, а его родители использовали его как секретный язык для общения между собой. Стив Юрветсон был первым уроженцем США, имеющим эстонские корни, который стал э-резидентом Эстонии. Юрветсон вырос в Далласе, где в 1985 году окончил школу St. Mark's School of Texas. В Стэнфордском университете он закончил факультет электротехники за 2,5 года и окончил университет первым в своем классе. Затем он получил степень магистра электротехники и степень магистра делового администрирования (MBA), также в Стэнфорде. Его первой работой после Стэнфорда была должность инженера по исследованиям и разработкам в Hewlett Packard (HP). После двух лет работы в HP он перешел на должность специалиста по маркетингу продукции в Apple, а затем в NeXT Software. Карьера
Stephen T. Jurvetson (born March 1, 1967) is an American billionaire businessman and venture capitalist. Formerly a partner of the firm Draper Fisher Jurvetson (DFJ), he was an early investor in Hotmail, Memphis Meats, Mythic and Nervana Systems. He is currently a board member of SpaceX and served on Tesla's board from 2006–2020, among others. He later co founded the firm Future Ventures with Maryanna Saenko, who worked with him at DFJ. Jurvetson was named to Forbes''' "Midas List" of Tech's Top Investors in 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, and 2016. He was a board member of Synthetic Genomics, Planet Labs, Nervana Systems (acquired by Intel), Flux, D Wave, SpaceX, and Tesla. Jurvetson was a member of the Tesla board of directors from 2006 to December 2020. Early life and education
Jurvetson's father Tõnu Jürvetson fled Estonia through Germany just before Soviet re occupation in 1944. Tõnu was married to another Estonian immigrant, Tiiu Tia Jürvetson. Even though within the family, the Estonian language was used, Steve never learned it and his parents used it as a secret language between themselves. Steve Jurvetson was the first US born Estonian to become an e resident of Estonia. Jurvetson grew up in Dallas, where he graduated from St. Mark's School of Texas in 1985. At Stanford University, Jurvetson finished his degree in electrical engineering in 2.5 years and graduated No. 1 in his class. He then earned an M. S. in electrical engineering and an M. B. A., also from Stanford. His first job out of Stanford was working as an R&D engineer at Hewlett Packard (HP). After two years at HP, he moved on as a product marketer at Apple and then NeXT Software. Career
As a consultant with Bain & Company, Jurvetson developed marketing, sales, engineering and business strategies for a wide range of companies in the software, networking, and semiconductor industries. He first joined DFJ after his second year of business school, and became a partner after proving his talent on several investments. At DFJ, Jurvetson was involved in lucrative investments with Hotmail, Interwoven, Kana, Tradex, and Cyras. Less favorably, DFJ and Jurvetson were an early financial backer of Elizabeth Holmes and the disgraced blood testing firm Theranos. Also in 2016, President Barack Obama appointed Jurvetson as a Presidential Ambassador for Global Entrepreneurship. On November 13, 2017, Jurvetson stepped down from his role at DFJ Venture Capital in addition to taking leave from the boards of SpaceX and Tesla following an internal DFJ investigation into allegations of sexual harassment. While there were allegations of inappropriate behavior, DFJ did not receive an official complaint of harassment or misconduct. While the findings of the investigation were not made public, anonymous sources alleged that the investigation "uncovered behaviors by Jurvetson that were unacceptable related to a negative tone toward women entrepreneurs." Jurvetson stated that stepping down from his role was unrelated to the allegations, writing "I am leaving DFJ to focus on personal matters" in a statement posted to Twitter. Recode'' reported that Jurvetson was placed on a leave of absence and then later voted out of the company.
В качестве консультанта Bain & Company Юрветсон разрабатывал маркетинговые, сбытовые, инженерные и бизнес-стратегии для широкого круга компаний в сфере программного обеспечения, сетевых технологий и полупроводниковой промышленности. Он впервые присоединился к DFJ после второго курса бизнес-школы и стал партнером, доказав свой талант в нескольких инвестициях. В DFJ Юрветсон участвовал в прибыльных инвестициях в Hotmail, Interwoven, Kana, Tradex и Cyras. Однако DFJ и Юрветсон также были одними из первых финансовых сторонников Элизабет Холмс и печально известной фирмы Theranos по тестированию крови. В 2016 году президент Барак Обама назначил Юрветсона президентским послом по глобальному предпринимательству. 13 ноября 2017 года Юрветсон покинул свой пост в DFJ Venture Capital, а также временно отстранился от работы в советах директоров SpaceX и Tesla в связи с внутренним расследованием DFJ по поводу обвинений в сексуальных домогательствах. Хотя имелись утверждения о неподобающем поведении, DFJ не получила официальных жалоб на домогательства или неправомерные действия. Результаты расследования не были обнародованы, однако анонимные источники утверждали, что расследование "выявило поведение Юрветсона, которое было неприемлемым из-за негативного отношения к женщинам-предпринимателям". Юрветсон заявил, что его уход с должности не связан с обвинениями, написав в заявлении, опубликованном в Twitter: "Я покидаю DFJ, чтобы сосредоточиться на личных вопросах". Recode сообщил, что Юрветсон был отправлен в отпуск, а затем и исключен из компании.
Stephen T. Jurvetson (born March 1, 1967) is an American billionaire businessman and venture capitalist. Formerly a partner of the firm Draper Fisher Jurvetson (DFJ), he was an early investor in Hotmail, Memphis Meats, Mythic and Nervana Systems. He is currently a board member of SpaceX and served on Tesla's board from 2006–2020, among others. He later co founded the firm Future Ventures with Maryanna Saenko, who worked with him at DFJ. Jurvetson was named to Forbes''' "Midas List" of Tech's Top Investors in 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, and 2016. He was a board member of Synthetic Genomics, Planet Labs, Nervana Systems (acquired by Intel), Flux, D Wave, SpaceX, and Tesla. Jurvetson was a member of the Tesla board of directors from 2006 to December 2020. Early life and education
Jurvetson's father Tõnu Jürvetson fled Estonia through Germany just before Soviet re occupation in 1944. Tõnu was married to another Estonian immigrant, Tiiu Tia Jürvetson. Even though within the family, the Estonian language was used, Steve never learned it and his parents used it as a secret language between themselves. Steve Jurvetson was the first US born Estonian to become an e resident of Estonia. Jurvetson grew up in Dallas, where he graduated from St. Mark's School of Texas in 1985. At Stanford University, Jurvetson finished his degree in electrical engineering in 2.5 years and graduated No. 1 in his class. He then earned an M. S. in electrical engineering and an M. B. A., also from Stanford. His first job out of Stanford was working as an R&D engineer at Hewlett Packard (HP). After two years at HP, he moved on as a product marketer at Apple and then NeXT Software. Career
As a consultant with Bain & Company, Jurvetson developed marketing, sales, engineering and business strategies for a wide range of companies in the software, networking, and semiconductor industries. He first joined DFJ after his second year of business school, and became a partner after proving his talent on several investments. At DFJ, Jurvetson was involved in lucrative investments with Hotmail, Interwoven, Kana, Tradex, and Cyras. Less favorably, DFJ and Jurvetson were an early financial backer of Elizabeth Holmes and the disgraced blood testing firm Theranos. Also in 2016, President Barack Obama appointed Jurvetson as a Presidential Ambassador for Global Entrepreneurship. On November 13, 2017, Jurvetson stepped down from his role at DFJ Venture Capital in addition to taking leave from the boards of SpaceX and Tesla following an internal DFJ investigation into allegations of sexual harassment. While there were allegations of inappropriate behavior, DFJ did not receive an official complaint of harassment or misconduct. While the findings of the investigation were not made public, anonymous sources alleged that the investigation "uncovered behaviors by Jurvetson that were unacceptable related to a negative tone toward women entrepreneurs." Jurvetson stated that stepping down from his role was unrelated to the allegations, writing "I am leaving DFJ to focus on personal matters" in a statement posted to Twitter. Recode'' reported that Jurvetson was placed on a leave of absence and then later voted out of the company.
Текущий
Юрветсон в апреле 2018 года стал соучредителем нового венчурного фонда Future Ventures. Этот первый венчурный фонд объемом 200 миллионов долларов инвестирует в экологически устойчивый транспорт, пищевые технологии и мощные компьютерные системы. Future Ventures закрыли второй и третий раунды финансирования в январе 2021 года и апреле 2023 года соответственно, каждый на сумму 200 миллионов долларов.