Where does Steve Jurvetson work?

Steve Jurvetson is Co-founder & Partner of Future Ventures and General Partner at DFJ Venture Partners and Board director at D-Wave and Board director at Bmcingredients and Board director at ZaiNar.

What check size does Steve Jurvetson write?

Steve Jurvetson typically writes checks of $1M – $10M.

What companies did Steve Jurvetson found?

Steve Jurvetson founded Future Ventures.

What boards does Steve Jurvetson sit on?

Steve Jurvetson holds tracked board seats at Bmcingredients, D-Wave, D-Wave, Flux, Glycosbio, Isocline Engineering, Nervana Systems, Planet Labs, Planet Labs, SpaceX.

Where did Steve Jurvetson go to school?

Steve Jurvetson studied at Stanford University Graduate School of Business (Master of Business Administration (MBA)); Stanford University (MSEE, Electrical Engineering); Stanford University (BSEE, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science).

What awards has Steve Jurvetson received?

Received the Visionary Award from SV Forum in 2017. Was appointed a Presidential Ambassador for Global Entrepreneurship by President Barack Obama in 2016. Was named one of 'Tech's Best Venture Investors' by Forbes. Was named 'Venture Capitalist of the Year' by Deloitte.

Does Steve Jurvetson lead rounds?

Yes — Steve Jurvetson has led 3 tracked investments.

Steve Jurvetson

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General Partner at DFJ Venture Partners · Co-founder & Managing Director at Future Ventures · Board director at D-Wave · Board director at Bmcingredients · Board director at ZaiNar

San Francisco, CA

Writes $1M – $10M checks

FoundedFuture Ventures

Midas 2001 Midas 2011 Midas 2012 · #55 Midas 2013 · #57 Midas 2014 · #59 Midas 2016 · #97 Midas 2026 · #62

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About

Steve Jurvetson co-founded Future Ventures in 2019 to make long-horizon bets on deep tech, after two decades at Draper Fisher Jurvetson where he backed SpaceX, Tesla and Hotmail. He is one of the longest-serving board members at SpaceX, and his frontier-tech portfolio returned him to the Forbes Midas List in 2026 at number 62.

Contact· published on Steve's own website

steve@future.ventures

Invests in

AgTechAI & Machine LearningBiotechClimate TechDeep TechFoodTechHardware

Beyond investing

Founded: Co-founded Future Ventures. Co-founded Draper Fisher Jurvetson.
Education: Completed his undergraduate Electrical Engineering degree at Stanford in 2.5 years, graduating first in his class. Earned an MSEE and an MBA from Stanford.
Awards: Received the Visionary Award from SV Forum in 2017. Was appointed a Presidential Ambassador for Global Entrepreneurship by President Barack Obama in 2016. Was named one of 'Tech's Best Venture Investors' by Forbes. Was named 'Venture Capitalist of the Year' by Deloitte.
Hobbies: Collects Apollo space artifacts and rocketry, sharing them via a photo blog.
More: Had seven of his chip designs fabricated while an R&D engineer at Hewlett-Packard.

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Board director at D-Wave

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D-Wave's investors · 9

BDC Venture CapitalMontreal · $365K – $25.6M checks · since 2002 Bezos Expeditions Defined VCVancouver Draper AssociatesSan Mateo · $500K – $5M checks Future VenturesLos Altos · $1M – $10M checks · since 2019 Kensington Capital Partners LimitedToronto Lockheed Martin VenturesBethesda Pender Growth FundVancouver · $365K – $2.2M checks Runa CapitalLuxembourg · $500K – $5M checks

Co-founders at D-Wave

J. Haig Deb FarrisDirector, Promoter

Geordie RoseFounder

Eric LadizinskyExecutive Officer

Board director at Bmcingredients

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Bmcingredients's investors · 5

EPIC VENTURESSalt Lake City · since 2025 Evolution VC PartnersNew York Future VenturesLos Altos · $1M – $10M checks · since 2025 Green Circle Foodtech VenturesNew York · $500K – $2M checks Lever VCNew York · $100K – $5M checks

Co-founders at Bmcingredients

Paul ShapiroCo-founder & CEO

Board director at ZaiNar

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ZaiNar's investors · 11

Alchemist AcceleratorSan Francisco · $30K checks · since 2021 Alpana VenturesGeneva · since 2021 Baruch Future VenturesSan Francisco · $100K – $1M checks · since 2026 CP VenturesNorth Sydney · $100K – $500K checks · since 2021 Essentia Ventures$100K – $1.5M checks Evolution VC PartnersNew York · since 2021 Future VenturesLos Altos · $1M – $10M checks · since 2021 gener8torBeloit · since 2021 MetaplanetTallinn · $500K – $10M checks · since 2021 New Ground VenturesWestport · since 2021 Sand Hill AngelsMenlo Park · $50K – $2M checks · since 2021

Co-founders at ZaiNar

Philip KratzExecutive Officer, Director

Experience

The Metals CompanyVice Chairman of the Boardcurrent2024 — present
Future VenturesManaging Director & Foundercurrent2018 — presentSilicon Valley
SpaceXBoard Membercurrent2009 — presentPalo Alto
ZaiNarBoard Membercurrent2021 — presentBelmont, California, United States
Tesla MotorsBoard Member2006 — 2020Palo Alto
D-Wave Systems Inc.Board Member2003 — 2020Vancouver, Canada Area
Draper Fisher JurvetsonCofounder and Managing Director1995 — 2018Menlo Park
PlanetBoard Member2011 — 2017
NeoPhotonicsBoard Member1996 — 2011San Jose
HotmailBoard Member1996 — 1997Fremont
AppleProduct Marketing1994Cupertino
NeXT ComputerMarketing1994Redwood City
Bain & CompanyConsultant1990 — 1993San Francisco Bay Area
Hewlett-PackardR&D Engineer1987 — 1989

Skills & more

SaaS19Software as a Service (SaaS)5Start-ups99Venture Capital99Entrepreneurship92Corporate Development31Product Development23Product Management34Business Strategy99Mergers11Angel Investing18Business Development25

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Strategic PartnershipsProgram ManagementNew Business DevelopmentMobile DevicesProduct MarketingPrivate EquityMarketing StrategyMergers & AcquisitionsQuantum ComputingCleantechStrategic PlanningStrategy

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Deals · 3

SpaceXBoard seat

via Future Ventures · filed Dec 2021 · $337.4M raise

D-WaveBoard seat

via Future Ventures · filed Feb 2019 · $20M raise

TeslaBoard seat

via Future Ventures · filed Nov 2018 · $20M raise

Attribution from SEC filings, press coverage, and firm rosters.

Other disclosed investments

Led

Planet Labs

Board seats

BmcingredientsFluxGlycosbio Isocline EngineeringNervana SystemsPlanet Labs Planet LabsSynthetic GenomicsZaiNar

Investor

AtaiBeckleyBaiduBeeflowBoring CompanyCapital Technologies Solutions, Inc.Centivax Commonwealth Fusion Systems Commonwealth Fusion SystemsCyrasDecibel BioDeep GenomicsEGeenFaeth Therapeutics GametoHELIXHotmailInterwovenKanaLatent AIMemphis MeatsMojo Vision Mythic AI NanteroNervanaNew Culture OutcomemdPlanetPumpkinseed TechnologiesRealta Fusion Red MetalsSentz GlobalSkypeSuperplumThe Better Meat CoThe Boring CompanyTheranosTradexUpside FoodsUpward FarmsVironexis BiotherapeuticsWoolaXonaZaiNar Zyphra

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Podcasts & interviews

featuring Steve Jurvetson

Steve Jurvetson Interview | The Tim Ferriss Show (Podcast)

Tim Ferriss

Steve Jurvetson Interview | The Tim Ferriss Show (Podcast) | Summary & Key Insights | Summify

summify.io

2024 Tour of Steve Jurvetson's Space Museum at Future Ventures

Peter Thoeny

Steve Jurvetson, Future Ventures | Virtual Visit of Space Gallery

Foresight Institute

2021 Tour of Steve Jurvetson's Space Museum at Future Ventures

Peter Thoeny

2021 Tour of Steve Jurvetson's Space Museum at Future Ventures

Peter Thoeny

Colleagues at DFJ Venture Partners

Andreas Stavropoulos

Partner at Threshold Ventures

Josh Stein

Managing Partner at Threshold Ventures

Network1

Chris Moran

Vice President and General Manager at Lockheed Martin Ventures

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Steve Jurvetson?: Steve Jurvetson co-founded Future Ventures in 2019 to make long-horizon bets on deep tech, after two decades at Draper Fisher Jurvetson where he backed SpaceX, Tesla and Hotmail. He is one of the longest-serving board members at SpaceX, and his frontier-tech portfolio returned him to the Forbes Midas List in 2026 at number 62.
Where does Steve Jurvetson work?: Steve Jurvetson is Co-founder & Partner of Future Ventures and General Partner at DFJ Venture Partners and Board director at D-Wave and Board director at Bmcingredients and Board director at ZaiNar.
What does Steve Jurvetson invest in?: Steve Jurvetson invests in AgTech, AI & Machine Learning, Biotech, Climate Tech, Deep Tech, FoodTech, Hardware.
What check size does Steve Jurvetson write?: Steve Jurvetson typically writes checks of $1M – $10M.
What companies did Steve Jurvetson found?: Steve Jurvetson founded Future Ventures.
What boards does Steve Jurvetson sit on?: Steve Jurvetson holds tracked board seats at Bmcingredients, D-Wave, D-Wave, Flux, Glycosbio, Isocline Engineering, Nervana Systems, Planet Labs, Planet Labs, SpaceX.
What companies has Steve Jurvetson invested in?: Investments tracked here include Planet Labs, SpaceX, Tesla, AtaiBeckley, Baidu, Beeflow, Boring Company, Capital Technologies Solutions, Inc., Centivax, Commonwealth Fusion Systems, Commonwealth Fusion Systems, Cyras, and 36 more.
Where did Steve Jurvetson go to school?: Steve Jurvetson studied at Stanford University Graduate School of Business (Master of Business Administration (MBA)); Stanford University (MSEE, Electrical Engineering); Stanford University (BSEE, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science).
What awards has Steve Jurvetson received?: Received the Visionary Award from SV Forum in 2017. Was appointed a Presidential Ambassador for Global Entrepreneurship by President Barack Obama in 2016. Was named one of 'Tech's Best Venture Investors' by Forbes. Was named 'Venture Capitalist of the Year' by Deloitte.
What podcasts and interviews feature Steve Jurvetson?: Tracked appearances include "Steve Jurvetson Interview | The Tim Ferriss Show (Podcast)", "Steve Jurvetson Interview | The Tim Ferriss Show (Podcast) | Summary & Key Insights | Summify", "2024 Tour of Steve Jurvetson's Space Museum at Future Ventures", and 3 more.
Does Steve Jurvetson lead rounds?: Yes — Steve Jurvetson has led 3 tracked investments.