Steve Jurvetson

Stephen T. Jurvetson is a popular American businessman as well as a venture capitalist. He was a partner of Draper Fisher Jurvetson (DFJ). He is one of the earliest investors of Hotmail, Memphis Meats, Mythic, and Nervana Systems. He now works with various companies and is a board member of several, including SpaceX and Tesla. He collaborated with one fellow who worked in DFJ, Maryanna Saenko, to co-found Future Ventures.

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Biography and Early Life

Stephen Jurvetson was born on 1 March 1967 in Arizona, United States. He is the son of Tonu Jurvetson and Tiiu Tia Jurvetson. His father had fled from Estonia and passed through Germany in 1944, before Soviet re-occupation. His mother was also an immigrant from Estonia, and although his family used the Estonian language, Jurvetson never learned it as his parents used it as a secret between them. Jurvetson is the first non-European to be an e-resident of Estonia.

Age, Height, Weight & Body Measurement

So, how old is Steve Jurvetson in 2021 and what is his height and weight? Well, Steve Jurvetson’s age is 54 years old as of today’s date 2nd August 2021 having been born on 1 March 1967. Though, he is 6′ 2″ in feet and inches and 187 cm in Centimetres tall, he weighs about 185 lbs in Pound and 84kg in Kilograms.

Education

Jurvetson was brought up in Dallas and attended St. Mark’s School of Texas, where he graduated in 1985. He earned his undergraduate degree from Stanford University after 2.5 years with a degree in Electrical Engineering with first-class honors. He later received g=his Masters’ and MBA from that same university.

Personal Life: Dating, Girlfriends, Wife, Kids

Jurvetson is currently married to Genevieve Jurvetson, whom he married in 2018. He has no children yet. He was formerly married to Karla in 1997, a marriage that lasted until 2015.

Jurvetson has been accused of being involved in sexual harassment, which caused his career to collapse. He was even placed in one week’s off duty by the investigation firm after ascertaining that the rumors were true. In order to protect his image, the findings were not published in the media. He later confirmed that he left DFJ for his personal reasons and not what people thought.

Is Stephen Jurvetson Gay?

No. Stephen has a straight sexual orientation and is neither gay nor bisexual. He has been married twice. He was accused of sexual harassment, although the rumors were not confirmed. His current marriage seems to be getting along very well, and he is not faced with marital issues.

Professional Career

Jurvetson got his first job immediately after his MBA from Stanford and joined Hewlett-Packard (HP) as an R & D engineer. He worked for two years and then joined Apple as their product marketer and then joined NeXT Software. In 1999, the MIT TR35 named him for “recognize young entrepreneurs who can deliver” and even made the first investment to Hotmail.

He joined Bain & Company as a consultant and was able to develop sales, marketing, engineering, and other business strategies for different companies for networking, software, and semiconductor industries.

Jurvetson had joined DFJ in his second year in business school, and after proving his talent on various investments, he became a partner of the company. He became involved in an investment with Hotmail, Kana, Interwoven, Tradex, and Cyras. The last one was acquired for $8 billion. He has been a board member of companies like Synthetic Genomics, Planet Labs, Flux, Nervana Systems, which was later acquired by Intel, SpaceX, d-Wave, and Tesla.

Jurvetson stepped down from his position at DFJ on 13 November 2017 and also took a leave from SpaceX and Tesla following the investigations of his allegations about sexual harassment. In April 2018, Jurvetson co-founded a new company with a former member of DFJ. They named the new company, future venture.

Awards

Jurvetson has achieved a lot from his career, and although he has no notable award, he has highly been recognized. His was listed by Forbes from 2011 to 2014 and then in 2016 in the Midas List of Tech’s Top Investors. His success made him work with various companies, and the results were incredible.

Net Worth, Salary & Earnings of Stephen Jurvetson in ’2021’

As of 2021, The total estimated net worth of Jurvetson is $20 million or even more. He has acquired his wealth from his involvement in various businesses. He has also been a member of the board of directors for various companies. After he left DFJ, he started his own company, and this too has greatly contributed to his high amount of wealth.

Some Interesting Facts You Need To Know

• He was appointed by President Barack Obama in 2016 as Presidential Ambassador for Globe Entrepreneurship.
• He was on the board of directors of Tesla from 2006 to December 2020.
• Jurvetson and DFJ were the financial backers for Elizabeth Holmes and her fir firm of blood-testing, Theranos, which had collapsed.

Stephen Jurvetson has been a very dedicated person in his career from the word go. He started his career journey immediately after completing his MBA from Stanford University. He is considered inspirational to many who want to prosper in the business world. Apart from having a high amount of net worth, he has also become very popular.