DFJ

DFJ Growth is a venture capital firm based in Silicon Valley that specializes in investing in growth-stage technology companies. As the later stage investing practice of Draper Fisher Jurvetson, DFJ Growth focuses on partnering with exceptional entrepreneurs who aim to create transformative technology-driven businesses poised for market leadership. Established in 1985, the firm has a long history of providing capital to innovative companies across various sectors, including consumer, enterprise, and healthcare technology. With a commitment to supporting visionary leaders, DFJ Growth plays a significant role in fostering the development of the next generation of iconic companies.

Mark Bailey

Partner

Kevin Bird

Investment Professional

Hope Chen

Venture Partner

Sam Fort

Partner

Randall S. Glein

Co-Founder & Partner

Randy Glein

Partner

Mark Greenstein

Partner and Chief Financial Officer

Mohanjit Jolly

Venture Partner

Justin Kao

Partner

Jocelyn Kinsey

Partner

Jen Kodner

Talent Partner

Jennifer Kodner

Talent Partner

Ryan Morgan

Associate

Warren Packard

Venture Partner

Barry Schuler

Partner

Chris Shanahan

Senior Associate

Sam Shapiro

Principal

Kevin Tu

Principal

Delaney Ugelstad

Associate

Carol Wentworth

Marketing Partner

Past deals in Virginia

Kajeet

Venture Round in 2008
Kajeet, Inc. is a wireless service provider based in McLean, Virginia, that specializes in offering pay-as-you-go cell phone services tailored for children and their parents in the United States. The company addresses the Homework Gap by providing mobile broadband solutions that connect low-income students to essential educational resources needed for completing assignments outside of school. Kajeet's offerings include the SmartSpot, a portable Wi-Fi hotspot that allows for customizable filtered Internet access, and the SmartBus, which provides Wi-Fi on school buses. These solutions, combined with the Sentinel cloud portal, ensure safe and focused Internet connectivity for students, allowing educators to monitor and manage usage effectively while preventing data abuse. Founded in 2003, Kajeet aims to enhance educational opportunities by bridging the digital divide for disadvantaged students.

mBeat Media

Angel Round in 2008
mBeat Media, Inc. (“mBeat”) is a leading service provider in the emerging digital media industry. The founding team's deep domain knowledge, is providing premium SMS mobile content aggregation and distribution (ringtones and wallpaper) services and content, primarily focused on the urban market. Through the leadership of its experienced management team has it's many subscribers, using direct-to-consumer advertising via prominent African-American targeted publications and television stations. mBeat was among the first companies to enter the mobile market and developed some of the earliest commercially availible SMS and WAP applications in the US market. The company currently offers downloadable ringtones, wallpaper images, games, and chat services. mBeat markets its services through direct response advertising through it’s flagship brand, UrbMob, www.urbmob.com, and numerous affiliate networks and partners in web, wap, TV, print, radio, and on carrier decks.

Jobfox

Series C in 2008
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Kajeet

Series B in 2007
Kajeet, Inc. is a wireless service provider based in McLean, Virginia, that specializes in offering pay-as-you-go cell phone services tailored for children and their parents in the United States. The company addresses the Homework Gap by providing mobile broadband solutions that connect low-income students to essential educational resources needed for completing assignments outside of school. Kajeet's offerings include the SmartSpot, a portable Wi-Fi hotspot that allows for customizable filtered Internet access, and the SmartBus, which provides Wi-Fi on school buses. These solutions, combined with the Sentinel cloud portal, ensure safe and focused Internet connectivity for students, allowing educators to monitor and manage usage effectively while preventing data abuse. Founded in 2003, Kajeet aims to enhance educational opportunities by bridging the digital divide for disadvantaged students.

Qmobile

Series B in 2005
Qmobile is one of the service providers in the emerging digital media industry. Launched in 2003 and leveraging the founding team's deep domain knowledge, Qmobile has delivered compelling entertainment and information services to almost one million mobile phone users across the US, and now has over 350,000 subscribers. The company currently offers downloadable ringtones, wallpaper images and games. It also runs a SMS chat service, and additional services are under development.

Qmobile

Series A in 2004
Qmobile is one of the service providers in the emerging digital media industry. Launched in 2003 and leveraging the founding team's deep domain knowledge, Qmobile has delivered compelling entertainment and information services to almost one million mobile phone users across the US, and now has over 350,000 subscribers. The company currently offers downloadable ringtones, wallpaper images and games. It also runs a SMS chat service, and additional services are under development.

Mobile 365

Series D in 2004
Mobile 365 is the new company formed from the merger of the two leaders in the mobile messaging world: InphoMatch, the leader in interoperable data and messaging services for mobile operators, and Mobileway, the leader in messaging solutions for brands and content providers. It is the global leader in the delivery, billing, and settlement of mobile messaging services. Their extensive footprint enables us to reach more mobile users—with more types of mobile data—than anyone else on the globe. They reliably deliver messages, premium content, and value-added services for the leading mobile operators, content providers, brands, and media companies worldwide.

Lumenos

Venture Round in 2003
Lumenos(R) is a pioneer in the Consumer-Driven Health Care industry. The Company's vision is to foster health care that actually cares about health. Lumenos' award winning approach empowers consumers with health accounts (including Health Reimbursement Accounts and Health Savings Accounts), information, services and incentives to become better informed about their health and engage in health-promoting behaviors. The Company's goal is to improve consumers' health outcomes, and by doing so, to achieve long-term consumers' health outcomes, and by doing so, to achieve long-term cost efficiency for employers.

Ikimbo

Series D in 2002
Ikimbo offers communication and collaboration software and services for companies. It provides a unified applications platform that includes instant messaging, group email management, and real-time and asynchronous communication. The company also offers professional services to assist clients in planning, implementation and integration with legacy systems. Ikimbo’s clients include well known companies such as PricewaterhouseCoopers and Best Software. Ikimbo’s strategic partners include BroadBeam, OTG, Oracle, Hewlett-Packard, Ventera Corporation and Network Solutions. The company was established in 1999 and is based in Reston, Virginia.

Mobile 365

Series C in 2002
Mobile 365 is the new company formed from the merger of the two leaders in the mobile messaging world: InphoMatch, the leader in interoperable data and messaging services for mobile operators, and Mobileway, the leader in messaging solutions for brands and content providers. It is the global leader in the delivery, billing, and settlement of mobile messaging services. Their extensive footprint enables us to reach more mobile users—with more types of mobile data—than anyone else on the globe. They reliably deliver messages, premium content, and value-added services for the leading mobile operators, content providers, brands, and media companies worldwide.

Lumenos

Series B in 2000
Lumenos(R) is a pioneer in the Consumer-Driven Health Care industry. The Company's vision is to foster health care that actually cares about health. Lumenos' award winning approach empowers consumers with health accounts (including Health Reimbursement Accounts and Health Savings Accounts), information, services and incentives to become better informed about their health and engage in health-promoting behaviors. The Company's goal is to improve consumers' health outcomes, and by doing so, to achieve long-term consumers' health outcomes, and by doing so, to achieve long-term cost efficiency for employers.

Foliofn

Venture Round in 2000
Folio Financial, Inc. develops and supports digital-first investment platforms for advisors and enterprises, fully integrated with our brokerage, clearing, and custody solutions. After serving as an SEC commissioner, Folio’s founder, Steven Wallman, set out to democratize investing in the late 1990s. His vision of making investing available to all has played out in a series of ongoing innovations with a common theme – access, automation, transparency, and flexibility. We’ve been ahead of the curve since our inception, pioneering technologies including fractional share investing, patented tax management tools, end-to-end online account opening and management, online proxy voting, online private placement investing, and the ability to create portfolios using security, sector, and social-issue filters. Folio’s businesses include Folio Institutional, focused on providing innovative solutions for RIAs and enterprises; Folio Investing and Folio First for self-directed retail investors; VIA Folio, an end-to-end investing platform for private investments available to both institutional and retail investors; First Affirmative Financial Network, the leading advisor network serving the responsible investment community; and The SRI Conference and Community, the nation’s premier conference on impact investing.

Ikimbo

Series A in 1999
Ikimbo offers communication and collaboration software and services for companies. It provides a unified applications platform that includes instant messaging, group email management, and real-time and asynchronous communication. The company also offers professional services to assist clients in planning, implementation and integration with legacy systems. Ikimbo’s clients include well known companies such as PricewaterhouseCoopers and Best Software. Ikimbo’s strategic partners include BroadBeam, OTG, Oracle, Hewlett-Packard, Ventera Corporation and Network Solutions. The company was established in 1999 and is based in Reston, Virginia.