DFJ New England is an early-stage venture capital firm, providing expert counsel and financing to emerging companies that display the promise of significant growth and value creation. We are the New England affiliate of Draper Fisher Jurvetson, a premier Silicon Valley venture fund known for visionary early-stage investment.

Our offices are located in Kendall Square, Cambridge, Massachusetts, across the street from the MIT campus. We are at the heart of the techonology innovation community centered on MIT and Harvard.

DFJ New England is a ground-floor investor. Typically, we participate in the seed or A round, taking a significant stake in the company and becoming an active member of the Board of Directors. We continue to invest in subsequent rounds and help arrange financing from other institutional investors, supporting our companies as they move towards financial self-sufficiency and liquidity events.

DFJ New England operates a Small Business Investment Company ("SBIC") licensed by the U.S. Small Business Administration. Through the SBIC program, the U.S. government increases the funds available for investment in new businesses by matching capital raised from private investors. You can find more information about the SBIC program on its web site: www.sba.gov/INV/. 
 

Target Investments:

DFJ New England targets early-stage information technology companies. We invest across the spectrum of information technology, with special focus in three areas:

• Software infrastucture, enterprise software, and software-based services.
• Networking businesses
• Infrastructural technologies for computing and telecommunications

• Large market potential – Our portfolio companies address a market of $500 million or more.
• Significant advantage and differentiation – Most often through unique and protectable technology, the company can become a leader in a proven market, or develop a new market of significant size. The business can scale to develop sustainable competitive advantage and take leadership in its market.
• The kernel of a strong management team – The executive team combines managerial maturity, entrepreneurial experience, and relevant technical and industry expertise and contacts.
• A well-developed plan – We don't want a 50-page business plan.  But we do expect a company to make a concise, complete, and compelling case for why it will be successful. 

Our Value-Added Advantage for Entrepreneurs:

The DFJ New England investment philosophy is service-intensive and hands-on.  In addition to providing capital, we are active counselors and members of the extended management team in all of our portfolio companies, typically taking an active role on the board of directors.  We provide strategic advice, assistance building a management team, access to critical expertise, and introductions to potential partners, customers, and vendors.

Our ability to add value to portfolio companies is based on the knowledge and networks of the DFJ New England Directors who collectively have 65 years of investment, operational, and consulting experience.  With the resources of our strategic partners – the Draper Fisher Jurvetson global network of venture funds – the total value we bring gives the companies we back a major advantage.
 

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