Jurvetson steps down from DFJ

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Steve Jurvetson, Draper Fisher Jurvetson, venture capital, sexual harassment
Photo of Steve Jurvetson by Oscar Urizar, Red Eye Collection, for Buyouts Insider's VCJ.
  • Jurvetson co-founded VC firm Draper Fisher Jurvetson
  • Mulls legal action against “those who defamed” him
  • Firm looks into harassment allegations

Steve Jurvetson said Monday that he would leave the firm he co-founded, Draper Fisher Jurvetson, to focus on personal matters.

Those matters included “taking legal action against those whose false statements have defamed me,” according to a tweet he posted.

The departure comes as Jurvetson is being investigated by his firm for harassment. DFJ issued a statement late last month that during the summer the firm became aware of indirect and second-hand allegations against Jurvetson.

Jurvetson’s departure also follows claims in a Facebook post by the entrepreneur Keri Kukral that predatory behavior was rampant at DFJ.

In a statement provided to USA Today, the firm said Jurvetson’s decision to leave the firm was by mutual agreement.

Photo of Steve Jurvetson by Oscar Urizar, Red Eye Collection, for VCJ