#317: Steve Jurvetson — The Midas Touch and Mind-Bending Futures
Steve Jurvetson ( @jurvetson ) is an early-stage venture capitalist with a focus on founder-led, mission-driven companies at the cutting edge of disruptive technology and new industry formation. Steve was the early VC investor in SpaceX , Tesla , Planet , Memphis Meats , Hotmail , and the deep learning companies Mythic and Nervana . He also led investments in startups that were acquired for $16 billion, and five that went public in successful IPOs.
In 2016, former President Barack Obama announced Steve's appointment as a Presidential Ambassador for Global Entrepreneurship. Steve has also been honored as one of " Tech's Best Venture Investors " by Forbes, and as the " Venture Capitalist of the Year " by Deloitte. Steve will be launching a brand-new venture fund sometime later this year, and you can read about it at future.ventures .
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