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Steve Jurvetson Is Back in Business

By Serena Saitto
· · Source: The Information

Steve Jurvetson is back in business. The venture capitalist, who last year left DFJ after the firm he co-founded opened an investigation on him,  is starting a new VC fund called  Future Ventures , according to its website. Mr. Jurvetson announced the launch on his Facebook  page , posting: “I am incredibly excited about the future — the future of entrepreneurship, disruptive technologies, and...

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