At a Glance
Threshold Ventures emerged in 2017 from the transformation of Draper Fisher Jurvetson (DFJ), one of Silicon Valley's most storied venture capital firms originally founded in 1985. Led by Emily Melton, Threshold inherited DFJ's remarkable legacy of early investments in companies like Tesla, Skype, Baidu, and SpaceX, while establishing its own identity focused on seed and Series A investments. The firm takes a thesis-driven approach to investing, identifying transformative technologies and exceptional founders who can build category-defining companies. Threshold is known for its deep technical expertise and willingness to back contrarian ideas that others might overlook. The firm's portfolio spans enterprise software, consumer technologies, and deep tech innovations including autonomous vehicles, space technology, and artificial intelligence. With a relatively concentrated investment strategy, Threshold focuses on building long-term partnerships with entrepreneurs and providing hands-on support throughout the company building journey. The firm continues DFJ's tradition of identifying and backing the next generation of world-changing technologies.
“Partners with exceptional entrepreneurs building companies that leverage technology to solve important problems and create lasting value.”
Threshold Ventures primarily invests at the Seed, Series A stages. This means they focus on companies that are building their initial product and finding product-market fit.
Threshold Ventures is headquartered in Menlo Park, CA. Many of their portfolio companies are also based in this region, though they invest across geographies.
Threshold Ventures focuses on investments in Enterprise, Consumer, Deeptech, AI. Their portfolio reflects deep expertise and networks within these sectors.
Threshold Ventures's typical investment check size ranges from $1M to $10M. Actual amounts may vary based on the stage, sector, and specific opportunity.
Threshold Ventures manages approximately $500M in assets under management (AUM) across their funds.
