Steve Jurvetson

Jurvetson formal SEC separation from DFJ occurred Jan-May 2018 (months after public Nov 2017 departure). Present on Jan 2018 Box Inc Form 4, absent May 2018. Sold 15.2M Tesla Aug 2017 (at DFJ), 5.7M Tesla Nov 2019 (4mo post-Epstein arrest).

Delaware Chancery ruled Jurvetson dual fiduciary as matter of law in Tesla/SolarCity merger — sat on SpaceX board while DFJ owned millions of SolarCity shares. Defendant in Tornetta v Musk (56B comp). Agreed to return 3.1M stock options Jan 2026 settlement.

Steve Jurvetson named as party in two Tesla shareholder derivative suits: (1) Ross Weintraub v. Elon Musk (N.D. Cal. 3:14-cv-02817, filed June 18 2014) — breach of fiduciary duty, diversity jurisdiction, Jurvetson listed among Tesla directors; (2) In re Tesla Inc. Shareholder Derivative Litigation (D. Del. 1:18-cv-01669, filed Oct 25 2018) — Securities Exchange Act. Also named in two 2025 cases: Dinner Table Action v. Schneider (1st Cir. 25-1705) and Dinner Table Action v. Equal Citizens (1st Cir. 25-1706) — campaign finance cases unrelated to Tesla. The 2018 Tesla derivative case was filed during the same period Jurvetson departed DFJ over sexual harassment (Nov 2017). FBI memo EFTA00129096 alleges Creer blackmailed Jurvetson through DFJ Capital.

Steve Jurvetson listed as 'Promotion and outreach advisor' in Epstein-associated project document 'New Methods Project - Foundational Questions in Measurement' (v1.0, September 5, 2014, EFTA00587739). Document lists $2MM budget with Jurvetson alongside Barry Nalebuff, Howard Morgan, Peter Diamandis, Henry Timms, Martin Seligman, Jeff Walker. This is a primary-source Epstein document establishing Jurvetson as an advisor for Epstein-linked programming — directly relevant to FBI memo EFTA00129096 alleging Creer blackmailed Jurvetson through DFJ.

Epstein personally rated Steve Jurvetson '5 stars' in personal notes compiled January 17, 2013 (EFTA00715319/EFTA00715324), describing him as 'the only famous Silicon Valley VC with a deep understanding of advanced technology' who 'created the nanotech investment boom singlehandedly.' The rating '***' (3-stars) is shown in the LMSBAND snippet context but the detailed note is on page EFTA00715324. This document is Ben Goertzel's email to Epstein recommending 'interesting people to meet' and Epstein annotated his own assessment of them. INVESTIGATIVE SIGNIFICANCE: Epstein held Jurvetson in high regard as early as 2013, predating Jurvetson's 2017 forced departure from DFJ. Given FBI memo EFTA00129096 alleges Creer 'actively blackmailed' Jurvetson, and Epstein was monitoring Jurvetson's 2017 departure (EFTA02567913), this raises question of whether Creer's alleged blackmail operation was connected to Epstein's intelligence operations.

Austin Hill emailed Jeffrey Epstein on November 14, 2017 (EFTA02567913) sharing the Recode article about Steve Jurvetson being forced out of Draper Fisher Jurvetson for sexual harassment, subject line: 'It's happening in my industry as well.' URL shared: recode.net/2017/11/13/16645274/steve-jurvetson-out-draper-fisher-jurvetson-sexual-harassment. INVESTIGATIVE SIGNIFICANCE: (1) Documents Epstein receiving active intelligence about Jurvetson's downfall from a Silicon Valley contact; (2) This is the same period (Nov 2017) Jurvetson was departing DFJ; (3) FBI memo EFTA00129096 alleges Creer was blackmailing Jurvetson — Epstein being informed of Jurvetson's sexual harassment exposure creates a potential Creer-Epstein intelligence pipeline question.

Steve Jurvetson named in Epstein 'Bios' document EFTA00774150 (April 20, 2009), appearing on a list of notable figures including Larry Page, Elon Musk, Nathan Myhrvold, Christof Koch, Danny Hillis, Bran Ferren, Frances Arnold, and others. The document was prepared for an Epstein meeting/event, with each name hyperlinked to Wikipedia for background research. 'Steve Juvertson' (misspelled) linked to en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Jurvetson. This establishes Jurvetson was in Epstein's target network as far back as April 2009.

Epstein was informed of Jurvetson's sexual harassment ouster from DFJ in November 2017. Austin Hill (Brudder Ventures, Montreal) emailed Epstein on November 14, 2017 with link to Recode article 'Steve Jurvetson Out Draper Fisher Jurvetson Sexual Harassment' with note 'It's happening in my industry as well.' Austin Hill had a documented regular relationship with Epstein from at least 2014 (multiple Fairmont Vancouver meetings) through October 2017. This establishes Epstein was actively tracking Jurvetson's sexual misconduct vulnerability — the same vulnerability the FBI memo (EFTA00129096) alleges Creer later exploited for blackmail.

Epstein had Steve Jurvetson listed as a 'Promotion and outreach advisor' for a proposed Foundational Questions in Measurement project (September 2014), alongside Peter Diamandis, Howard Morgan, Martin Seligman, and others. Project was a Templeton-style grant program targeting spiritual/measurement questions with $2.88M budget over two years. Documents: EFTA00587739 and EFTA00693768 (duplicate/revision). This establishes Jurvetson had a direct working relationship with Epstein's project design activities, not just social acquaintance.

Epstein received a J.P. Morgan invitation to a DFJ Growth 2013 prospective investor conference call (March 11, 2013). The email (EFTA00652653) was sent from 'US GIO' to undisclosed recipients — Epstein was on the investor prospect list for a $350M DFJ Growth fund raise. Randy Glein (MD) and Barry Schuler (MD) were hosting. This demonstrates Epstein was being actively courted as a capital source by the DFJ network at the same time he was listing Jurvetson as a project advisor. Creer was a longtime DFJ affiliate during this period.

Zero federal litigation related to sexual misconduct, DFJ departure, Creer, Sanctum, blackmail, or protective orders. Strongly suggests private separation agreement with NDA or arbitration.

NEGATIVE: Searched CourtListener for state/federal court civil suits by or against Steve Jurvetson naming Frank Creer as party. Zero results. Jurvetson appears only as Tesla board member defendant in Tesla shareholder derivative suits (Weintraub v. Musk N.D.Cal. 3:14-cv-02817; In re Tesla D.Del. 1:18-cv-01669) — unrelated to Creer or SNCTM.

Steve Jurvetson departure from DFJ timeline: Investigation opened summer 2017; entrepreneur Keri Kukral posted Facebook warning late October 2017; Jurvetson stepped down November 13, 2017 from DFJ and took leave from SpaceX/Tesla boards. CNBC reported November 19, 2017 he was pushed out for lying. Jurvetson denied wrongdoing. The FBI memo (April 2025) alleges Creer blackmailed Jurvetson using SNCTM information - Jurvetson denies being blackmailed.