SJF Ventures

Venture Capital
82investments
11exits
$65.5Mraised by its portfolio in 12 months
686open roles in its portfolio

Overview

SJF Ventures is an impact-focused venture capital firm investing in high-growth companies that create positive social and environmental change. It backs growth-stage businesses in sustainability, health and wellness, and technology-enabled services across the United States. The firm was founded in 1999 by David Kirkpatrick and Rick Defieux and is headquartered in Durham, North Carolina, with additional offices elsewhere in the country.

Investor profile

Venture capital
Investments
82
35 of them startups
Hiring now
38
686 open roles
Deals in 12 months
1
1 as the lead
Rounds in 12 months
6
$65.5M raised
Exits
11
Focusshare of its companies
Energy & Utilities 20%Health Care 20%Education 15%Transportation & Logistics 15%Software 7%Artificial Intelligence 5%Financial Services 5%Professional Services 5%
Where its companies are
United States 54%Norway 1%India 1%
Stage of its companies
Series A 39%Series B 31%Pre-seed & seed 17%Series C and later 14%
Its companies, the freshest money firstAll 82 investments
NuclearnVenture round $10.5M · 3 mo ago · 1 role DeweyLearnSeries A $5M · 3 mo ago · led a round · 3 roles Azra AIVenture round $10.5M · 6 mo ago Zero HomesVenture round $16.8M · 8 mo ago · 1 role Iron SheepdogVenture round $2.7M · 9 mo ago TiveVenture round $20M · 10 mo ago · 12 roles Cecelia HealthVenture round $16.1M · 16 mo ago Ellipsis HealthVenture round $45M · 16 mo ago · 17 roles TradeverifydVenture round $4M · 17 mo ago SchooLinksSeries B $80M · 2 yr ago · 8 roles Interplay LearningVenture round $20M · 2 yr ago · 4 roles EntouchVenture round $730k · 2 yr ago
686 open roles at 38 of its companies
Hiring fastestroles opened in 30 days
Lineage171 new roles in 30 days Assurant43 new roles in 30 days Instructure22 new roles in 30 days Carrum Health24 new roles in 30 days ShipMonk11 new roles in 30 days Ellucian9 new roles in 30 days
Co-investorscompanies they hold together
GSV Ventures 4 shared Y Combinator 3 shared Grotech Ventures 3 shared 500 Global 2 shared Balderton Capital 2 shared Sageview Capital 2 shared Stonepeak 2 shared Techstars 2 shared Horizon Technology Finance 2 shared Arborview Capital 2 shared
Similar investorstheir companies share markets and countries
Horizon Technology Finance Techstars Initialized Capital Grotech Ventures Launch NY Great Oaks Venture Capital Precursor Ventures M25
Sources: its portfolio page, read Nov 3; 1 rounds in the press that name it

Offices

Where the company hires and what each office is for
Cities
4
Hiring now
0
Countries
1
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Durham United States
HQ
Durham, NC
200 N. Mangum Street
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New York United States
Regional office
New York
80 Maiden Lane
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Seattle United States
Regional office
Seattle
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San Francisco United States
Regional office
San Francisco
1012 Torney Avenue
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