NEA

venture capital
Menlo Park, United StatesFounded 1977Website

AUM

$25.0M

Team

1

Funds

1

Investment Thesis

Top Sectors

Fintech
Creator Economy
SaaS

Preferred Stages

Series A
Series B

Deal Pace

0.7

deals/year avg

Team Activity Score68/100

Investment Team

S
Scott Sandell
Managing General Partner
Warm 68

Portfolio Companies(8)

Beehiiv

Creator EconomySeries A
$49.8M
Apr 2023

Clari

SaaSSeries A
$1.1M
Feb 2022

Perplexity

AI / MLSeries A
$46.3M
Dec 2021

Ramp

FintechSeries B
$32.2M
Jul 2021

Wiz

CybersecuritySeries B
$20.6M
Mar 2021

Brex

FintechSeries B
$35.8M
Jul 2020

Essential Products

ConsumerSeries B
$75.0M
Jun 2017

WeWork

Real Estate TechSeries A
$8.5M
May 2012

Portfolio Breakdown

By Sector

Fintech2 deals · 25%
Creator Economy1 deal · 13%
SaaS1 deal · 13%
AI / ML1 deal · 13%
Cybersecurity1 deal · 13%
Consumer1 deal · 13%
Real Estate Tech1 deal · 13%

By Stage

Series A4 deals · 50%
Series B4 deals · 50%
8 tracked deals7 sectors · 2 stages

Deal Activity by Year

2012
1
2017
1
2020
1
2021
3
2022
1
2023
1

Fund Vehicles

NEA Fund 1
Cold
Size: $5.1M
fully_deployed99% deployed