Scott Sandell

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Managing General Partner at NEAMenlo Park, United States

Series ASeries BSaaSDev ToolsCybersecurity

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Warm

Check Size

$10.0M — $60.0M

Activity Score

68/ 100

Reliability Score

🎯25% of deals in Fintech

💰Avg check: $33.7M

🏗️Primarily invests at Series A stage

Investment Thesis

Enterprise and technology investor with decades of experience.

Investment Timeline

Beehiiv

$49.8M

Apr 2023

Clari

$1.1M

Feb 2022

Perplexity

$46.3M

Dec 2021

Ramp

$32.2M

Jul 2021

Wiz

$20.6M

Mar 2021

Brex

$35.8M

Jul 2020

Essential ProductsDead 2020

$75.0M

Jun 2017

WeWorkDead 2023

$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 Velocity

Avg Deals / Year

0.7

Avg Deal Size

$33.7M

Largest Deal

Essential Products

$75.0M

YoY Trend

Steady

Deals Per Year

8 total deals tracked2012–2023

Investment Activity Map

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Current Fund Status

Fund Name

NEA Fund 1

Reported Size

$5.1M

Deploy Progress (Est.)

99% Deployed

Co-Investors

No co-investment data available yet.