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NextView Ventures
Company typePrivate
Industry Venture capital
Founded2010
FoundersDavid Beisel
Rob Go
Lee Hower
Area served
Boston, Massachusetts
Website nextview.vc

NextView Ventures is a venture capital firm that invests in pre-seed and seed-stage technology-driven companies. [1] [2] [3] [4]

History

NextView Ventures was founded in 2010 by David Beisel, Rob Go, and Lee Hower. [3] [5] [6] The firm started investing with a debut fund of $21 million, raised in 2012. [7] [8] [9]

From 2014 to 2022, NextView successfully raised funds in multiple rounds: $40 million for its second venture capital fund in 2014, [10] $50 million for its third fund in 2017, [11] [12] [13] $100 million for its fourth fund in 2020, [14] and most recently, $200 million across its two latest investment funds in 2022. [15]

In 2020, NextView launched its remote accelerator for startups. [16]

Investments

Over the years, NextView has invested in companies such as Bobbie, [17] [18] BookBub, [19] Devoted Health, [20] Drift.com, [14] Ellevest, [4] Grove Collaborative, [4] thredUP, [6] The Nudge, [21] TapCommerce, [22] and WHOOP. [14] Some of these companies have been acquired or have been listed on stock exchanges. [14] Notable acquisitions or public listings include TapCommerce's acquisition by Twitter in 2014, [23] GrabCAD's acquisition by Stratasys in 2014, [3] Parsec's acquisition by Unity in 2021, [24] TripleLift's acquisition by Vista Equity Partners in 2021 for $1.4 billion, [25] and thredUP going public in 2021 with a $1.3 billion IPO. [26]

Locations

NextView Ventures is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts but has additional offices in San Francisco and New York City. [27] [28]

References

  1. ^ https://www.iveypublishing.ca/s/product/nextview-ventures/01t5c00000CwppN
  2. ^ "NextView Ventures ^ 821031".
  3. ^ a b c Garland, Russ (November 12, 2014). "NextView Looks to Be Entrepreneurs' First Call for Seed Financing". Wall Street Journal – via www.wsj.com.
  4. ^ a b c Mascarenhas, Natasha (November 13, 2020). "NextView Ventures closes its fourth fund with $89 million".
  5. ^ https://www.bizjournals.com/boston/blog/mass-high-tech/2011/04/nextview-ventures-raises-8m-of-25m-first-fund.html
  6. ^ a b https://www.bizjournals.com/boston/blog/mass-high-tech/2010/07/beisel-go-and-howers-nextview-makes-early.html
  7. ^ Shontell, Alyson. "Boston-Based VC Firm NextView Ventures Raises New $21 Million Fund". Business Insider.
  8. ^ "Exclusive: NextView Ventures raises first fund". Fortune.
  9. ^ "NextView Ventures Closes Inaugural $21 Million Fund Days After its First Exit".
  10. ^ "NextView Ventures raises $40M fund after exits to Twitter, Yahoo, & Groupon". July 17, 2014.
  11. ^ Loizos, Connie (August 2, 2017). "NextView Ventures just sealed up its third fund with $50 million".
  12. ^ Loizos, Connie (December 15, 2016). "NextView Ventures is looking to raise at least $50 million for a third fund".
  13. ^ "Boston's NextView Ventures raises third seed fund".
  14. ^ a b c d https://www.bizjournals.com/boston/news/2021/01/27/boston-seed-investor-nextview-closes-fourth-fund-a.html
  15. ^ Mascarenhas, Natasha (October 11, 2022). "NextView Ventures' new $200 million fund comes with a slice of San Francisco".
  16. ^ Mascarenhas, Natasha (April 20, 2020). "NextView Ventures is launching a remote accelerator for startups".
  17. ^ Hall, Christine (March 15, 2022). "Bobbie drinks up $50M to expand infant formula product line".
  18. ^ Buhr, Sarah (May 10, 2019). "Meet Bobbie, a baby formula delivery startup promising healthier ingredients".
  19. ^ "BookBub Has Raised $3.8M in Funding". May 1, 2014.
  20. ^ "Devoted Health closes $1.15B series D funding round | Fierce Healthcare".
  21. ^ "This $9/month service uses text messages to help people explore their city and just launched in Seattle – GeekWire".
  22. ^ Ha, Anthony (June 10, 2013). "With $1.2M In Funding, TapCommerce Aims To Bring Ad Retargeting To Smartphones".
  23. ^ Ha, Anthony (June 30, 2014). "Twitter Confirms Acquisition Of Mobile Ad Retargeting Startup TapCommerce".
  24. ^ Kumparak, Greg (August 10, 2021). "Unity to acquire Parsec in its biggest acquisition to date".
  25. ^ Shields, Ronan (March 29, 2021). "TripleLift to Sell Majority Stake to Vista Equity Partners for $1.4 Billion". www.adweek.com.
  26. ^ Scott, Charity L. (March 26, 2021). "ThredUp's Stock Jumps 30% in Market Debut". Wall Street Journal – via www.wsj.com.
  27. ^ "New seed stage investors are finding fertile ground in Internet start-ups - The Boston Globe". January 24, 2012. Archived from the original on January 24, 2012. Retrieved October 21, 2023.{{ cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown ( link)
  28. ^ "NextView Ventures closes on 1st micro-VC fund". www.bizjournals.com. Retrieved 2023-10-05.
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
NextView Ventures
Company typePrivate
Industry Venture capital
Founded2010
FoundersDavid Beisel
Rob Go
Lee Hower
Area served
Boston, Massachusetts
Website nextview.vc

NextView Ventures is a venture capital firm that invests in pre-seed and seed-stage technology-driven companies. [1] [2] [3] [4]

History

NextView Ventures was founded in 2010 by David Beisel, Rob Go, and Lee Hower. [3] [5] [6] The firm started investing with a debut fund of $21 million, raised in 2012. [7] [8] [9]

From 2014 to 2022, NextView successfully raised funds in multiple rounds: $40 million for its second venture capital fund in 2014, [10] $50 million for its third fund in 2017, [11] [12] [13] $100 million for its fourth fund in 2020, [14] and most recently, $200 million across its two latest investment funds in 2022. [15]

In 2020, NextView launched its remote accelerator for startups. [16]

Investments

Over the years, NextView has invested in companies such as Bobbie, [17] [18] BookBub, [19] Devoted Health, [20] Drift.com, [14] Ellevest, [4] Grove Collaborative, [4] thredUP, [6] The Nudge, [21] TapCommerce, [22] and WHOOP. [14] Some of these companies have been acquired or have been listed on stock exchanges. [14] Notable acquisitions or public listings include TapCommerce's acquisition by Twitter in 2014, [23] GrabCAD's acquisition by Stratasys in 2014, [3] Parsec's acquisition by Unity in 2021, [24] TripleLift's acquisition by Vista Equity Partners in 2021 for $1.4 billion, [25] and thredUP going public in 2021 with a $1.3 billion IPO. [26]

Locations

NextView Ventures is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts but has additional offices in San Francisco and New York City. [27] [28]

References

  1. ^ https://www.iveypublishing.ca/s/product/nextview-ventures/01t5c00000CwppN
  2. ^ "NextView Ventures ^ 821031".
  3. ^ a b c Garland, Russ (November 12, 2014). "NextView Looks to Be Entrepreneurs' First Call for Seed Financing". Wall Street Journal – via www.wsj.com.
  4. ^ a b c Mascarenhas, Natasha (November 13, 2020). "NextView Ventures closes its fourth fund with $89 million".
  5. ^ https://www.bizjournals.com/boston/blog/mass-high-tech/2011/04/nextview-ventures-raises-8m-of-25m-first-fund.html
  6. ^ a b https://www.bizjournals.com/boston/blog/mass-high-tech/2010/07/beisel-go-and-howers-nextview-makes-early.html
  7. ^ Shontell, Alyson. "Boston-Based VC Firm NextView Ventures Raises New $21 Million Fund". Business Insider.
  8. ^ "Exclusive: NextView Ventures raises first fund". Fortune.
  9. ^ "NextView Ventures Closes Inaugural $21 Million Fund Days After its First Exit".
  10. ^ "NextView Ventures raises $40M fund after exits to Twitter, Yahoo, & Groupon". July 17, 2014.
  11. ^ Loizos, Connie (August 2, 2017). "NextView Ventures just sealed up its third fund with $50 million".
  12. ^ Loizos, Connie (December 15, 2016). "NextView Ventures is looking to raise at least $50 million for a third fund".
  13. ^ "Boston's NextView Ventures raises third seed fund".
  14. ^ a b c d https://www.bizjournals.com/boston/news/2021/01/27/boston-seed-investor-nextview-closes-fourth-fund-a.html
  15. ^ Mascarenhas, Natasha (October 11, 2022). "NextView Ventures' new $200 million fund comes with a slice of San Francisco".
  16. ^ Mascarenhas, Natasha (April 20, 2020). "NextView Ventures is launching a remote accelerator for startups".
  17. ^ Hall, Christine (March 15, 2022). "Bobbie drinks up $50M to expand infant formula product line".
  18. ^ Buhr, Sarah (May 10, 2019). "Meet Bobbie, a baby formula delivery startup promising healthier ingredients".
  19. ^ "BookBub Has Raised $3.8M in Funding". May 1, 2014.
  20. ^ "Devoted Health closes $1.15B series D funding round | Fierce Healthcare".
  21. ^ "This $9/month service uses text messages to help people explore their city and just launched in Seattle – GeekWire".
  22. ^ Ha, Anthony (June 10, 2013). "With $1.2M In Funding, TapCommerce Aims To Bring Ad Retargeting To Smartphones".
  23. ^ Ha, Anthony (June 30, 2014). "Twitter Confirms Acquisition Of Mobile Ad Retargeting Startup TapCommerce".
  24. ^ Kumparak, Greg (August 10, 2021). "Unity to acquire Parsec in its biggest acquisition to date".
  25. ^ Shields, Ronan (March 29, 2021). "TripleLift to Sell Majority Stake to Vista Equity Partners for $1.4 Billion". www.adweek.com.
  26. ^ Scott, Charity L. (March 26, 2021). "ThredUp's Stock Jumps 30% in Market Debut". Wall Street Journal – via www.wsj.com.
  27. ^ "New seed stage investors are finding fertile ground in Internet start-ups - The Boston Globe". January 24, 2012. Archived from the original on January 24, 2012. Retrieved October 21, 2023.{{ cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown ( link)
  28. ^ "NextView Ventures closes on 1st micro-VC fund". www.bizjournals.com. Retrieved 2023-10-05.

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