New Enterprise Associates

New Enterprise Associates is a venture capital firm founded in 1977 and based in Menlo Park, California, with offices in the United States, India and China. It makes investments across technology and healthcare startups at multiple stages, from seed to growth, including software, cloud, data, internet services, fintech, AI, e-commerce, and enterprise technology, as well as healthcare information technology, life sciences, medical devices, and biopharma. It also considers energy technology and infrastructure opportunities, such as solar, batteries and smart grids. The firm pursues a global approach, with activity in the United States, Asia and other regions, and supports companies through rounds of financing ranging from small to sizable investments as they scale. NEA focuses on building portfolios in software, IT services, consumer technology, and healthcare technology, backing ambitious entrepreneurs across sectors and geographies.

Michael Albert

Associate

Kate Barrett

Partner, Communications

Forest Baskett

General Partner

Ann Bordetsky

Partner

James Buxton MD

Principal

Past deals in Broadcasting

Kiswe

Venture Round in 2021
Kiswe specializes in enhancing live event viewing by connecting at-home audiences with in-venue fans through interactive video experiences. Its cloud-based Kiswe Studio transforms professional event production and broadcasting. Serving global broadcasters, sports leagues, and music labels like Big Hit Entertainment (BTS), NBA, Globo, MLS, PGA Tour, and Turner Sports.

Conviva

Venture Round in 2017
Conviva, Inc. is a technology company that specializes in optimizing the over-the-top (OTT) video experience for broadcasters, operators, and content owners. Founded in 2006 and headquartered in Foster City, California, with additional offices in major cities worldwide, Conviva offers an intelligent control platform that enhances video quality and viewer engagement across various devices. Its solutions include Conviva Insights, which aggregates quality metrics for better business insights, and Conviva Precision, which provides real-time Global Video Intelligence for a broadcast-like experience. The platform processes nearly 3 trillion streaming data events daily, supporting over 500 million unique viewers and 200 billion streams annually. Conviva serves a wide range of clients, including major brands in entertainment and sports, enabling them to understand viewing trends, retain subscribers, and deliver personalized experiences. The company has also established strategic partnerships to further enhance its offerings in the competitive streaming landscape.

Sportsrocket

Venture Round in 2012
Sportsrocket, Inc. is a New York-based company that provides a comprehensive platform for managing video content in the sports media sector. Founded in 2010, Sportsrocket offers an integrated solution for the production, distribution, management, and monetization of sports media across various platforms. The company collaborates with prominent leagues, publishers, and rights-holders, such as Major League Soccer, the PGA Tour, Scout Media, and AS Roma, to create customized over-the-top (OTT) platforms. Sportsrocket gives sports fans access to live games, events, highlights, and shows, utilizing a proprietary sports media operating system that enhances user engagement and content delivery.

Conviva

Series D in 2012
Conviva, Inc. is a technology company that specializes in optimizing the over-the-top (OTT) video experience for broadcasters, operators, and content owners. Founded in 2006 and headquartered in Foster City, California, with additional offices in major cities worldwide, Conviva offers an intelligent control platform that enhances video quality and viewer engagement across various devices. Its solutions include Conviva Insights, which aggregates quality metrics for better business insights, and Conviva Precision, which provides real-time Global Video Intelligence for a broadcast-like experience. The platform processes nearly 3 trillion streaming data events daily, supporting over 500 million unique viewers and 200 billion streams annually. Conviva serves a wide range of clients, including major brands in entertainment and sports, enabling them to understand viewing trends, retain subscribers, and deliver personalized experiences. The company has also established strategic partnerships to further enhance its offerings in the competitive streaming landscape.

Umami

Seed Round in 2011
Umami is a NYC-based startup founded to deliver on the promise of interactive TV for consumers, networks and advertisers. Umami for iPad, a free app available now in the App Store (umami.tv/download), automatically detects what you’re watching and brings you info, bios, photos, news, gossip and social conversation while you watch. The app is part of a broader publishing platform which simplifies the process for TV networks, content partners and advertisers to create rich, enhanced TV experiences. Umami is led by veterans of interactive TV, broadband video and advertising with experience building platforms and selling media at firms like TV Guide, Aol, CBS, and Comcast. Download - umami.tv/download Check out our video - umami.tv/video On Twitter - @umamitv On Facebook - umamitv

Conviva

Series C in 2010
Conviva, Inc. is a technology company that specializes in optimizing the over-the-top (OTT) video experience for broadcasters, operators, and content owners. Founded in 2006 and headquartered in Foster City, California, with additional offices in major cities worldwide, Conviva offers an intelligent control platform that enhances video quality and viewer engagement across various devices. Its solutions include Conviva Insights, which aggregates quality metrics for better business insights, and Conviva Precision, which provides real-time Global Video Intelligence for a broadcast-like experience. The platform processes nearly 3 trillion streaming data events daily, supporting over 500 million unique viewers and 200 billion streams annually. Conviva serves a wide range of clients, including major brands in entertainment and sports, enabling them to understand viewing trends, retain subscribers, and deliver personalized experiences. The company has also established strategic partnerships to further enhance its offerings in the competitive streaming landscape.

Availink

Series C in 2008
Availink (中天联科) is a company focused on designing chips using semiconductors for digital TV and multimedia areas, and developing application systems. Its product line extends to every specified market ranging from satellite television demodulator chips, to the fields of digital TV. The satellite television demodulator chip, covers all digital television technology standards such as satellites, ground surfaces, and wired. Availink provides many kinds of demodulation and decoding chips. The chip-based system platform schemes and multimedia solutions can mainly be applied to the rapidly developing digital TV field while providing products and services for global enterprise clients. Established in 2005, Availink was founded by a team of scientists. Currently It has a professional core management team with years of R&D experience. Availinks' accumulated chips shipped more than one hundred million pieces.

Telegent Systems

Series C in 2007
Telegent Systems, Inc. is a fabless semiconductor company based in Sunnyvale, California, founded in 2004. The company specializes in the development and marketing of advanced analog CMOS RF and mixed-signal system-on-a-chip solutions. Telegent Systems focuses on creating products that facilitate the reception, processing, and output of free-to-air analog broadcast television, primarily for mobile handsets and portable media devices. By leveraging its technical expertise in RF mixed-signal design and communications signal processing, the company aims to open new market opportunities in communications and computing platforms. Its operations span multiple regions, including Southeast Asia, Latin America, the Middle East, Africa, China, and the Russian Federation/CIS.

ViXS Systems

Series E in 2006
ViXS Systems is a company that specializes in developing multimedia solutions. It provides technologies focused on processing, managing, securing, and distributing high-quality video and audio content. These technologies enable seamless multimedia control, conversion, and connectivity across various digital entertainment devices, catering to both the broadcasting industry and consumer electronics market.

Availink

Series B in 2006
Availink (中天联科) is a company focused on designing chips using semiconductors for digital TV and multimedia areas, and developing application systems. Its product line extends to every specified market ranging from satellite television demodulator chips, to the fields of digital TV. The satellite television demodulator chip, covers all digital television technology standards such as satellites, ground surfaces, and wired. Availink provides many kinds of demodulation and decoding chips. The chip-based system platform schemes and multimedia solutions can mainly be applied to the rapidly developing digital TV field while providing products and services for global enterprise clients. Established in 2005, Availink was founded by a team of scientists. Currently It has a professional core management team with years of R&D experience. Availinks' accumulated chips shipped more than one hundred million pieces.

Telegent Systems

Series B in 2005
Telegent Systems, Inc. is a fabless semiconductor company based in Sunnyvale, California, founded in 2004. The company specializes in the development and marketing of advanced analog CMOS RF and mixed-signal system-on-a-chip solutions. Telegent Systems focuses on creating products that facilitate the reception, processing, and output of free-to-air analog broadcast television, primarily for mobile handsets and portable media devices. By leveraging its technical expertise in RF mixed-signal design and communications signal processing, the company aims to open new market opportunities in communications and computing platforms. Its operations span multiple regions, including Southeast Asia, Latin America, the Middle East, Africa, China, and the Russian Federation/CIS.

Availink

Series A in 2005
Availink (中天联科) is a company focused on designing chips using semiconductors for digital TV and multimedia areas, and developing application systems. Its product line extends to every specified market ranging from satellite television demodulator chips, to the fields of digital TV. The satellite television demodulator chip, covers all digital television technology standards such as satellites, ground surfaces, and wired. Availink provides many kinds of demodulation and decoding chips. The chip-based system platform schemes and multimedia solutions can mainly be applied to the rapidly developing digital TV field while providing products and services for global enterprise clients. Established in 2005, Availink was founded by a team of scientists. Currently It has a professional core management team with years of R&D experience. Availinks' accumulated chips shipped more than one hundred million pieces.

Mainstream Data

Venture Round in 2002
Mainstream Data, Inc. is a technology company focused on developing and deploying comprehensive delivery solutions utilizing advanced satellite, Internet, and information server technology. Established in 1985 and headquartered in Salt Lake City, Utah, with additional teleports and network operation centers in New York and London, the company offers a wide range of services to clients worldwide. These services include transmission capacity, satellite uplink, network management, and integrated high-speed Internet connectivity. Mainstream Data specializes in multimedia content delivery through platforms such as MediasBrowser, MediasFTP, and Newscom, which facilitate the distribution of photos, videos, and other digital assets to various media entities. Additionally, the company provides digital asset management, cross-channel publishing, and video asset management solutions, addressing the complex needs of content management and distribution for information providers, including news agencies and publishers.

HiWire

Series C in 2001
HiWire is an internet software company specializing in the development and delivery of audio advertising technologies. The company focuses on creating innovative solutions for the radio industry, offering an advertisement insertion network that facilitates both audio and video ad placements. HiWire also operates an online marketplace designed to help media entities effectively manage, sell, and oversee inserted advertisements. Through its advanced technologies, HiWire aims to enhance the efficiency of audio advertising and improve the overall experience for both advertisers and media outlets.

Eyecast

Venture Round in 2000
Founded in 1998, Eyecast specializes in secure remote monitoring and playback of video imaging. It integrates video broadcasting, IP telephony, and secure communications for both residential and business customers.

Cidera

Series C in 2000
A satellite-based Internet broadcaster

HiWire

Series B in 2000
HiWire is an internet software company specializing in the development and delivery of audio advertising technologies. The company focuses on creating innovative solutions for the radio industry, offering an advertisement insertion network that facilitates both audio and video ad placements. HiWire also operates an online marketplace designed to help media entities effectively manage, sell, and oversee inserted advertisements. Through its advanced technologies, HiWire aims to enhance the efficiency of audio advertising and improve the overall experience for both advertisers and media outlets.

Cidera

Series B in 1999
A satellite-based Internet broadcaster
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