New Enterprise Associates

New Enterprise Associates (NEA) is a prominent venture capital firm established in 1977, headquartered in Menlo Park, California, with additional offices in the U.S., India, and China. NEA specializes in investing in technology and healthcare sectors, with a focus on enterprise, consumer, fintech, life sciences, and digital health companies. The firm engages with entrepreneurs at various stages of business development, providing support from initial funding to public offerings. NEA invests globally, with a significant presence in Asia, including China and India, as well as the United States. The firm typically invests between $0.05 million and $20 million per deal.

Michael Albert

Associate

Kate Barrett

Partner, Communications

Ron Bernal

Venture Partner

Ann Bordetsky

Partner

Zak Burns

Associate

James Buxton MD

Principal

Carmen Chang

Partner and Head of Asia

Philip Chopin

Managing Director, NEA UK

Brandon Christie

VC Principal

Pamela Clark

General Partner

Vanessa Deng

Associate

Chris Doppman

Managing Director, LP Relations

Jonathan Golden

Partner

Scott Gottlieb MD

Partner

Jay Graf

Venture Partner

Aaron Jacobson

Partner

Arjun Jain

Senior Associate

James Kaplan

Associate

Nick Kline

Partner, LP Relations

Danielle Lay

Partner

Tiffany Le

Principal

Michael Li

Principal

Tiffany Luck

Partner

Ed Mathers

Partner and Board Member

Matthew McAviney

Partner

Michael O'Dell

Venture Partner

Kemi Odusan

Senior Associate

Jess Ou

Principal

Greg Papadopoulos

Venture Partner

Michele Park

Partner

Eileen Qian

Associate

Tim Schaller

CFO

Alex Sharata

Partner

George Stamas

Venture Partner

Brad Thawley

Partner, Limited Partner Relations

Blake Wu

Partner

Lulu Xu

Principal

Edison Zhang

Associate

J.C. Lopez

Principal on NEA's Healthcare Team

Arno Penzias Ph.D

Venture Partner

Past deals in Geospatial

Granica

Series A in 2023
Granica is a company that specializes in enhancing the efficiency and safety of artificial intelligence applications through its AI Data Readiness Platform. This platform assists data engineers and leaders in creating AI-ready data, which is crucial for optimizing machine learning models and analytics. By improving the efficiency of tabular and natural language processing training data, Granica significantly reduces storage costs and enhances query performance. The company focuses on mitigating risks associated with sensitive data leakage and harmful content, thereby ensuring privacy and safety in AI inputs and outputs. Granica curates and refines training datasets to select impactful samples, ultimately boosting the performance and reliability of AI models. Targeting enterprises in data-intensive sectors such as financial services, retail, geo-spatial intelligence, and autonomous vehicles, Granica enables clients to leverage AI more effectively, enhancing trust and improving business outcomes.

Dandelion Energy

Series B in 2022
Dandelion Energy, Inc. is a Palo Alto, California-based company founded in 2017 that specializes in affordable geothermal heating and cooling solutions. The company replaces traditional air conditioning and heating systems with an innovative home geothermal system that utilizes a powerful heat pump and underground pipes to transfer heat between the earth and the residence. This system is designed to harness thermal energy from below the earth's surface to regulate indoor temperatures and provide hot water, allowing homeowners to transition from conventional heating fuels to a more sustainable geothermal alternative. Dandelion Energy is committed to making renewable heating and cooling accessible and cost-effective for homeowners.

Swift Navigation

Series D in 2022
Swift Navigation, Inc. is a technology company specializing in high-precision global positioning system (GPS) and global navigation satellite system (GNSS) solutions. Founded in 2012 and headquartered in San Francisco, California, with an additional location in Melbourne, Australia, the company aims to make accurate positioning technology more accessible and affordable. Swift Navigation offers a range of products, including the Piksi Multi GNSS Module and the ruggedized Duro Receiver, both providing centimeter-level accuracy through real-time kinematics (RTK) technology. Their offerings also include the Skylark cloud corrections service and the Starling GNSS positioning engine, which cater to various sectors such as automotive, agriculture, robotics, and unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs). The company is recognized for defining a new category of low-cost, high-accuracy GNSS systems, delivering significantly better performance than conventional GPS systems. Swift Navigation's innovative solutions have been acknowledged by prestigious lists, reflecting its role in transforming industries through automation and enhanced navigation capabilities.

Dandelion Energy

Series B in 2021
Dandelion Energy, Inc. is a Palo Alto, California-based company founded in 2017 that specializes in affordable geothermal heating and cooling solutions. The company replaces traditional air conditioning and heating systems with an innovative home geothermal system that utilizes a powerful heat pump and underground pipes to transfer heat between the earth and the residence. This system is designed to harness thermal energy from below the earth's surface to regulate indoor temperatures and provide hot water, allowing homeowners to transition from conventional heating fuels to a more sustainable geothermal alternative. Dandelion Energy is committed to making renewable heating and cooling accessible and cost-effective for homeowners.

Dandelion Energy

Series A in 2020
Dandelion Energy, Inc. is a Palo Alto, California-based company founded in 2017 that specializes in affordable geothermal heating and cooling solutions. The company replaces traditional air conditioning and heating systems with an innovative home geothermal system that utilizes a powerful heat pump and underground pipes to transfer heat between the earth and the residence. This system is designed to harness thermal energy from below the earth's surface to regulate indoor temperatures and provide hot water, allowing homeowners to transition from conventional heating fuels to a more sustainable geothermal alternative. Dandelion Energy is committed to making renewable heating and cooling accessible and cost-effective for homeowners.

NextNav

Series E in 2020
NextNav, LLC is a technology company specializing in urban and indoor positioning solutions in the United States. Founded in 2007 and headquartered in Tyson's Corner, Virginia, with additional locations in Sunnyvale, California, and Bengaluru, India, NextNav provides a positioning system that enables mobile devices to determine their location where GPS signals are weak or unavailable. This advanced system offers precise location and height information, ensuring accuracy down to the floor level. NextNav's services are utilized in various sectors, including public safety and emergency response, as well as commercial applications that require reliable indoor positioning. The company's Pinnacle platform enhances geolocation applications by providing altitude data, thus facilitating 3D experiences. Overall, NextNav aims to enhance navigation and positioning capabilities in challenging environments, ensuring that critical infrastructure remains resilient.

Dandelion Energy

Series A in 2019
Dandelion Energy, Inc. is a Palo Alto, California-based company founded in 2017 that specializes in affordable geothermal heating and cooling solutions. The company replaces traditional air conditioning and heating systems with an innovative home geothermal system that utilizes a powerful heat pump and underground pipes to transfer heat between the earth and the residence. This system is designed to harness thermal energy from below the earth's surface to regulate indoor temperatures and provide hot water, allowing homeowners to transition from conventional heating fuels to a more sustainable geothermal alternative. Dandelion Energy is committed to making renewable heating and cooling accessible and cost-effective for homeowners.

HEAVY.AI

Series C in 2018
HEAVY.AI is a developer of a big data analytics and visualization platform that enables businesses and government entities to uncover valuable opportunities and risks within extensive location and time-based data. By leveraging the capabilities of modern GPU and CPU hardware, HEAVY.AI's platform provides a structured query language-compliant database and an advanced visual analytics engine. This technology allows users to effectively analyze and visualize multi-billion record datasets through a web-based interface. The company's solutions are utilized across various sectors, including government, telecommunications, energy, utilities, and higher education, facilitating high-impact decision-making and enhancing the ability to derive insights from complex data.

Dandelion Energy

Seed Round in 2018
Dandelion Energy, Inc. is a Palo Alto, California-based company founded in 2017 that specializes in affordable geothermal heating and cooling solutions. The company replaces traditional air conditioning and heating systems with an innovative home geothermal system that utilizes a powerful heat pump and underground pipes to transfer heat between the earth and the residence. This system is designed to harness thermal energy from below the earth's surface to regulate indoor temperatures and provide hot water, allowing homeowners to transition from conventional heating fuels to a more sustainable geothermal alternative. Dandelion Energy is committed to making renewable heating and cooling accessible and cost-effective for homeowners.

Ursa Space Systems

Series A in 2017
Ursa Space Systems Inc. is a geospatial services company that specializes in providing aerial and space-based data products to enhance geographic mapping and location-based information services. Founded in 2014 and headquartered in Ithaca, New York, the company delivers imagery and information products that support market and weather forecasting, agricultural yield optimization, disaster response, and military intelligence. Ursa's offerings include the Ursa Global Oil Storage Monitoring solution, which tracks global oil storage for clients such as hedge funds, commodities traders, banks, and oil companies. The company serves various sectors, including precision agriculture, business intelligence, humanitarian relief, and civil protection, as well as mapping and traffic applications. By utilizing data from radar satellites, Ursa Space Systems aims to bring transparency to global markets, enabling traders and analysts in the finance and energy industries to make more informed decisions.

Swift Navigation

Series B in 2017
Swift Navigation, Inc. is a technology company specializing in high-precision global positioning system (GPS) and global navigation satellite system (GNSS) solutions. Founded in 2012 and headquartered in San Francisco, California, with an additional location in Melbourne, Australia, the company aims to make accurate positioning technology more accessible and affordable. Swift Navigation offers a range of products, including the Piksi Multi GNSS Module and the ruggedized Duro Receiver, both providing centimeter-level accuracy through real-time kinematics (RTK) technology. Their offerings also include the Skylark cloud corrections service and the Starling GNSS positioning engine, which cater to various sectors such as automotive, agriculture, robotics, and unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs). The company is recognized for defining a new category of low-cost, high-accuracy GNSS systems, delivering significantly better performance than conventional GPS systems. Swift Navigation's innovative solutions have been acknowledged by prestigious lists, reflecting its role in transforming industries through automation and enhanced navigation capabilities.

HEAVY.AI

Series B in 2017
HEAVY.AI is a developer of a big data analytics and visualization platform that enables businesses and government entities to uncover valuable opportunities and risks within extensive location and time-based data. By leveraging the capabilities of modern GPU and CPU hardware, HEAVY.AI's platform provides a structured query language-compliant database and an advanced visual analytics engine. This technology allows users to effectively analyze and visualize multi-billion record datasets through a web-based interface. The company's solutions are utilized across various sectors, including government, telecommunications, energy, utilities, and higher education, facilitating high-impact decision-making and enhancing the ability to derive insights from complex data.

Swift Navigation

Series A in 2015
Swift Navigation, Inc. is a technology company specializing in high-precision global positioning system (GPS) and global navigation satellite system (GNSS) solutions. Founded in 2012 and headquartered in San Francisco, California, with an additional location in Melbourne, Australia, the company aims to make accurate positioning technology more accessible and affordable. Swift Navigation offers a range of products, including the Piksi Multi GNSS Module and the ruggedized Duro Receiver, both providing centimeter-level accuracy through real-time kinematics (RTK) technology. Their offerings also include the Skylark cloud corrections service and the Starling GNSS positioning engine, which cater to various sectors such as automotive, agriculture, robotics, and unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs). The company is recognized for defining a new category of low-cost, high-accuracy GNSS systems, delivering significantly better performance than conventional GPS systems. Swift Navigation's innovative solutions have been acknowledged by prestigious lists, reflecting its role in transforming industries through automation and enhanced navigation capabilities.

NextNav

Series D in 2014
NextNav, LLC is a technology company specializing in urban and indoor positioning solutions in the United States. Founded in 2007 and headquartered in Tyson's Corner, Virginia, with additional locations in Sunnyvale, California, and Bengaluru, India, NextNav provides a positioning system that enables mobile devices to determine their location where GPS signals are weak or unavailable. This advanced system offers precise location and height information, ensuring accuracy down to the floor level. NextNav's services are utilized in various sectors, including public safety and emergency response, as well as commercial applications that require reliable indoor positioning. The company's Pinnacle platform enhances geolocation applications by providing altitude data, thus facilitating 3D experiences. Overall, NextNav aims to enhance navigation and positioning capabilities in challenging environments, ensuring that critical infrastructure remains resilient.

Cleversafe

Series D in 2013
Cleversafe, Inc. is a developer of innovative web-scale storage solutions based in Chicago, Illinois. Founded in 2004, the company specializes in enterprise storage systems that enable businesses to store, manage, and access data at petabyte scale and beyond. Cleversafe's offerings include content repository, Storage-as-a-Service, enterprise collaboration, backup, and archiving solutions, catering to a diverse array of industries such as financial services, healthcare, media, oil and gas, and government sectors. The company is particularly known for its dispersed storage technology, which allows for the deployment of dispersed storage networks, providing organizations with scalable and economically efficient data storage options. Cleversafe's solutions address the challenges posed by the exponential growth of unstructured data, ensuring effective management and security while simplifying application deployment and scalability. As of November 2015, Cleversafe operates as a subsidiary of International Business Machines Corporation.

Koozoo

Seed Round in 2012
Koozoo Inc., established in 2010 and headquartered in San Francisco, operates an online platform that broadcasts live video feeds from public places worldwide. This platform is powered by a network of continuously broadcasting smartphone cameras, crowd-sourced from users. Koozoo aims to make real-time views of public spaces easily accessible to everyone. The company has received backing from investors such as New Enterprise Associates and Tugboat Ventures.

Recce

Series A in 2012
Recce collects all the myriad sources of location and geodata into a rich, interactive map.

Cleversafe

Series C in 2010
Cleversafe, Inc. is a developer of innovative web-scale storage solutions based in Chicago, Illinois. Founded in 2004, the company specializes in enterprise storage systems that enable businesses to store, manage, and access data at petabyte scale and beyond. Cleversafe's offerings include content repository, Storage-as-a-Service, enterprise collaboration, backup, and archiving solutions, catering to a diverse array of industries such as financial services, healthcare, media, oil and gas, and government sectors. The company is particularly known for its dispersed storage technology, which allows for the deployment of dispersed storage networks, providing organizations with scalable and economically efficient data storage options. Cleversafe's solutions address the challenges posed by the exponential growth of unstructured data, ensuring effective management and security while simplifying application deployment and scalability. As of November 2015, Cleversafe operates as a subsidiary of International Business Machines Corporation.

GoodGuide

Series B in 2009
GoodGuide is a comprehensive platform that offers consumers access to the largest and most reliable source of information regarding the health, environmental, and social impacts of various products and companies. It features ratings on over 60,000 products, including personal care items and household cleaners, enabling users to easily identify safe and healthy choices for their homes. By providing expert advice and personalized recommendations, GoodGuide empowers consumers to make informed decisions about the products they purchase. The platform is accessible online and via mobile devices, ensuring that users can obtain the necessary information anytime and anywhere. Additionally, GoodGuide plans to expand its database to include new categories such as toys, electronics, and automobiles, further enhancing its role as a vital resource for consumers seeking safe and environmentally friendly products.

GoodGuide

Series A in 2009
GoodGuide is a comprehensive platform that offers consumers access to the largest and most reliable source of information regarding the health, environmental, and social impacts of various products and companies. It features ratings on over 60,000 products, including personal care items and household cleaners, enabling users to easily identify safe and healthy choices for their homes. By providing expert advice and personalized recommendations, GoodGuide empowers consumers to make informed decisions about the products they purchase. The platform is accessible online and via mobile devices, ensuring that users can obtain the necessary information anytime and anywhere. Additionally, GoodGuide plans to expand its database to include new categories such as toys, electronics, and automobiles, further enhancing its role as a vital resource for consumers seeking safe and environmentally friendly products.

Cleversafe

Series C in 2007
Cleversafe, Inc. is a developer of innovative web-scale storage solutions based in Chicago, Illinois. Founded in 2004, the company specializes in enterprise storage systems that enable businesses to store, manage, and access data at petabyte scale and beyond. Cleversafe's offerings include content repository, Storage-as-a-Service, enterprise collaboration, backup, and archiving solutions, catering to a diverse array of industries such as financial services, healthcare, media, oil and gas, and government sectors. The company is particularly known for its dispersed storage technology, which allows for the deployment of dispersed storage networks, providing organizations with scalable and economically efficient data storage options. Cleversafe's solutions address the challenges posed by the exponential growth of unstructured data, ensuring effective management and security while simplifying application deployment and scalability. As of November 2015, Cleversafe operates as a subsidiary of International Business Machines Corporation.

Loopt

Series B in 2007
Loopt is a social service platform that connects individuals to their local communities through its mobile application and website. The service provides users with valuable information about their surroundings, enabling them to discover places, find friends, and locate the best deals available. With more than five million registered users in the United States, Loopt emphasizes user privacy by offering a variety of intuitive controls. The company is headquartered in Mountain View, California, and is accessible on devices such as iPhone, iPod Touch, and Android.

Jentro Technologies

Series A in 2007
Jentro Technologies GmbH is a Munich-based company that specializes in GPS-based mobile navigation solutions for mobile communication companies across Europe. Founded in 2003, it provides a comprehensive Mobility Solutions Platform that includes global mapping, GPS connectivity, and various application interfaces for user management and billing. Jentro's offerings encompass Activepilot, a complete online navigation solution that integrates hardware design, client software, and backend services, as well as a Navigation Suite featuring turn-by-turn navigation, real-time traffic updates, and local search applications. Additionally, the company develops products such as a community platform for social sharing and travel information services. Jentro Technologies also delivers value-added services, including billing management, marketing assistance, and sales training, while maintaining strategic partnerships with notable firms in the industry.

Cleversafe

Series B in 2007
Cleversafe, Inc. is a developer of innovative web-scale storage solutions based in Chicago, Illinois. Founded in 2004, the company specializes in enterprise storage systems that enable businesses to store, manage, and access data at petabyte scale and beyond. Cleversafe's offerings include content repository, Storage-as-a-Service, enterprise collaboration, backup, and archiving solutions, catering to a diverse array of industries such as financial services, healthcare, media, oil and gas, and government sectors. The company is particularly known for its dispersed storage technology, which allows for the deployment of dispersed storage networks, providing organizations with scalable and economically efficient data storage options. Cleversafe's solutions address the challenges posed by the exponential growth of unstructured data, ensuring effective management and security while simplifying application deployment and scalability. As of November 2015, Cleversafe operates as a subsidiary of International Business Machines Corporation.

Loopt

Series A in 2005
Loopt is a social service platform that connects individuals to their local communities through its mobile application and website. The service provides users with valuable information about their surroundings, enabling them to discover places, find friends, and locate the best deals available. With more than five million registered users in the United States, Loopt emphasizes user privacy by offering a variety of intuitive controls. The company is headquartered in Mountain View, California, and is accessible on devices such as iPhone, iPod Touch, and Android.

Tele Atlas

Series A in 2004
Tele Atlas is a leading provider of digital maps and dynamic content, specializing in geographical mapping solutions for automotive navigation systems. The company offers comprehensive content for a range of navigation and location-based services, as well as geospatial and database products. Its services cater to manufacturers of automotive navigation systems and companies that deliver mapping solutions through mobile and internet platforms. By providing rich geographical data, Tele Atlas enables its clients to enhance their navigation and location services effectively.

GeoTel Communications

Venture Round in 1994
GeoTel Communications is a leading provider of telecommunications infrastructure data, specializing in fiber maps, data visualization, and location-based intelligence. With over 23 years of experience, the company offers one of the largest and most reliable geospatial databases, encompassing more than 15 distinct telecommunications datasets, including fiber maps, fiber lit buildings, and cell towers. GeoTel's products and services empower businesses and government agencies to make informed, location-based decisions by leveraging accurate and well-researched data. Additionally, the company develops and markets software products aimed at call routing and optimization for telecommunications applications.
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