H2 headline at the top of the blog post At NEA, we have been long-term believers in backing platforms that leverage software to simplify and democratize access to complex networks and systems— resulting in large cost savings and creating new ecosystems. Over the past couple decades, financial services and processes in particular have been digitized, unbundled and continue to experience massive transformation. Along the way we have been fortunate to partner with several category definers and…

We hosted panel exploring the Black experience within the entrepreneur and tech community titled “A Conversation on Diversity & Leadership in Tech.” The panel was presented in honor of Black History Month with the goal of providing an array of perspectives from Black investors, entrepreneurs, and executives on how they reached success within their careers. The panel was presented by NEA’s Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging (DIB) initiative and featured Anne Beal, CEO, AbsoluteJOI Skincare;…

In February, NEA held a panel exploring the Black experience within the entrepreneur and tech community titled “A Conversation on Diversity & Leadership in Tech.” The panel was presented in honor of Black History Month with the goal of providing an array of perspectives from Black investors, entrepreneurs, and executives on how they reached success within their careers. The panel was presented by NEA’s Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging (DIB) initiative and featured Anne Beal, CEO, AbsoluteJOI…

I recently had the chance to travel to Lisbon, Portugal for Web Summit 2021. Web Summit is Europe’s biggest tech conference, bringing together many of the world’s technology leaders for a four-day event. I was lucky enough to be able to attend this year; especially since this was my first in-person conference in one and a half years. Here are a few of my observations from the trip. The excitement was real Web Summit welcomed 42,751 attendees at the kick-off, with many more people likely…

We are living a once-in-a-generation revolution in how we work. It’s an exciting time as individuals and companies reimagine how to collaborate, build high performing teams and define professional identity for a new normal of hybrid work. As we imagine the future of work for consumers and enterprises, we see 3 exciting trends: Accelerated digitization of industries and enterprise collaboration Reset of employee expectations in favor of flexibility and hybrid mode Innovation in…