View from Seed

FEBRUARY 9, 2022

You have 5-10 years of professional experience as a technology operator, founder, and/or investor. We invest nationally across Consumer and B2B, with most of our investments are based in NYC, SF/Bay Area, and Boston. You have a strong network in the NYC startup ecosystem that is additive to our team.

Technical Review 156

Technical Review North America Seed Stage Bandwidth 156

View from Seed

JULY 24, 2015

On Tuesday, July 21, we hosted the first-ever Boston Consumer Tech Summit. But a large majority of our investments are in our backyard of Boston — and, aside from our work as investors, this city is near and dear to our hearts. Here’s Mike’s comment: Boston’s B2C problem is one of values.

Boston 120

Boston Cofounder B2C PR 120

View from Seed

MAY 24, 2021

You have 4-6 years of professional experience as a technology operator, founder, or investor in New York. We invest nationally across Consumer and B2B, while most of our investments are based in NYC, SF/Bay Area, and Boston. Who Are We Looking For. You are a native of NYC tech with a strong network.

Technical Review 120

Technical Review Software Review Seed Stage Cofounder 120

View from Seed

OCTOBER 5, 2016

But secondly, the can play a strategic role in everything from optics (signaling “smart money” is involved to connections to tangible, operational help. As a VC myself, at a New York- and Boston-focused firm, I frequently point entrepreneurs to the same resources. First and foremost, angels can provide capital.

Angel Investor 332

Angel Investor Boston Seed Stage Syndicate 332

Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 27, 2013

But in Los Angeles, Santa Monica is akin to SoMa in San Francisco, Cambridge in the Boston area or Flatiron / Union Square in NYC. Perhaps the biggest piece of new news is that after 17 years of operations we’ve changed our name from GRP Partners to Upfront Ventures. We love all of LA and fund all regions. What’s up with that?

Los Angeles 343

Los Angeles Las Vegas San Francisco Baltimore 343

YoungUpstarts

FEBRUARY 21, 2018

Instead, they employ old operating models that still rely on manual processes and assess risk with traditional methods, all cloaked as “new” and “alternative” because the application is online. Consider a Boston-based restaurant called Angelica’s. But, there’s nothing disruptive about an online application.

Small Business 140

Small Business Boston Georgia Technical Review 140

YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 21, 2016

Boston, Massachusetts. Boston has recently been announced as the best American city in which to launch a new company. But why is Boston so good for business? If you can handle the cold, you might want to consider setting up your operations in the Finnish capital, Helsinki! So you will never be short of employees !

Boston 100

Boston Romania Silicon Valley Finland 100

View from Seed

SEPTEMBER 4, 2018

Amidst the rise of new funds, new technologies, and potentially disruptive late stage players, I thought it was important to share what we consider to be our core operating principles here at NextView. . It’s been an interesting several years in the early stage venture eco-system, and the sands have shifted considerably.

North America 120

North America Seed Stage Early Stage Lead Investor 120

View from Seed

MAY 14, 2015

As an operator, not an investor, I’m amazed at how many casual, throwaway comments that happen inside a VC’s office would be genuinely useful to entrepreneurs building their businesses. The lead time to landing your office can be surprisingly high, particularly in denser startup ecosystems like ours in Boston.

Seed Stage 120

Seed Stage Startup Cofounder Technical Review 120

Genuine VC

MARCH 14, 2012

Although early versions of the mouse as an input device appeared in the early 60’s , it wasn’t until twenty years later in 1984 with its inclusion in the Apple Macintosh box did it really hit the mainstream – and it’s largely due to that the GUI utilized a mouse in a way that was integrated into how the entire operating system worked.

Search 211

Search Boston Seed Stage Seattle 211

David Cohen

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

The separately funded partner accelerator programs which operate in more than 30 locations worldwide are unchanged. By expanding our presence in these top markets (SF, NY, Boston, LA), we can better support all of our portfolio companies for the coming decades.

Denver 163

Denver Seattle Colorado Programming 163

View from Seed

JANUARY 24, 2018

We’re calling them NextView Operator Guilds. . The concept our Guilds is simple: We want to bring together small groups of Product and Go-to-Market experts to lend their time to support our portfolio company founders and key operators. The post Announcing NextView Operator Guilds appeared first on NextView Ventures.

Operations 176

Operations Cofounder Technical Review Angel Investor 176

Board Effect

JULY 13, 2023

Among this year’s winners, joining the likes of Big Brothers Big Sisters of America and the Animal Rescue League of Boston, is Crisis Text Line. Our secure board management software streamlines operations, enhances governance practices, and enables confident decision-making.

Technical Review 52

Technical Review Software Review Indiana Government 52

Up and Running

MARCH 9, 2016

Boston, Massachusetts. Small business owners are privy to numerous resources in Boston, including ReStore Boston, which offers local business owners up to $7,000 in grants and loans to spearhead their storefront renovation projects. It also scored an A+ from Thumbtack on tax codes, ease of hiring, and regulations and licensing.

St. Louis 60

St. Louis Dallas Missouri New Hampshire 60

Agile VC

JUNE 5, 2011

The International segment appears to have similar profitability as the North America business though as it accounted for roughly the same proportion of adjusted operating income. The folks at Yipit did a detailed analyis of the Boston data and concluded Groupon’s model is deteriorating there.

North America 100

North America Chicago Boston Silicon Valley 100

ReadWriteStart

MAY 2, 2022

and has rapidly growing operations in Philadelphia, Atlanta, Boston, New York City, Austin, Dallas, Los Angeles, and San Francisco. The company is headquartered in Washington, D.C., For more information, visit tryhungry.com. The post How to Keep Employees Snacking Healthily in the Hybrid Workplace appeared first on ReadWrite.

Los Angeles 152

Los Angeles Employee San Francisco New York City 152

Up and Running

JULY 25, 2014

If you’re older than 30 and even remotely aware of NBA history, you may remember that the NBA championships of the 1980s were dominated by the dueling dynasties of the Boston Celtics, led by Larry Bird, and the Los Angeles Lakers, led by Magic Johnson. The series was tied after four games, and Game 5 was headed back to the Boston Garden.

North Carolina 80

North Carolina Detroit Michigan Boston 80

YoungUpstarts

DECEMBER 1, 2015

Same-day delivery has been so successful that Amazon decided to expand this program in other major cities, such as San Diego, San Francisco Bay Area, Seattle-Tacoma, Phoenix, Dallas-Fort Worth, Chicago, Indianapolis, Washington DC, Baltimore, Boston, Philadelphia, New York, Tampa Bay, and Atlanta. Google’s Operating System Android.

San Diego 100

San Diego Fort Worth Los Angeles Indianapolis 100

Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 8, 2014

The seeds planted by those who came in the 90′s have begun to blossom 15 years later literally into seed capital, blossoming new entrepreneurs and an ecosystem of experienced operators that powered LA 1.0 and are guiding LA 2.0. But Is This Really That Surprising? Isn’t the Overall Market Just Booming Now? .

Los Angeles 376

Los Angeles Silicon Valley Entrepreneur Seattle 376

Genuine VC

MARCH 14, 2012

Although early versions of the mouse as an input device appeared in the early 60’s , it wasn’t until twenty years later in 1984 with its inclusion in the Apple Macintosh box did it really hit the mainstream – and it’s largely due to that the GUI utilized a mouse in a way that was integrated into how the entire operating system worked.

Search 100

Search Boston Seed Stage Seattle 100

David Teten

JANUARY 17, 2013

Vanessa Liu ’96, JD ’03—Chief Operating Officer, Trigger Media. * . * Startup Money: Bootstrap, angels, and partnerships. John West, MBA ’95—Founder and President, The Whistle. Going to Scale: How do you go to the next level and scale? Why would I invest in your company: The view from a VC.

Boston 114

Boston Cofounder Bootstrapping Early Stage 114

Feld Thoughts

FEBRUARY 1, 2011

It’s important to realize that each of the TechStars Network member programs will be locally owned and operated. TechStars will still run programs that it owns and operates in Boulder, New York, Boston, and Seattle, but we’ll continue to aggressively expand the overall network across the US as well as the world.

America 149

America Fractional CTO Startup United States 149

Agile VC

APRIL 17, 2011

Kayak was started here in my backyard of Boston… co-founder & CTO Paul English and the product/engineering team is based here in Concord MA. 2010 Operating Income: $16 million. I co-founded NextView Ventures , a seed-stage VC firm based in Boston, in 2010. I’m pleased to now turn to Kayak’s S-1 filing.

Pre-Money Valuation 113

Pre-Money Valuation Liquidation Preference Dividend Common Stock 113

David Cohen

SEPTEMBER 19, 2020

The company is based in San Francisco, with significant operations in Africa and elsewhere. #5: Techstars funded PillPack as part of the Techstars Boston Accelerator in 2013. The company later settled in Boston. It was originally called Romotive, and I still remember founder Keller Rinaudo just crushing it at demo day that year.

San Antonio 171

San Antonio New York City Seattle Los Angeles 171

View from Seed

AUGUST 10, 2021

Here in 2021 startups operate in a more distributed fashion earlier in their lifecycle, a trend which preceded COVID but certainly was accelerated by the remote work environment for knowledge workers brought on by the pandemic.

Chicago 177

Chicago Cofounder Miami B2B 177

View from Seed

AUGUST 10, 2021

Here in 2021 startups operate in a more distributed fashion earlier in their lifecycle, a trend which preceded COVID but certainly was accelerated by the remote work environment for knowledge workers brought on by the pandemic.

Chicago 156

Chicago Cofounder Miami B2B 156

David Cohen

JANUARY 12, 2021

As such, we decided to bring in an experienced operator who has seen growth from our scale to more than 10x our scale to lead us through this phase. Most recently Maëlle was Chief Operating Officer at real estate platform Compass, valued at over $6B. Maëlle has been a leading technology executive and entrepreneur for over 15 years.

Cofounder 154

Cofounder Bandwidth Leadership Portfolio 154

View from Seed

JULY 28, 2015

While the startup environment in Boston has vastly improved over the last several years , I continue to hear the sentiment that it’s really tough to build a great consumer startup in Boston. This is expressed by people outside of Boston, but it often comes from those within our community too.

Boston 120

Boston Marketing Early Stage Startup 120

View from Seed

SEPTEMBER 18, 2018

Nicole is not new to the NextView family… previously she had worked for a NextView portfolio company that for a while was even working out of our Boston offices! So we’re glad to have her (back) on board.

Portfolio 120

Portfolio Boston PR Social Media 120

Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 13, 2014

Operating experience (Helped run parts of CitySearch & UrbanSpoon, tons of product management experience, Board of Hatch Labs which helped spawn Tinder). Kara has worked in finance in Boston, NYC and Silicon Valley. She has been in operations in Seattle and Los Angeles.

Partner 408

Partner Las Vegas Los Angeles Baltimore 408

View from Seed

APRIL 4, 2017

As a seed-focused venture firm with offices in New York and Boston, we believe there’s a responsibility for us to not just be participants in the local entrepreneurial community, but also contributors to it. Fill out the form below to get Gotham Voices in your inbox each week, and read on to learn why we’re excited to launch this today.

Email 185

Email Silicon Valley New York Curation 185

Austin Startup

NOVEMBER 27, 2018

I worked throughout different areas in Cybersecurity/Identity and Access Management and in 2013 I took the big step and moved to the Boston area. A few years later, my family and in particular my brother Dino followed to do the same.

Texas 48

Texas Fractional CTO Cofounder Austin 48

Growthink Blog

DECEMBER 20, 2010

Abcast (Camas, WA), Operator of digital radio platform - $500 thousand. Apperian (Boston, MA), Maker of mobile applications - $500 thousand. Fluent Mobile (Boston, MA), Developer of mobile marketing software - $5.5 Communication Intelligence Corp (Redwood City, CA), Supplier of electronic signature solutions for businesses - $2.2

Cloud 72

Cloud United Kingdom Los Angeles San Francisco 72

Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 2, 2011

I like customer service but I also need to do sales, marketing, finance & operations. Just wanted to say that because a friend told me today that a Boston VC commented to him that I spend too much time blogging and he prefers to spend his time investing. I invest, work deals and do operations. I also do marketing.

Email 287

Email Bankruptcy Equity Technical Review 287

Austin Startup

OCTOBER 12, 2017

Starting in June, JetBlue will start testing facial recognition technology for flights from Boston to Aruba. Finland’s national airline Finnair and airport operator Finavia are trialling the use of facial-recognition technology to speed up airport check-ins. Delta is launching a pilot program in Minneapolis-St.

Security 48

Security Minneapolis Technical Review Washington 48

View from Seed

AUGUST 10, 2021

Here in 2021 startups operate in a more distributed fashion earlier in their lifecycle, a trend which preceded COVID but certainly was accelerated by the remote work environment for knowledge workers brought on by the pandemic.

Chicago 136

Chicago Cofounder Miami B2B 136

Mike Michalowicz

FEBRUARY 14, 2019

There is a lot happening in the Boston restaurant landscape. Some say it’s the ridiculous and ever-escalating Boston rents, some say Millennials are to blame, but in either case – complaining never pays the bills. Not only are they requisite for the guest experience, but they are highly effective for the operator as well.

Boston 120

Boston New York Hosting Cost 120