David Beisel is an American businessperson and venture capitalist.[1][2][3] He is a co-founder and partner at NextView Ventures.[4][5][6]
David Beisel | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | Duke University Stanford Graduate School of Business |
| Occupation(s) | Businessperson venture capitalist |
| Website | www |
Biography edit
Beisel earned a B.A. in economics from Duke University and an MBA from Stanford Graduate School of Business.[4][7]
In 2010, Beisel co-founded NextView Ventures, a venture capital firm that invests in seed-stage technology-driven companies.[8][9] In 2022, NextView raised $200 million across its two most recent investment funds.[10] Beisel's investments through NextView have included companies such as Code Climate,[11] BookBub,[12] thredUP, The Nudge,[13] and TapCommerce.[14] Some of these companies have been acquired or have been listed on stock exchanges. Notable acquisitions or public listings include TapCommerce's acquisition by Twitter for $100 million,[15] Parsec's acquisition by Unity for $320 million,[16] TripleLift's acquisition by Vista Equity Partners for $1.4 billion,[17] and thredUP going public with a $1.3 billion IPO.[18]
Before co-founding NextView Ventures, Beisel founded Sombasa Media, known for its service, BargainDog, which was later acquired by About.com.[19][4][20] He also served as a vice president at Venrock, a venture capital firm formed to build upon the successful investing activities of the Rockefeller family.[21]
Beisel is credited with developing the concept of social commerce to denote user-generated advertorial content on e-commerce sites.[22] He is also the founder of Boston Innovators Group, formerly known as WebInno, an organization that connects the local startup and entrepreneurship communities.[23][24]
Recognition edit
Beisel was included in Business Insider 's The Seed 100 in 2021,[25] 2022,[26] 2023,[27] and 2024.[28] He was also ranked on the Boston Globe's list of Tech Power Players in 2023.[4]
References edit
- ^ "Big Tech layoffs could generate wave of future startups". Boston Globe.
- ^ "Beisel, Go and Hower's Nextview makes early VC mark". www.bizjournals.com. Retrieved September 15, 2023.
- ^ Leswing, Kif (October 8, 2022). "Why Silicon Valley is so excited about awkward drawings done by artificial intelligence". CNBC.
- ^ a b c d "Boston Tech Leaders: David Beisel, NextView Ventures – The Boston Globe". Boston Globe.
- ^ "VCs are paying up as they scramble to get in on generative A.I." Fortune.
- ^ Tango, Jo; Gerardo Lietz, Nori (August 2020) [Revised May 2021]. "NextView Ventures". Harvard Business School. Harvard University. Retrieved January 4, 2024.
- ^ "David Beisel profile". Bloomberg.
- ^ Kirsner, Scott (January 16, 2011). "New seed stage investors are finding fertile ground in Internet start-ups". Boston.com – via The Boston Globe.
- ^ Gregory Gomer (January 17, 2011). "NextView Ventures Quietly Launches Site, Announces Advisors & Investments". americaninno.com. Retrieved October 3, 2023.
- ^ Mascarenhas, Natasha (October 11, 2022). "NextView Ventures' new $200 million fund comes with a slice of San Francisco".
- ^ "Code Climate, a set of digital eyes to inspect your code, brings in $2M". September 18, 2014.
- ^ "BookBub Has Raised $3.8M in Funding". www.adweek.com. May 1, 2014.
- ^ "This $9/month service uses text messages to help people explore their city and just launched in Seattle – GeekWire". Retrieved October 3, 2023.
- ^ Ha, Anthony (June 10, 2013). "With $1.2M In Funding, TapCommerce Aims To Bring Ad Retargeting To Smartphones".
- ^ Ha, Anthony (June 30, 2014). "Twitter Confirms Acquisition Of Mobile Ad Retargeting Startup TapCommerce".
- ^ Kumparak, Greg (August 10, 2021). "Unity to acquire Parsec in its biggest acquisition to date".
- ^ Shields, Ronan (March 29, 2021). "TripleLift to Sell Majority Stake to Vista Equity Partners for $1.4 Billion". www.adweek.com.
- ^ Scott, Charity L. (March 26, 2021). "ThredUp's Stock Jumps 30% in Market Debut". Wall Street Journal – via www.wsj.com.
- ^ Slatalla, Michelle (April 20, 2000). "ONLINE SHOPPER; Let Someone Else Look for Bargains". The New York Times – via NYTimes.com.
- ^ "About.com buys online marketing firm – CNET News". February 5, 2015. Archived from the original on February 5, 2015.
- ^ Primack, Dan (May 8, 2007). "Venrock Gets Genuine VC".
- ^ Social Commerce Defined. Socialcommercetoday.com.
- ^ "Staying was worth WebInno's investment – The Boston Globe". BostonGlobe.com.
- ^ "Here's Who We Spotted at the 1st Boston Innovators Group Meetup (Photos)". Bostinno. November 20, 2015 – via bizjournals.com.
- ^ Haley, Margaux MacColl, Melia Russell, Candy Cheng, and Michael. "The Seed 100: The best early-stage investors of 2021". Business Insider.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ Awal, Melia Russell, Ben Bergman, April Joyner, Emily Quiles, Madeline Renbarger, Kazi. "The Seed 100: The best early-stage investors". Business Insider.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ Russell, Julie Bort, Samantha Stokes, Ben Bergman, April Joyner, Stephanie Palazzolo, Darius Rafieyan, Madeline Renbarger, Melia. "The Seed 100: The best early-stage investors of 2023". Business Insider.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ Palazzolo, Melia Russell, Samantha Stokes, Margaux MacColl, Ben Bergman, and Stephanie. "The Seed 100: The best early-stage VC investors of 2024". Business Insider.
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