NextView Ventures
Venture Capital Est. 2010
- Type
- Venture Capital
- HQ
- Boston, MA, United States
- Founded
- 2010
- Last fundraise
- 2026 (USD 65M target)
About
NextView Ventures is a seed-stage venture firm headquartered in Boston. Nextview invests in technology driven companies redesigning what we call the Everyday Economy, which encompasses a wind range of startups primarily (but not only) focused on serving consumers, including in food, housing, apparel, transport, health, work, money and entertainment. We invest at the pre-seed and seed stage and usually invest before meaningful traction. Nextview was founded in 2010 by Dave Beisel (previously Venrock), Rob Go (Spark Capital) and Lee Hower (Judith Capital).
Nextview Ventures raised its first $21m fund in 2012, a $40m fund in 2014 and a $50m fund in 2017.
Strategies
Venture Capital
Sources
Locations & investment markets
Office · New York, United States
Office · Boston, United States
Office · San Francisco, United States
Capital and location details checked 2026-10-12.
Investment Focus
Investment size
USD 100K - USD 2M
Reported investment size. Actual commitments may vary by stage, ownership and follow-on participation.
Investment Stages
Stages
Seed Series A Series B
Investment Geographies
Primary Markets
United States
Coverage
Country-focused Regions
North America
Coverage is a guide only.
Location
Office Presence
1 country
United States
2 known offices
Boston, MA, United States (HQ)
New York, NY, United States
Fundraising
NextView All Access II, L.P.
Feb 12, 2026 - Target raise
USD 65M (Target Raise)
source NextView Ventures VI, L.P.
Feb 12, 2026 - Target raise
USD 135M (Target Raise)
source NextView Ventures V, L.P.
2022
USD 135M
source NextView All Access I, L.P.
2022
USD 65M
source NextView Ventures IV, L.P.
2020
USD 100M
source NextView Ventures II, L.P.
2014
USD 40M
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