NEA

Quick read

NEA (New Enterprise Associates), a multi-stage VC firm founded in 1977, is headquartered in Menlo Park, CA with a second major office in Chevy Chase, MD. With over $25 billion in cumulative committed capital and more than 1,260 portfolio companies, it's one of the largest VC firms in the world. Two parallel practices — technology and healthcare — operate under one roof, each led by long-tenured managing general partners, with an average GP tenure of 17 years.

Key facts

Founded

1977

Founders

Dick Kramlich, Frank A. Bonsal Jr.

Employees

126

Sectors

generalist, healthcare, enterprise, ai, fintech

Website

www.nea.com

Investment thesis

NEA backs founders from seed through IPO across technology and healthcare, running separate dedicated practices for each. The firm prioritizes long-term partnerships over marketing, promotes all general partners internally, and writes checks at every stage — from early seed rounds to large growth financings in enterprise software, AI, biotech, and digital health.

Recent activity

• Apr 2026investment
  NEA invested in Golden Analytics (Business/Productivity Software) — its most recent recorded deal. pitchbook.com
• Mar 2026investment
  NEA led the $125 million Series B round for Qualified Health, an enterprise AI platform built for health systems. leadiq.com
• Mar 2026investment
  NEA participated in Translucent's $27 million Series A round for its healthcare finance AI platform. tracxn.com
• Mar 2026investment
  NEA led the $40 million Series B round for Kindred, a global home-swapping platform. zoominfo.com
• Jan 2026leadership
  CAA and NEA appointed Nicole Quinn and Michael Blank as co-heads of Connect Ventures, the media-focused VC firm spun out of their original partnership. deadline.com
• Jan 2026press
  NEA co-hosted a CES happy hour with Amazon Alexa Fund and SVB focused on physical AI, robotics, and AI infrastructure founders. linkedin.com
• Jul 2024investment
  NEA led the $65 million Series A financing for Brenig Therapeutics, a biotech founded through a venture creation initiative by Torrey Pines Investment and OrbiMed. leadiq.com

Notable investments

• Golden AnalyticsundisclosedApr 2026pitchbook.com
• Qualified HealthSeries BMar 2026leadiq.com
• Translucent AISeries AMar 2026tracxn.com
• KindredSeries BMar 2026zoominfo.com
• NG.CashSeries B2025cbinsights.com
• NitraSeries B2025zoominfo.com
• Brenig TherapeuticsSeries AJul 2024leadiq.com

Key people

Named individuals at the firm. We don't expose direct email or phone — use their LinkedIn for outreach.

• Chetan Puttagunta · General Partner
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• Jeff Immelt · Venture Partner
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• Rick Yang · Partner
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• Aaron Jacobson · Partner
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• Andrew Schoen · Partner
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• Nick Kline · Partner
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• Peter Barris · Managing General Partner Emeritus
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• Scott Sandell · Managing General Partner & CEO
• Tony Florence · General Partner, Head of Technology
• Mohamad Makhzoumi · General Partner, Head of Healthcare
• Ann Bordetsky · Partner
• Vanessa Larco · Partner
• Hilarie Koplow-McAdams · Venture Partner

Sources

• NEA: New Enterprise Associates
• New Enterprise Associates - Tracxn
• NEA VC Fund Breakdown - VCSheet
• New Enterprise Associates - PitchBook
• New Enterprise Associates - LeadIQ
• CAA, NEA Install Nicole Quinn & Michael Blank as Co-Heads of Connect Ventures
• New Enterprise Associates - CB Insights

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