There is no question that Big Data is, well, big. In just about every market domain, there are efficiencies, insights and new business to be had by doing the right kind of analysis on an increasingly vast collection of underlying multidimensional data. The emphasis here is on the right kind of analysis. You can have [...]

Deep technology shifts are underway today – including mobile, cloud, HTML5, and much more – causing a fundamental rethinking of modern infrastructure. Applications today must offer high performance on mobile devices and in the browser, and they must meet scalability and bandwidth demands that are growing by orders of magnitude. Although most infrastructure today struggles [...]

Note: this post was originally published on Sheel Tyle’s personal blog on May 2, 2013 and highlights the work of some NEA colleagues. Almost four hundred years ago, 102 English Pilgrims set sail westward toward an unknown land. They didn’t know whether they would survive their harsh journey, but they believed so strongly in their [...]

Ron Burgundy: “What cologne you gonna go with? London Gentleman? Or wait…No, no, no. Hold on. Blackbeard’s Delight!” Brian Fantana: “No… It’s called Sex Panther by Odeon…They’ve done studies, you know.  Sixty percent of the time, it works every time.” Ron Burgundy: “That doesn’t make sense…”                                                                                        —    From Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy [...]

Today Welltok®, developers of the CaféWell® social health management platform that enables consumers to optimize their health in partnership with plans and providers, announced a Series B round of funding to accelerate product development and increase focus on strategic partnerships. NEA believes that Welltok is uniquely positioned to deliver a vital service to consumers and [...]

Today, more than ever before, enterprises are buying software from multiple vendors and have started to shift their applications to the cloud. At the same time, enterprises are adopting new infrastructure components such as databases and storage paradigms. Amid this proliferation of cloud applications and next-generation infrastructure components, enterprise developers and IT groups are faced [...]

Several years back, a colleague asked if I thought cloud computing would ever ‘live up to the hype.’ I remember replying that we’d look back in 10 years and say the opportunity was much, much bigger than the hype. The move to the cloud is the most fundamental technology shift I’ve seen in my investing [...]

Once the purview of consumer-facing companies like Google, Amazon and Facebook, access to information—anywhere, anytime, and from any device—is increasingly required from enterprises of all sizes. Widespread adoption of mobile devices, a growing volume of rich content and higher bandwidth rates in both 3G/4G mobile and wired networks have only accelerated this demand. Of course, [...]

For the past year or so, I’ve noticed a pattern among new founders. The most inspiring entrepreneurs–with the most beautiful and engaging initial products–all had something in common. They were designers turned entrepreneurs; some were UI designers, some were physical product designers. All had an intense passion for making the user experience addictive and valuable. [...]

It’s no secret that the flow of capital into the life sciences industry has slowed to a trickle over the last several years. The number of funds being raised continues to decline, with only a handful of firms raising fresh funds in the past two years (including NEA), leaving venture capitalists with a shortage of [...]