“I love it when a plan comes together.”   – John ‘Hannibal’ Smith, from the 1980’s hit television series, ‘The A-Team’ Don’t we all?  For CV Ingenuity, the plan certainly came together, as a very promising 2012 culminated in an agreement to be acquired by Covidien, one of the company’s strategic investors.  Our very own [...]

From wise to witty; from talks to tweets… here is a roundup of words from NEA partners and entrepreneurs that caught our eyes (and ears!) this week: 1. “We’re in a funding sexual revolution, a lot of seed funding, with no commitment” Harry Weller, NEA General Partner MAVA Holiday Luncheon, ‘Year in Review’ 12/11/12 (tweeted by [...]

About five years ago, I was paid the most arresting visit. A first-time entrepreneur named Anne Wojcicki came to NEA with an amazing idea, on a single sheet of paper: she wanted to make gene sequencing technology accessible to regular consumers for the first time ever, enabling all of us to learn amazing things about [...]

As consumer tech lingers in the shadow of punishing public markets and the enterprise is improbably lauded as “sexy,” the electronics sector continues its steady march of innovation. Not long ago, we saw NEA-backed Fusion-io turn the traditional disk drive industry upside down with its Solid State Drives (SSDs), paving the way for instant-on, lighter [...]

Today it was announced that a California jury has awarded NEA-backed TechForward $22 million in damages for improper use of the company’s trade secrets, determining that retail giant Best Buy and two of its subsidiaries misappropriated TechForward’s trade secrets relating to the company’s Guaranteed Buyback Program. The court also awarded TechForward an additional $5 million [...]

From wise to witty; from talks to tweets… here is a roundup of words from NEA partners and entrepreneurs that caught our eyes (and ears!) this week: 1. “#CyberMonday TODAY ONLY, get our 10 CD-ROMs for free. Just kidding Duolingo is always free. Save your money for a plane ticket instead.” @Duolingo tweet 11/26/12 2. [...]

From wise to witty; from talks to tweets… here is a roundup of words from NEA partners and entrepreneurs that caught our eyes (and ears!) this week: 1. “You don’t have to be a founder to be an entrepreneur.” Tom Grossi, NEA Partner Georgetown Entrepreneur Day, 11/9/12 2.  “I think 100 percent of innovation is [...]

“A crisis is a terrible thing to waste” – Stanford Economist Paul Romer, speaking to a group of venture capitalists, 2004 The U.S. education system is facing a public crisis of confidence. Students at the K-12 level consistently underperform in math, science and reading compared to peers in China, Japan and Australia1. School tuition is [...]

As a member of the NEA Healthcare Team, cancer is a constant in my professional life. As a member of the LIVESTRONG Young Leader’s Council, cancer is a constant in my philanthropic life. As a member of the human race, cancer is a constant in my entire life. While cancer affects different people in different [...]

Over the past ten years there has been a debate about whether venture is an asset class or a cottage industry. My decision to join NEA started with a core belief that it’s both. I personally love venture capital investing because there is no other industry where working on a grassroots level by supporting 1-2 [...]