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Nelnet

Last cheque observed Oct 2019. Silence since then is not evidence of inactivity: our sources miss unannounced rounds.

QuietCorporate VC

Series ASeedSeries BChemicalPharmaceuticalFintech

Cheques on record
0%of best year0cheques in 12 months, 15 on record
Since the last cheque2567days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$3.6MRounds led0 of 15Sole investor2 roundsMostly inUnited States, 100%
Pitch Nelnet

Nelnet highlights

  1. 01

    15 rounds on record

  2. 02

    Mostly Series A and Seed: 79% of its rounds

  3. 03

    Sole investor in 2 rounds, median $900K

What they do

Type
Corporate VC (from a list, unverified)
Cheque size
Not stated
Sectors
ChemicalPharmaceuticalFintech
Based in
Lincoln, United States
Cold pitches
Not stated

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first15 appearances

  1. 2019

    1 round

  2. Oct
    RentgrataUS · FinSMEs$1.0MWith 5 others
  3. 2018

    2 rounds

  4. Dec
    Ascent360Series A · US · FinSMEs$4.1MWith 3 others
  5. May
    LockStateSeries A · US · FinSMEs$5.8MWith 2 others
  6. 2017

    3 rounds

  7. Apr
    Ink LabsSeed · US · FinSMEs$6.7MWith 4 others
  8. Mar
    EpicropSeries A · US · FinSMEs$3.2MWith 4 others
  9. Jan
    Ascent360Seed · US · FinSMEs$1.9MWith 2 others
  10. 2015

    3 rounds

  11. May
    NoblSeries A · US$700KWith 2 others
  12. Apr
    HudlSeries B · US$73MWith 2 others
  13. Mar
    Aware3Series A · US$1.0MSole investor
  14. 2013

    6 rounds

  15. Dec
    Prairie CloudwareVenture · US · pehub.com$1.6MWith 3 others
  16. Sept
    TravefySeed · US · finsmes.com$320KWith 6 others
  17. Sept
    CommonBondSeries A · US · finsmes.com$100MWith 8 others
  18. Jun
    Boutique WindowSeed · US · siliconprairienews.com$650KWith 1 other
  19. May
    MindMixerSeries B · US · techcrunch.com$4.0MWith 2 others
  20. Mar
    GoBeMeSeed · US$800KSole investor

An announcement gives the size of the round, not the size of this investor's cheque: the only rounds that imply a cheque are those where they were the sole named investor.

The team

We hold 16 people at this firm from the lists this database was built from: a weaker source than the filings, since a list does not say when a title ended. Login to see them.

Companies it bought

Acquisitions by the firm itself

ALLO Communications$46MNov 2015
Foresite SolutionsUndisclosedJul 2005

Who they invest alongside

The investors most often in the same rounds as Nelnet. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed.

Nebraska GlobalVC firm3rounds togetherBialla Venture PartnersVC firm2rounds togetherLinseed CapitalAngel2rounds togetherNebraska Angel NetworkAngel network2rounds together

Recently backed

The latest companies Nelnet put money into.

Rentgrata$1.0M · Oct 2019Ascent360$4.1M · Dec 2018

Quick answers about Nelnet

What does Nelnet invest in?

Nelnet invests most often at Series A and Seed (79% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Chemical, Pharmaceutical and Fintech.

How active is Nelnet?

15 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Oct 2019.

What has Nelnet invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: Rentgrata (Undisclosed round, Oct 2019), Ascent360 (Series A, Dec 2018) and LockState (Series A, May 2018).

How big are Nelnet's cheques?

The median round it joins is $3.6M.

Does Nelnet lead rounds?

Rarely, if at all: none of its 15 investments on record names it as the lead.

Where does Nelnet invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (100%).

Is Nelnet investing now?

No investments in the last 12 months; the latest was in Oct 2019.

Who does Nelnet invest alongside?

Most often Nebraska Global (3 rounds together), Bialla Venture Partners (2 rounds together) and Linseed Capital (2 rounds together).

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