# Nelnet: portfolio, investments and team

> Nelnet is a corporate vc based in United States. 15 investments on record, latest Oct 2019. Portfolio, stages, co-investors and team.

Source: https://millionrounds.com/fund/nelnet (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article)

United States · [Investor](https://millionrounds.com/investors)

# Nelnet

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

Quiet Corporate VC

Series A Seed Series B Chemical Pharmaceutical Fintech

Cheques on record

**0%** of best year **0** **cheques in 12 months**, 15 on record

Since the last cheque **2567** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec

Median round **$3.6M** Rounds led **0 of 15** Sole investor **2 rounds** Mostly in **United States, 100%**

Pitch Nelnet

## Nelnet highlights

- 01 15 rounds on record
- 02 Mostly Series A and Seed: 79% of its rounds
- 03 Sole investor in 2 rounds, median $900K

## What they do

- **Type:** Corporate VC (from a list, unverified)
- **Cheque size:** Not stated
- **Sectors:** Chemical Pharmaceutical Fintech
- **Based in:** Lincoln, United States
- **Cold pitches:** Not stated

## The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first **15 appearances**

- **2019** 1 round
- **Oct** **[Rentgrata](https://millionrounds.com/company/rentgrata)** US · FinSMEs **$1.0M** With 5 others
- **2018** 2 rounds
- **Dec** **[Ascent360](https://millionrounds.com/company/ascent360)** Series A · US · FinSMEs **$4.1M** With 3 others
- **May** **[LockState](https://millionrounds.com/company/lockstate)** Series A · US · FinSMEs **$5.8M** With 2 others
- **2017** 3 rounds
- **Apr** **[Ink Labs](https://millionrounds.com/company/ink-labs)** Seed · US · FinSMEs **$6.7M** With 4 others
- **Mar** **[Epicrop](https://millionrounds.com/company/epicrop)** Series A · US · FinSMEs **$3.2M** With 4 others
- **Jan** **[Ascent360](https://millionrounds.com/company/ascent360)** Seed · US · FinSMEs **$1.9M** With 2 others
- **2015** 3 rounds
- **May** **[Nobl](https://millionrounds.com/company/nobl)** Series A · US **$700K** With 2 others
- **Apr** **[Hudl](https://millionrounds.com/company/hudl)** Series B · US **$73M** With 2 others
- **Mar** **[Aware3](https://millionrounds.com/company/aware3)** Series A · US **$1.0M** Sole investor
- **2013** 6 rounds
- **Dec** **[Prairie Cloudware](https://millionrounds.com/company/prairie-cloudware)** Venture · US · pehub.com **$1.6M** With 3 others
- **Sept** **[Travefy](https://millionrounds.com/company/travefy)** Seed · US · finsmes.com **$320K** With 6 others
- **Sept** **[CommonBond](https://millionrounds.com/company/commonbond)** Series A · US · finsmes.com **$100M** With 8 others
- **Jun** **[Boutique Window](https://millionrounds.com/company/boutique-window)** Seed · US · siliconprairienews.com **$650K** With 1 other
- **May** **[MindMixer](https://millionrounds.com/company/mindmixer)** Series B · US · techcrunch.com **$4.0M** With 2 others
- **Mar** **[GoBeMe](https://millionrounds.com/company/gobeme)** Seed · US **$800K** Sole 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](https://millionrounds.com/company/allo-communications)** **$46M** Nov 2015

**Foresite Solutions** **Undisclosed** Jul 2005

## The cheque

Series A Seed Series B

Median round joined **$3.6M** the round, not its cheque Alone, median **$900K**

Led 0 of 15 rounds **0%**

- **Sole investor:** 2 rounds
- **Last cheque:** Oct 2019

Rounds by stage said on their site

- Series A *6*
- Seed *5*
- Series B *2*
- Venture *1*

Cheques by year Led Joined

2013 2019

Often in the room with

- [Nebraska Global](https://millionrounds.com/fund/nebraska-global) 3
- [Bialla Venture Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bialla-venture-partners) 2
- [Linseed Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/linseed-capital) 2
- [Nebraska Angel Network](https://millionrounds.com/fund/nebraska-angels) 2

**Pitching Nelnet?** Put them on your fundraising board with this record on the card, and follow them to hear when they write a new cheque.

Add to your CRM *→*

## 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 Global** VC firm **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/nebraska-global)[**Bialla Venture Partners** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bialla-venture-partners)[**Linseed Capital** Angel **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/linseed-capital)[**Nebraska Angel Network** Angel network **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/nebraska-angels)

## Recently backed

The latest companies Nelnet put money into.

[**Rentgrata** $1.0M · Oct 2019](https://millionrounds.com/company/rentgrata)[**Ascent360** $4.1M · Dec 2018](https://millionrounds.com/company/ascent360)

## 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).

## Raising now?

Find the investors who back rounds like yours, and keep every conversation on one fundraising board.

Find similar investorsOpen your CRM

Built from the rounds we watched, its filings and its own website, refreshed every night. [How we count](https://millionrounds.com/methodology) · [Report a correction](https://millionrounds.com/corrections?slug=nelnet) · [Is this your firm? Claim it](https://millionrounds.com/claim?org=nelnet)
