Lee Hower
Co-founder and Partner
NextView Ventures
Co-founder and Partner at NextView with early operating experience at PayPal and LinkedIn.
Bio
Professional summary
David Beisel is a co-founder and Partner at NextView Ventures with a long-running focus on early-stage internet startups. His official NextView profile describes prior investing experience at Venrock, where he worked in digital media, and operating experience as co-founder of Sombasa Media, an email marketing company whose BargainDog product was acquired by About.com. Following that acquisition, he served as Vice President of Marketing. NextView lists current investments including BookBub, Schematic, New Era ADR, Anagram, Wastenot, Poly, Phaze, TriStar, Flyp, Carewell, The Nudge, MealPal and Skyways. His education includes an MBA from Stanford Graduate School of Business and an AB in Economics from Duke University.
Investment focus
Stage, sector, and overall fit
Stage
Pre-seedSeed
Sector
Internet startupsDigital mediaSaaSCommerceLegal techAI commerceConsumer
Thesis
Early-stage internet startupsDigital mediaPre-seed and seed-stage companiesAI and software companies addressing mass-market human problems
Notable companies
Selected portfolio companies the partner has backed
BookBubSchematicNew Era ADRAnagramWastenotPolyPhazeTriStarFlypCarewellThe NudgeMealPalSkywaysSombasa Media
How to approach
Framing and angles for outreach
Pitch framing
Best fit for a pre-seed or seed startup with a strong internet, software, commerce, legal-tech, media, or consumer distribution angle.
Personalization hooks
- 1Connect the pitch to early-stage internet company building and customer acquisition/distribution.
- 2Reference his founder/operator experience at Sombasa Media if discussing go-to-market or marketing-led growth.
Background
Career, education, and skills
Career history
- NextView VenturesCo-Founder & PartnerPresent
- VenrockVice PresidentPrior
Education
- Stanford University Graduate School of BusinessM.B.A.
Skills
seed-stage investingconsumerdigital mediadeveloper toolsmarketing technology
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