NextView's Pitch to Founders

hi, we’re

We’re a high-conviction, hands-on seed VC firm

that invests across the U.S.

And we champion founders redesigning

the Everyday Economy.*

*More on this in a bit.

We also think the typical fundraising pitch process is

kind of backwards.

Entrepreneurs take the risk to

build something special.

So why is the traditional startup fundraising process so opaque and arduous?

We want to reverse the process.

Let us pitch you.

Before you step foot in our office, we want you to know

1. who we are2. how we help founders3. how we think

WHO WE ARE

We’re high-conviction, hands-on seed investors.

We lead or co-lead 10-12 investments every year.

We’re high-conviction, hands-on seed investors.

Once we invest, we’ll sit on the board, and actively help the company.

We’re high-conviction, hands-onseed investors.

Early on in a startup’s life, this help matters. A lot.

We’re high-conviction, hands-onseed investors.

We’re high-conviction, hands-onseed investors.

Founders come to us for funding before they have product-market fit.

We’re high-conviction, hands-on seed investors.

Sometimes, that means they pitch us a napkin sketch of an idea.

We’re high-conviction, hands-onseed investors.

Other times, they demo a real product with real traction and customers.

We’re high-conviction, hands-on seed investors.

Our initial checks range from $100K - $1.5M.

We’re high-conviction, hands-on seed investors.

We have capital to support companies in follow-on rounds, but we prefer to invest more upfront.

No matter how much we invest, we believe in

being more than a check in your bank account.

The path to product-market fit isrisky, uncertain, and winding.

We know. We’ve walked it ourselves.

Early PayPal,

Co-Founder LinkedIn

Co-Founder, Sombasa

Media (acq. by

About.com)

Product Lead, eBay

Head of Product,

Blue Apron

Marketing Leader,

HubSpot

Our job is to be thebest possible partner

to seed startups walking this path.

To do that, we keep our number of investments small.

To do that, we keep our number of investments small.

That way, we can go deeper with each of them.

And we work as a team.

And we work as a team.

Regardless of who sits on your board, you have access to the entire NextView team and network from Day 1.

We also focus all our resources and programming on the seed-stage.

We also focus all our resources and programming on the seed-stage.

Finding product-market fit is tough, so our platform helps remove barriers that get in your way.

This approach is working.

70%

of our portfolio has made it to their

Series A, a benchmark for

product-market fit.

Here are some ways we help our founders get to that milestone.

HOW WE HELP FOUNDERS

At the seed stage, founders only care about four things.

Hiring great people

Building a product users love

Getting more customers

Not running out of money

We’ve built an expansive platform of resources to address these challenges.

Here are a few initiatives we’ve previously launched.

We created a Talent Exchange program to match candidates with portfolio companies.

We assembled some of the best product leaders in the world to advise and assist our portfolio.

We introduced a founder to their first (and ultimately biggest)

Created a Talent Exchange program to match candidates with portfolio companies.

We assembled some of the best product leaders in the world to advise and assist our portfolio.

We introduced a founder to their first (and ultimately biggest) customer.

We published a pitch deck template that

We assembled some of the best product leaders in the world to advise and assist our portfolio.

We introduced a founder to their first (and ultimately biggest) customer.

We published a pitch deck template that anyone can use. Click here if you want it, too. à

We introduced a founder to their first (and ultimately biggest) customer.

We published a pitch deck template that anyone can use. Click here if you want it, too à

They actually help seed-stage founders and their teams.

All the resources in our platform have one thing in common.

You don’t have to take our word for it.

Just listen to what our founders have to say.

Mary BigginsCo-Founder, MealPal,

Prev. Co-Founder, ClassPass

“When I was fundraising for our Series A, David was my go-to person for advice and feedback.”

“More than any other investor we worked with,you actually get support from everyone. The team fought for me with a ton of accounts, and they all regularly offered help and feedback.”

Brian LongCEO & Co-Founder,

TapCommerce(acq. by Twitter)

Stu LandesbergFounder,

Grove Collaborative

“We wouldn’t be here without NextView’spartnership. They are my go-to call in the middle of the night when I need help or advice.”

We want to partner with more founders like

Mary, Brian, and Stu.

Here’s how we think about finding them.

HOW WE THINK

We care about thewho, what, and how.

The where doesn’t really matter.

The where doesn’t really matter. We’re based in BOS and NYC, but we invest all over the U.S.

We love backing exceptional and authentic, but perhaps misunderstood, founders.

We care about thewho, what, and how.

They want to redesign daily living for everyday people.

We care about thewho, what, and how.

According to the U.S. Dept. of Labor, people spend most of their time and money in just seven categories.

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Health

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We call these categories the Everyday Economy.*

We care about thewho, what, and how.

*Remember this?

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We care about thewho, what, and how.

They also deliver jaw-dropping value with competition-crushing business models (JDCC for short).

We care about thewho, what, and how.

Let’s use a real-life example.

Meet , a personalized

styling subscription service for plus-sized women.

WHOAfter meeting at HBS, Nadia teamed up with Lydia to solve a problem she’s faced her whole life: finding stylish plus-sized clothing.

Nadia Boujarwah & Lydia Gilbert

Co-Founders,Dia&Co

Exceptional founders, misunderstood market

67% of women in the U.S. wear a size 14 or above, yet very few retailers offer well-fitting and stylish options. This means finding clothes that fit is often painful and emotionally taxing.

WHATEveryday Economy Product

Source: Bloomberg

Dia&Co creates a lovable shopping experience for plus-size women and builds a data moat that grows stronger with each customer interaction.

JDCC modelHOW

MoreCustomers

MoreData

Better Selection &

Personalization

We’re proud to play a part in ’s

journey.

Could we help you on yours?

THANK YOU.

… But wait.

… But wait.We hope this isn’t over yet.

We want to hear from you.

We want to hear from you.

If you’ve read though these

60+ slides and think we’d work well together, please get in

touch à

We look forward to hearing your story.