Investor profile for New Enterprise Associates (NEA): typical check size, headquarters (900 3rd Ave, New York, NY 10022), stages they lead or invest in, and links to website and social profiles. Part of the Venture Capital Tracker directory.

New Enterprise Associates (NEA)

Global multi-stage firm founded in 1977 with a major New York office — investing across technology, healthcare, and life sciences from seed through growth.

Typical check size

$1M-$10M (stage-based estimate)

Founded

1977

Headquarters

900 3rd Ave, New York, NY 10022

AUM

N/A

Rounds they lead

Series A Series B+

Rounds they invest

Seed Series A Series B+

Portfolio companies we track

Startups in our directory that list New Enterprise Associates (NEA) as an investor (36 total).

+12 more in the directory graph (browse related articles below or the startups index).

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FAQs about New Enterprise Associates (NEA)

Stage fit, check size, thesis, and how founders typically approach this firm — based on public sources and our directory.

NEA leads Series A and Series B+ in our directory and participates at seed. The firm is all-stage in practice — seed through growth — with healthcare and enterprise technology as core pillars.
NEA does not publish a standard check. Our coverage notes the firm manages more than $28B in assets; round sizes range from early seed participations to nine-figure growth rounds depending on sector and conviction.
NEA is headquartered in New York (900 3rd Ave) with offices across the US and global reach. The firm has backed 280+ IPOs and 500+ M&A outcomes per our Databento coverage — not a regional specialist.
Our directory tags biotech-life-sciences, enterprise-saas, and healthtech. NEA has expanded AI exposure in 2026 across healthcare (Qualified Health), media (Twelve Labs), and infrastructure (Databento) per our articles.
NEA routinely leads Series B and growth rounds and co-leads or leads earlier rounds in conviction themes. Recent examples include leading Databento's $97M Series B and Qualified Health's $125M Series B.
Linked startups include Plaid (/startup/plaid), Databento (/startup/databento), Kong (/startup/kong), World Labs (/startup/world-labs), OpenDoor (/startup/opendoor), Instabase (/startup/instabase), and ElevenLabs (/startup/elevenlabs).
Use nea.com and identify partners by sector (healthcare, enterprise, consumer, technology). Warm introductions from portfolio CEOs or co-investors are standard at NEA's scale; the firm does not promote cold partner email lists.
See /2026-new-enterprise-associates-databento-97m-series-b and /2026-new-enterprise-associates-qualified-health-ai-push for 2026 lead investments and AI strategy context.