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NEA promotes two to GPNew Enterprise Associates Inc has promoted Carmen Chang and Dr. Ali Behbahani to general partner. Chang joined NEA in 2012 while Behbahani came on board in 2007.
- NEA taps Golden as partner and names three as principals
New Enterprise Associates has named Jonathan Golden as a partner. Also, the venture firm has appointed Dr. Matthew McAviney, Dr. Tak Cheung and Dr. Santhosh Palani as principals on the healthcare team. Prior to joining NEA, Golden was director of product at Airbnb; McAviney was a principal at F-Prime Capital Partners; Cheung was a venture partner at Merieux Development Venture Fund; and Palani was a vice president in equity research at Cowen & Company.
- Insurtech platform Bestow inks $15 mln Series A
Dallas-based Bestow Inc, an insurtech platform, has secured $15 million in Series A funding. Valar Ventures led the round with participation from return backers New Enterprise Associates, Core Innovation Capital, 8VC and Morpheus Ventures.
- VC-backed SetPoint Medical taps Shah for senior director role
Santa Clarita, California-based SetPoint Medical, a biomedical technology company, has named Ankit Shah as senior director of commercialization and marketing. Previously, Shah was senior director of marketing and business development at Intersect ENT. SetPoint's backers include Morgenthaler Ventures, New Enterprise Associates, Topspin Partners, Medtronic, GlaxoSmithKline’s Action Potential Venture Capital Limited and Boston Scientific.
- Maisonette fetches $15 mln Series in NEA-led round
Maisonette, a children’s clothing and lifestyle e-commerce site, has secured $15 million in Series A financing. New Enterprise Associates led the round with participation from other investors that included Pritzker Group Venture Capital, John Fisher of Draper Fisher Jurvetson and Thrive Capital.
- AI-powered fashion trend spotter Choosy raises $5.4 mln seed round
New York-based Choosy, which uses AI to determine what fashions and styles are trending on social media, announced it has raised $5.4 million in seed funding. New Enterprise Associates led the seed round with participation from Forerunner Ventures, Innovation Global Capital, ERA, XFactor Ventures, Supernode Ventures, angel investor Bryan Rosenblatt and others. The company was co-founded last year by CEO Jessie Zeng, a former investment banker, Mo Zhou and Sharon Qian.
- On-demand social shopping platform Choosy inks $5.4 mln seed
Choosy, an on-demand social shopping platform, has secured $5.4 million in seed funding. New Enterprise Associates led the round with participation from other investors that included Forerunner Ventures, Innovation Global Capital, Entrepreneurs Roundtable Accelerator, XFactor Ventures and Supernode Ventures.
- NEA considering large portfolio secondary sale, reports says
New Enterprise Associates is reportedly moving to sell a large piece of its portfolio in an effort to return capital to its limited partners, according to a news report in The Wall Street Journal.