New Enterprise Associates

New Enterprise Associates (NEA) is a prominent venture capital firm established in 1977, headquartered in Menlo Park, California, with additional offices in the U.S., India, and China. NEA specializes in investing in technology and healthcare sectors, with a focus on enterprise, consumer, fintech, life sciences, and digital health companies. The firm engages with entrepreneurs at various stages of business development, providing support from initial funding to public offerings. NEA invests globally, with a significant presence in Asia, including China and India, as well as the United States. The firm typically invests between $0.05 million and $20 million per deal.

Michael Albert

Associate

Kate Barrett

Partner, Communications

Ron Bernal

Venture Partner

Ann Bordetsky

Partner

Zak Burns

Associate

James Buxton MD

Principal

Carmen Chang

Partner and Head of Asia

Philip Chopin

Managing Director, NEA UK

Brandon Christie

VC Principal

Pamela Clark

General Partner

Vanessa Deng

Associate

Chris Doppman

Managing Director, LP Relations

Jonathan Golden

Partner

Scott Gottlieb MD

Partner

Jay Graf

Venture Partner

Aaron Jacobson

Partner

Arjun Jain

Senior Associate

James Kaplan

Associate

Nick Kline

Partner, LP Relations

Danielle Lay

Partner

Tiffany Le

Principal

Michael Li

Principal

Tiffany Luck

Partner

Ed Mathers

Partner and Board Member

Matthew McAviney

Partner

Michael O'Dell

Venture Partner

Kemi Odusan

Senior Associate

Jess Ou

Principal

Greg Papadopoulos

Venture Partner

Michele Park

Partner

Eileen Qian

Associate

Tim Schaller

CFO

Alex Sharata

Partner

George Stamas

Venture Partner

Brad Thawley

Partner, Limited Partner Relations

Blake Wu

Partner

Lulu Xu

Principal

Edison Zhang

Associate

J.C. Lopez

Principal on NEA's Healthcare Team

Arno Penzias Ph.D

Venture Partner

Past deals in Recycling

Glacier

Series A in 2025
Glacier, founded in 2019 and headquartered in San Francisco, California, specializes in the development of advanced recycling robots. The company has created the first affordable, high-performing, and space-efficient AI-enabled robots designed to transform the operations of recycling facilities. By utilizing artificial intelligence-powered sensors and robotics, Glacier's technology automates the sorting of recyclable materials, allowing facilities to enhance operational efficiency, improve sorting accuracy, and increase overall profitability. Through its innovative approach, Glacier aims to revolutionize the recycling industry and promote more effective waste management practices.

Cambium Carbon

Series A in 2025
Cambium Carbon is an early-stage social enterprise focused on addressing climate change through innovative reforestation and urban wood reuse initiatives. The company collaborates with cities and various public and private partners to salvage fallen city trees that would otherwise end up in landfills. By transforming this wood waste into valuable resources, Cambium Carbon establishes reforestation hubs that create a circular economy for urban forests. These hubs not only generate revenue to support tree planting and maintenance projects but also foster sustainable job creation and contribute to the development of resilient urban environments. Through its efforts, Cambium Carbon aims to implement systems-level natural climate solutions that benefit both the environment and local communities.

Glacier

Venture Round in 2024
Glacier, founded in 2019 and headquartered in San Francisco, California, specializes in the development of advanced recycling robots. The company has created the first affordable, high-performing, and space-efficient AI-enabled robots designed to transform the operations of recycling facilities. By utilizing artificial intelligence-powered sensors and robotics, Glacier's technology automates the sorting of recyclable materials, allowing facilities to enhance operational efficiency, improve sorting accuracy, and increase overall profitability. Through its innovative approach, Glacier aims to revolutionize the recycling industry and promote more effective waste management practices.

Glacier

Seed Round in 2022
Glacier, founded in 2019 and headquartered in San Francisco, California, specializes in the development of advanced recycling robots. The company has created the first affordable, high-performing, and space-efficient AI-enabled robots designed to transform the operations of recycling facilities. By utilizing artificial intelligence-powered sensors and robotics, Glacier's technology automates the sorting of recyclable materials, allowing facilities to enhance operational efficiency, improve sorting accuracy, and increase overall profitability. Through its innovative approach, Glacier aims to revolutionize the recycling industry and promote more effective waste management practices.

InTarvo Technologies

Venture Round in 2009
InTarvo Technologies Ltd., established in 1995 and headquartered in Noida, India, specializes in Integrated Lifecycle Management (ILM) services for electronic products. It offers a comprehensive suite of services, including technical support, installation, repair, refurbishment, and disposal/E-Waste management, catering to Original Equipment Manufacturers, Electronics Manufacturing Services companies, distributors, large corporations, and retail chains. With over 2,500 technical experts across 150+ cities and 400+ service centers, inTarvo delivers value through efficient technology asset management, enabling businesses to operate more effectively and profitably.

TechForward

Series B in 2009
TechForward, Inc. is a privately-held company based in Los Angeles that specializes in providing buyback plans for consumer electronics. The company offers Guaranteed Buyback Plans, which eliminate the uncertainty associated with upgrading devices by guaranteeing future trade-in values at the time of purchase. This approach simplifies the trade-in process and promotes responsible practices by ensuring that returned devices are reused or recycled. Through these innovative solutions, TechForward enables customers to upgrade their computers and electronics in a more affordable and convenient manner.

TechForward

Debt Financing in 2009
TechForward, Inc. is a privately-held company based in Los Angeles that specializes in providing buyback plans for consumer electronics. The company offers Guaranteed Buyback Plans, which eliminate the uncertainty associated with upgrading devices by guaranteeing future trade-in values at the time of purchase. This approach simplifies the trade-in process and promotes responsible practices by ensuring that returned devices are reused or recycled. Through these innovative solutions, TechForward enables customers to upgrade their computers and electronics in a more affordable and convenient manner.

Attero

Series A in 2008
Attero is a group dedicated the recycling of the electrical and electronic industry. To do justice to the name "Attero" (which means "waste" in Latin) Recycling, they look at e-waste as an important resource that can be made useful instead of shunning it as a social and environmental burden. As a reflection of their belief in what they do, Attero Recycling is the only e Waste recycling company in India which does complete processing of E Waste with zero landfill. Attero promises close technical collaboration with a leading US company for mechanical separation, a first-of-its kind indigenous metallurgical process developed in the separate R&D division, an highly automated facility for integrated e-waste recycling at Roorkee spread over 100,000 sqft.

TechForward

Series A in 2007
TechForward, Inc. is a privately-held company based in Los Angeles that specializes in providing buyback plans for consumer electronics. The company offers Guaranteed Buyback Plans, which eliminate the uncertainty associated with upgrading devices by guaranteeing future trade-in values at the time of purchase. This approach simplifies the trade-in process and promotes responsible practices by ensuring that returned devices are reused or recycled. Through these innovative solutions, TechForward enables customers to upgrade their computers and electronics in a more affordable and convenient manner.
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