Lee Hower
Lee is a co-founder and Partner at NextView Ventures. He has spent his entire career as an entrepreneur and investor in early-stage software and internet startups.
Lee started his career as an early employee of PayPal in product and business development roles, through the company’s 2002 IPO and sale to eBay. After PayPal, Lee was a co-founder of LinkedIn (NYSE: LNKD) and served as head of corporate development during the company’s early years.
Lee began his VC career at PJC, a Boston-based early-stage VC firm, where he was a Principal and helped to build the firm’s internet investment practice. At PJC Lee led investments in and served as a board director of Multiply (acq. by Naspers) and FanIQ.
Lee graduated from the University of Pennsylvania’s Management & Technology program, with a BAS in Systems Engineering and a BS Economics from the Wharton School. He was selected as Wharton’s Commencement Speaker in 2000. He lives with his wife and small daughter and splits his time between Boston and San Francisco.
Lee Hower
Lee is a co-founder and Partner at NextView Ventures. He has spent his entire career as an entrepreneur and investor in early-stage software and internet startups.
Lee started his career as an early employee of PayPal in product and business development roles, through the company’s 2002 IPO and sale to eBay. After PayPal, Lee was a co-founder of LinkedIn (NYSE: LNKD) and served as head of corporate development during the company’s early years.
Lee began his VC career at PJC, a Boston-based early-stage VC firm, where he was a Principal and helped to build the firm’s internet investment practice. At PJC Lee led investments in and served as a board director of Multiply (acq. by Naspers) and FanIQ.
Lee graduated from the University of Pennsylvania’s Management & Technology program, with a BAS in Systems Engineering and a BS Economics from the Wharton School. He was selected as Wharton’s Commencement Speaker in 2000. He lives with his wife and small daughter and splits his time between Boston and San Francisco.
David Beisel
David is a co-founder and Partner at NextView Ventures. As a former founder himself, David uses his marketing experience and GTM eye to invest in early-stage startups that will change the world for the better.
Rob Go
Rob is a co-founder and Partner at NextView Ventures. He tries to spend as much time as possible working with entrepreneurs to develop products that solve important problems for everyday people.
Stephanie Palmeri
Stephanie is a Partner at NextView Ventures and is based in San Francisco. She loves supporting founders whose North Stars are building exceptional user-centric experiences for individuals, families, workers, and communities.
Melody Koh
Melody is a Partner at NextView Ventures, based in its New York office. She is a product leader at heart, having scaled major teams and launched products loved by hundreds of thousands of customers around the world.
Rachel Hodes
Rachel is the Director of Platform at NextView, based in its New York office. She employs her brand and community-building startup experience to support NextView’s network of fantastic founders.
Kaitlin O’Mealey
Kaitlin is the Director of Investment Operations at NextView. She utilizes her go-to-market operational skills to nurture the NextView network and enhance the efficiency of NextView’s investment team.
Amanda Tommasino
Amanda is the Director of Finance at NextView. She draws on her experience in fund administration to provide support to the partners and best practices to the firm.