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Scott D. Sandell - aVenture Research

Scott D. Sandell

AddedMar 31, 2024

UpdatedOct 12, 2026

Scott D. Sandell

Scott D. Sandell

Executive Chairman and Chief Investment Officer, New Enterprise Associates

Scott D. Sandell's Career

New Enterprise Associates

Scott D. Sandell's Co-Investors

Harris BartonCo-invested · Somewear Labs Series A · 3 deals

John J. ChambersCo-invested · braintrust Seed · 2 deals

Kapil AgrawalCo-invested · DarkHorse Pre-Seed · 2 deals

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Scott D. Sandell's Investments

7 investments since 2021

7 operating

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2024

1

Mercor
Seed · January 2024$3.6M
Seed · January 2024

2023

1

braintrust
Seed · follow-on · July 2023$2.5M
Seed · follow-on · July 2023

2022

3

braintrust
Angel · November 2022
Angel · November 2022
Somewear Labs
Series A · September 2022$13.7M
Series A · September 2022
DarkHorse
Pre-Seed · follow-on · May 2022$430k
Pre-Seed · follow-on · May 2022

2021

2

DarkHorse
Seed · follow-on · June 2021$210k
Seed · follow-on · June 2021
DarkHorse
Seed · April 2021$500k
Seed · April 2021

Investment FirmMenlo Park, CA, US

Executive Chairman and Chief Investment Officer

Coursera

Public$458.9MMountain View, CA, US

Board Member· Board

Cloudflare

Public$332.2MSan Francisco, CA, US

Board Member· Board

Waterbit

Series A$11.6MSan Jose, CA, US

Board Member· Board

Captora

Series B$27.3MMountain View, CA, US

Board Member· Board

One Concern

Series D$119.2MPalo Alto, CA, US

Board Member· Board

Enigma Technologies

Series C$129.6MNew York City, NY, US

Board Member· Board

GoodLeap

$800MRoseville, CA, US

Board Member· Board

Robinhood

Public$6.2BMenlo Park, CA, US

Board Member· Board

Jun 2016 – May 2022

Chris O’DonnellCo-invested · Somewear Labs Series A

George StillCo-invested · Somewear Labs Series A

Matt KraningCo-invested · Somewear Labs Series A

Tom NoonanCo-invested · Somewear Labs Series A

David BrownCo-invested · Somewear Labs Series A

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