Nelnet is a corporate venture arm. Based in Lincoln, Nebraska, United States. Known portfolio companies include Alpaca, Crowded, Grapple, BetterYou, CompanyCam and BasicBlock, 15 companies in all.
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Investment focus
- Focus
- EdTechEmbedded FinanceEnterprise SaaSHigher EdLendingPaymentsStudent Loan ServicingVertical SaaS
Contacts
Who to pitch at Nelnet
Nelnet portfolio companies (15)
- Alpaca
- Crowded
- Grapple
- BetterYou
- CompanyCam
- BasicBlock
- Fast Forward
- Set Your Sites
- Nave Analytics
- Cup of Coa
- Edge Focus
- New Sun Road
- Whipz
- Navengage
- PRECZN
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About Nelnet
The firm's listing covers sectors Education, FinTech and SaaS, and focus areas EdTech, Embedded Finance, Enterprise SaaS and Higher Ed; known deals cluster at Growth, Late-Stage and Pre-Seed.
Of the 3 people on file at Nelnet, Brian Ardinger (Founder) and Nicole Anderson (Asset Management Lead) are listed as the contacts to approach first.
Nelnet shares portfolio companies with 20 other investment firms, among them Nebraska Angels, Invest Nebraska and Move Venture Capital.
Frequently asked questions
What is Nelnet?
Nelnet is a corporate venture arm based in Lincoln, Nebraska, United States, with a known portfolio of 15 companies. The portfolio comes from public investment records rather than from the firm, so deals that never surfaced publicly are not in it.
What does Nelnet invest in?
Listed sectors include Education, FinTech and SaaS; listed focus areas include EdTech, Embedded Finance, Enterprise SaaS and Higher Ed. Those tags come from the portfolio attached to the firm, so they describe what has been backed rather than a stated mandate for what comes next.
What stage does Nelnet invest at?
The known deals of Nelnet include Growth, Late-Stage and Pre-Seed rounds. Check that against your own round before reaching out: stage mismatch is the most common reason a well matched sector still goes nowhere.
Who should I pitch at Nelnet?
2 of the 3 people on file at Nelnet are listed as contacts for the firm. All 3 have their own profile page.
How do I contact Nelnet?
Any email address on file for the firm is masked on this page and readable inside RaiseHunt after you create an account. The 3 people attached to the firm have their own pages, each showing whether an address is on file for them.
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