New Enterprise Associates (NEA)

🔎 From a young age, Aravind Srinivas, Founder & CEO of Perplexity, was taught to value knowledge over wealth, immersing himself in encyclopedias long before he had access to the internet. He recalls the thrill of exploring Wikipedia and how that experience sparked his passion for reimaging search. Learn more about his journey to “truly solve the mission of search by fully solving AI. #ai #founders #interview 📺 Hear more from Aravind and NEA's Ann Bordetsky in the latest installment of our Founder Forward interview series: https://lnkd.in/g8VwiFa8

🎙️ On stage at Goldman Sachs' recent annual private tech conference, Perplexity CEO Aravind Srinivas noted the inspiration he derived from satirical TV show Silicon Valley. 📰 Cory Weinberg shares event takeaways via The Information's 'The Briefing': https://lnkd.in/gQRAERU3 📺 Check out more company-building anecdotes from Aravind via NEA's Founder Forward series: https://lnkd.in/g8VwiFa8

🤩 Exciting portfolio news x2! Uniphore to acquire fellow portfolio company and cloud migration / data ops pioneer, Infoworks.io, as well as Composable Customer Data Platform, ActionIQ. These additions will help Uniphore to create the industry's first Zero Data AI Cloud. Congratulations! 🎉 📰 Details here: https://lnkd.in/gJSE6Fzn

🎉 Congratulations, Alex Sharata -- Forbes 30 Under 30, Venture Capital. We're proud to see Alex recognized as one of the top young talents investing in the most innovative companies. 🚀 Details & full list here: https://lnkd.in/epHMnT8N #ForbesUnder30

🚨 Happening today! NEA's Aaron Jacobson will be featured in the RSA Conference Innovation Showcase series discussing both the threats and opportunities that AI presents in the world of identity management. The showcase will feature a discussion alongside two dynamic startups in the identity security and governance space, Andromeda Security and Oasis Security, who will take the stage to captivate the audience with their cutting-edge ideas. Click here to learn more & register: https://spr.ly/6041sPV21

Joel Hellermark began his entrepreneurial journey as a 13-year-old programmer. Today, he’s the CEO of Sana, a company that’s revolutionizing the way companies access and manage their internal knowledge. “I was really obsessed with autodidacticism, the idea that you could just teach yourself anything,” Joel recalls. Check out more of the conversation between Joel and NEA Partner Luke Pappas from our Founder Forward interview series. #ai #founders #interview https://lnkd.in/gSzAhFkD BONUS: We are thrilled for NEA’s Lila Tretikov to take the stage with Joel at #Slush2024 this week!

A huge thank you to the talented founders and tech community leaders who joined NEA & Seedcamp for breakfast during Slush #Slush2024. We had a blast spending time with you all in #Helsinki and hearing about the awesome things you are building.

🥂 🧠 🤖 Join us for an exclusive Cocktails & Code Happy Hour at NeurIPS 2024 on Wednesday, December 11th | 5:30p PST Connect with pioneering researchers and founders from groundbreaking AI companies, including Together AI | Twelve Labs | Granica | Andrew Ng's AI Fund. Reserve your spot: https://lnkd.in/gb6MQaBs Sponsored by Samsung Next & IBM #NeurIPS2024 #AI #Networking #TechEvents #Research

📢 #Slush2024 starts today! Coming up tomorrow (11/21)--don’t miss: NEA’s Scott Sandell with Uniphore's Umesh Sachdev on Slush's Founder Stage to discuss creating a winning platform company in the era of AI NEA’s Lila Tretikov with Sana's Joel Hellermark on the Impact Stage chatting about building the UI for AI Details here: https://lnkd.in/dDJa_rY8

Joel Hellermark began his entrepreneurial journey as a 13-year-old programmer. Today, he’s the CEO of Sana, a company that’s revolutionizing the way companies access and manage their internal knowledge. “I was really obsessed with autodidacticism, the idea that you could just teach yourself anything,” Joel recalls. Check out more of the conversation between Joel and NEA Partner Luke Pappas from our Founder Forward interview series. #ai #founders #interview https://lnkd.in/gSzAhFkD BONUS: We are thrilled for NEA’s Lila Tretikov to take the stage with Joel at #Slush2024 this week!