David Beisel is a co-founder and Partner at NextView Ventures, where his bio states he has focused on early stage Internet startups his entire career, both as an entrepreneur and a venture capitalist. Before NextView he was a Vice President at Venrock investing in digital media, co-founded the email marketing company Sombasa Media, and served as Vice President of Marketing at About.com after it acquired Sombasa. He holds an MBA from Stanford Graduate School of Business and an AB in Economics from Duke University. His NextView bio lists investments including BookBub, New Era ADR, Poly, Carewell and MealPal, and he has authored the firm's announcements of its investments in Tero and Walden Robotics.
Education
M.B.A., Stanford Graduate School of Business
A.B. Economics, magna cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa, Duke University
Previous Experience
Co-founder, Sombasa Media (email marketing company; flagship product BargainDog)
Vice President of Marketing, About.com (following About.com's acquisition of Sombasa Media)
Vice President, Venrock (digital media investing)
Notable Investments
TeroWalden RoboticsNew Era ADRPolyCarewellBookBubMealPalAnagramTriStarSchematicWastenotPhazeFlypThe NudgeSkyways
Career Timeline
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Co-founded Sombasa Media, an email marketing company whose flagship product was BargainDog.
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Served as Vice President of Marketing at About.com after it acquired Sombasa Media.
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Worked as a Vice President at Venrock investing in digital media.
2020
Announced NextView's investment in Carewell alongside e.ventures and Primetime Partners.
2022
Led NextView's $4.6M seed round in New Era ADR and joined the company's board.
2026
Led a $2.6M seed round in Tero on behalf of NextView Ventures.