Brooke Seawell
InvestorVenture Partner at New Enterprise Associates (NEA) · Board of Directors / Audit Committee Chair at NVIDIA
Bethesda, Maryland
Writes $2M – $50M checks · typically $25M
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About
Brooke joined NEA in 2005 as a Venture Partner with expertise in software, systems, and internet investments. He brings over 40 years of experience in technology finance and operations, with a 25-year background as an operating executive at technology companies, having taken three public and sold one to Sun Microsystems. At NEA, he leverages his founding and operating experience to mentor portfolio company operators and serves on the boards of NVIDIA, Tenable, and GoodLeap.
Invests in
Enterprise SoftwareSaaS
Experience
- New Enterprise Associates (NEA)Venture Partnercurrent2005 — presentMenlo Park, CA
- NVIDIABoard of Directors / Audit Committee Chaircurrent1997 — presentSanta Clara, CA
- TenableBoard of Directors / Audit Committee Chaircurrent2017 — presentColumbia, MD
- GoodLeapBoard of Directors / Audit Committee Chaircurrent2021 — presentRoseville, CA
- Landon SchoolBoard of Trustees2019 — 2025Bethesda, MD
- EargoBoard of Directors / Audit Committee Chair2020 — 2022San Jose, California, United States
- MalwarebytesBoard of Directors / Audit Committee Chair2016 — 2022Santa Clara, CA
- AcquiaBoard of Directors / Audit Committee Chair2018 — 2019Boston, MA
- Tableau SoftwareBoard of Directors / Audit Committee Chair2011 — 2019Seattle, WA
- SugarCRMBoard of Directors / Audit Committee Chair2012 — 2018Cupertino, CA
- Lithium TechnologiesBoard of Directors / Audit Committee Chair2013 — 2017San Francisco, CA
- Stanford University Athletic BoardBoard Member2013 — 2017Stanford, CA
- InformaticaBoard of Directors / Audit Committee Chair1997 — 2015Redwood City, CA
- Glu MobileBoard of Directors / Audit Committee Chair2006 — 2014San Francisco, CA
- SiTimeBoard of Directors / Audit Committee Chair2006 — 2014Sunnyvale, CA
- Stanford Graduate School of BusinessManagement Board2008 — 2012Stanford, CA
- SiliconBlue TechnologiesBoard of Directors / Audit Committee Chair2008 — 2011Santa Clara, CA
- Telegent SystemsBoard of Directors / Audit Committee Chair2007 — 2011Sunnyvale, CA
- CoWareBoard of Directors / Audit Committee Chair1998 — 2005San Jose, CA
- Technology Crossover VenturesPartner2000 — 2004Palo Alto, CA
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Investments
Board seats
GoodLeapNVIDIATenable
Investor
eConvergentGLU MobileKhoros(formerly Lithium Technologies)SiTimeSugarAITableauTabulaTelegent Systems
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Brooke Seawell?
- Brooke joined NEA in 2005 as a Venture Partner with expertise in software, systems, and internet investments. He brings over 40 years of experience in technology finance and operations, with a 25-year background as an operating executive at technology companies, having taken three public and sold one to Sun Microsystems. At NEA, he leverages his founding and operating experience to mentor portfolio company operators and serves on the boards of NVIDIA, Tenable, and GoodLeap.
- Where does Brooke Seawell work?
- Brooke Seawell is Venture Partner at New Enterprise Associates (NEA).
- What does Brooke Seawell invest in?
- Brooke Seawell invests in Enterprise Software, SaaS.
- What check size does Brooke Seawell write?
- Brooke Seawell typically writes checks of $2M – $50M.
- What boards does Brooke Seawell sit on?
- Brooke Seawell holds tracked board seats at GoodLeap, NVIDIA, Tenable.
- What companies has Brooke Seawell invested in?
- Investments tracked here include eConvergent, GLU Mobile, Khoros(formerly Lithium Technologies), SiTime, SugarAI, Tableau, Tabula, Telegent Systems.
- Where did Brooke Seawell go to school?
- Brooke Seawell studied at Stanford University Graduate School of Business (MBA, Finance); Stanford University (B.A., Economics).
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