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Forest Baskett

Investor

General Partner at New Enterprise Associates (NEA) · Board director at Beyond Identity · Board director at Built Robotics · Director; former NEA General Partner at Timescale

San Francisco, California

Writes $2M – $50M checks · typically $25M

Midas 2016 · #85Midas 2014 · #95Midas 2013 · #58

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213 people in our graph share verified history with Forest — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.

Aydin SenkutunlockedForest: together at Silicon Graphics (SGI) (1996–1999)
×3Forest: together at Silicon Graphics (SGI)
×2Forest: together at Digital Equipment Corporation
×4Forest: together at New Enterprise Associates (NEA)

About

Forest Baskett, a systems‑level technologist, co‑designed the Sun workstation with Andy Bechtolsheim, built a RISC at DEC that beat the VAX, served as SGI CTO, and retains founder ties.

Likely email· guessed from name + firm domain, not firm-published

Invests in

BiotechConsumerEnterprise SoftwareFintechHealthtech

Board director at Beyond Identity

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Co-founders at Beyond Identity

TJThomas Jermoluk
Thomas JermolukExecutive Officer, Director
JC
James ClarkDirector
JCJasson Casey

Board director at Built Robotics

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Co-founders at Built Robotics

NRNoah Ready-Campbell
Noah Ready-CampbellFounder & CEO

Director; former NEA General Partner at Timescale

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Co-founders at Timescale

AKAjay Kulkarni
Ajay KulkarniCo-founder and Chief Executive Officer
MJMichael J. Freedman
Michael J. FreedmanCo-founder and Chief Technology Officer
RSRahil Sondhi
Rahil SondhiFounder of acquired PopSQL; joined Timescale in 2024

Experience

  1. New Enterprise AssociatesGeneral Partnercurrent1999 — present
  2. Silicon Graphics (SGI)Sr. VP R&D1986 — 1999
  3. Digital Equipment CorporationDirector1982 — 1986

Deals · 9

Branch Metrics, Inc.Board seat

via New Enterprise Associates (NEA) · filed Feb 2022 · $300M raise

TimescaleBoard seat

via New Enterprise Associates (NEA) · filed May 2021 · $40M raise

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Beyond IdentityBoard seat

via New Enterprise Associates (NEA) · filed Apr 2020 · $30M raise

Pacific Light & HologramBoard seat

via New Enterprise Associates (NEA) · filed May 2019 · $35.6M raise

Built RoboticsBoard seat

via New Enterprise Associates (NEA) · filed Oct 2017 · $15.1M raise

BitglassBoard seat

via New Enterprise Associates (NEA) · filed Jan 2017 · $45M raise

IllumitexBoard seat

via New Enterprise Associates (NEA) · filed Nov 2016 · $5M raise

GoEuroBoard seat

via New Enterprise Associates (NEA) · filed Oct 2016 · $70M raise

Waltz NetworksBoard seat

via New Enterprise Associates (NEA) · filed Nov 2015 · $6.8M raise

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Colleagues at New Enterprise Associates (NEA)

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Forest Baskett?
Forest Baskett, a systems‑level technologist, co‑designed the Sun workstation with Andy Bechtolsheim, built a RISC at DEC that beat the VAX, served as SGI CTO, and retains founder ties.
Where does Forest Baskett work?
Forest Baskett is General Partner at New Enterprise Associates (NEA) and Board director at Beyond Identity and Board director at Built Robotics and Director; former NEA General Partner at Timescale.
What does Forest Baskett invest in?
Forest Baskett invests in Biotech, Consumer, Enterprise Software, Fintech, Healthtech.
What check size does Forest Baskett write?
Forest Baskett typically writes checks of $2M – $50M.
What boards does Forest Baskett sit on?
Forest Baskett holds tracked board seats at Beyond Identity, Bitglass, Branch Metrics, Inc., Built Robotics, GoEuro, Illumitex, Pacific Light & Hologram, Timescale, Waltz Networks.
Where did Forest Baskett go to school?
Forest Baskett studied at Rice University (BA, Math); Rice University (Bachelor's degree, Mathematics); The University of Texas at Austin (PhD, Computer Science).

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