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Jon Bassett

Investor

Managing Partner at NextGen Venture Partners

Los Angeles / Southern California

Writes $250K – $2.5M checks · typically $750K

About

Jon Bassett is Managing Partner at NextGen Venture Partners and serves as Ventures Committee Advisor at the United States Tennis Association. He has experience in venture capital and private equity, with skills in management, business development, analytics, and finance. He holds a Bachelor of Arts in Economics from Davidson College.

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Experience

  1. (USTA) United States Tennis AssociationVentures Committee Advisorcurrent2025 — present
  2. NextGen Venture PartnersManaging Partnercurrent2015 — presentSan Diego, California, United States
  3. TechstarsMentorcurrent2014 — presentAustin, Texas Area
  4. AbettBoard Member2022 — 2024Seattle, Washington, United States
  5. Silverton PartnersPrincipal2014 — 2015Austin, Texas Area
  6. Draper Fisher JurvetsonDFJ Global Network2012 — 2014
  7. DFJ FrontierAnalyst2011 — 2014Greater Los Angeles Area
  8. USC Marshall School of BusinessInstructor - BAEP 556: Technology Feasibility Analysis2011 — 2013Greater Los Angeles Area
  9. Farmscape LLCCo-founder & Business Development2009 — 2012Greater Los Angeles Area
  10. Caelum Capital AdvisorsAssociate2009 — 2010
  11. DellProcess Lead - ALPS2008 — 2009
  12. Wachovia Wealth ManagementSummer Intern2007

Education

  1. Davidson CollegeBachelor of Arts, Economics2004 — 2008

Skills & more

Venture Capital47Entrepreneur2Business Strategy28Equities5Hedge Funds5Private Equity18Start-ups54Entrepreneurship84Corporate Development31Financial Modeling12Due Diligence35Business Development41
+12 moreValuationInvestment BankingEmerging MarketsCorporate FinanceMergers & AcquisitionsPortfolio ManagementAngel InvestingEconomicsStrategic PlanningManagementStrategyM&A experience

Languages Spanish

From Jon's professional profile.

Same school

Also attended Davidson College41

Robert MorrisInvestor at Y CombinatorSteve TregayManaging General Partner at Mission BiocapitalDaniel HanksManaging Partner at Lavrock VenturesGray RobinsonPartner at Congruent VenturesJohn PhilpottPartner at FINTOP CapitalAndy SchwabManaging Partner at 5AM Ventures

+ 35 more

Shared employers

Also worked at (USTA) United States Tennis Association5

Ashley MarshallDirector of PR and Marketing at QED InvestorsSam WarburgExecutive Search Partner at TCP CapitalAsh AssociateInvestor at Maccabee VenturesCiCi BellisGeneral Partner at Cartan CapitalRaj De DattaPartner at Founder Collective

Also worked at Abett1

Alex RubalcavaManaging Partner at Amplify.LA

Also worked at Silverton Partners9

Morgan FlagerManaging Partner at Silverton PartnersKip McClanahanGeneral Partner at Silverton PartnersMike DoddGeneral Partner at Silverton PartnersRoger ChenPartner at Silverton PartnersAlyssa DadolyCFO & Partner at Silverton PartnersMatthew SaittaPrincipal at Silverton Partners

+ 3 more

Also worked at DFJ Frontier3

David CreminFounder and Managing Partner at Frontier Venture CapitalScott LenetManaging Partner at Frontier Venture CapitalBlair SimpsonPrincipal, Head of Diligence at Denver Ventures

Colleagues at NextGen Venture Partners

Ben Bayat
Managing Partner at NextGen Venture Partners
Chris Keller
Managing Partner at NextGen Venture Partners
Corinne Smeriglio
Director of Operations at NextGen Venture Partners
Deborah Chu
Principal at NextGen Venture Partners
Katie Willging
Senior Alternative Investments Analyst at NextGen Venture Partners
Maxim Karoubi
Investment Associate at NextGen Venture Partners
Riley Finch
Investment Associate at NextGen Venture Partners

Network3

Ben BayatScout
Managing Partner at NextGen Venture Partners
Chris KellerScout
Managing Partner at NextGen Venture Partners
Deborah ChuScout
Principal at NextGen Venture Partners

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