NXTP Ventures

Yes We are a sector-specific and thesis-driven fund (vs agnostic) and focus on the following domains:

• AI and Data-Driven Businesses We believe that in order to be great partners, we need to thoroughly understand what you are building By exclusively focusing on B2B businesses in certain domains, we have accumulated strong institutional knowledge after having evaluated thousands and worked with 50+ businesses in our core domains

Furthermore, at NXTP, we have developed a wide network of sector-specific experts we put at your disposal to help you sort through the toughest challenges your business faces Oftentimes, the experts in our network are retained by founding teams to take on more formal roles as advisors, board members, or angel investors They include people at companies such as Hubspot, Coupa, Stripe, Auth0, Twilio, and Zendesk, to name a few

What do you look for in founders?

As early-stage investors, the quality of the founding team is hands-down the most important selection criteria If you are a founder and are wondering how we evaluate founding teams, here are a couple of pointers:

• Obsession and unwavering commitment to your company’s mission
• Strong leadership qualities and ability to inspire and effectively communicate your company’s vision to new hires and investors
• Clear founder-market fit and domain expertise
• Intellectual curiosity and hunger to learn and improve
• Excellence in prior business and non-business-related experiences
• Data-driven approach to company with a good understanding of key drivers of your business

What is your investment process and how long does it take?

We have written a longer piece answering this question Please follow this link to read the full article

How do you evaluate investment opportunities?

You can find a more detailed answer on what we look for in a start-up here, but most of our analysis focuses on evaluating:

• The market you are operating in
• The product you are building, and
• The business model you are applying

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