Nelnet is a publicly traded operating holding company (NYSE: NNI) headquartered in Lincoln, Nebraska, with primary businesses in consumer lending, loan servicing, payments, and technology-enabled services. Through its corporate venture capital arm, Nelnet Ventures, it invests in young, high-growth technology startups across fintech, education, agtech, and climate technology.
Average disclosed round size is $7.3M (across 18 rounds with reported amounts).
Portfolio
18
Fund Size
—
Top Stage
Series A
Last 12 Mo
0
Team
DG
David Graff
Director
JV
Jona Van Deun
Director
KR
Kimberly Rath
Director
PB
Preeta Bansal
Director
TE
Thomas E. Henning
Director
JR
Jeffrey R. Noordhoek
Chief Executive Officer
MS
Michael S. Dunlap
Executive Chairman of the Board
Portfolio Breakdown
Stage Distribution
Sector Distribution
Investment Activity
DealsAvg Round Size
Portfolio
19 investments
| Company | Round | Amount | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
 CompanyCam | Series C | — | Aug 2025 |
 Pitchly | Series A | $7M | Mar 2023 |
 BetterYou | Series A | $6M | Jan 2023 |
 Whipz | Pre-Seed | $1.8M | Jan 2022 |
| RRemoteLock | Series A | $5.8M | May 2018 |
 Fourstarzz | Pre-Seed | $750K | Jan 2018 |
| IInk Labs | Seed | $6.7M | Jan 2017 |
 Hudl | Growth | $72.5M | Apr 2015 |
 Page Vault | Unknown | $1.8M | Jan 2015 |
| MMindMixer | Series B | $4M | May 2013 |
 Preczn | Unknown | $6.8M | — |
 Rentgrata | Unknown | $1M | — |
 Ascent360 | Series A | $4.1M | — |
 OpsCompass | Series A | $6.8M | — |
 Grapple | Unknown | $1M | — |
| CCup of Coa | Seed | $750K | — |
 Maptician | Seed | $1.7M | — |
| Ascent360 | Seed | $1.9M | — |
 Nave Analytics | Pre-Seed | $400K | — |
Top Co-Investors
M255 shared
Service Provider Capital4 shared
Dundee Venture Capital2 shared
Access Venture Partners2 shared
gener8tor2 shared
Accel1 shared
WndrCo1 shared
JMI Equity1 shared
B Capital1 shared
Blueprint Equity1 shared
Insight Partners1 shared
Blank Ventures1 shared
Rosecliff1 shared
Flyover Capital1 shared
Gilgamesh Ventures1 shared
Right Side Capital Management1 shared
The Syndicate1 shared
Fulcrum Equity Partners1 shared
KCRise Fund1 shared
Plug and Play Tech Center1 shared
Last updated: 7 October 2026