Neer Venture Partners is an early-stage VC with a concentration in fintech and emerging markets (although will look at anything that is not healthcare related, pure crypto, or “vice”).  The fund is targeting 150-200 investments between $100,000 and $500,000.

Companies should have a full-time founding team (including a CTO on the cap table if a technology company), strong evidence of product market fit (usually through growing revenue), and a large potential market.  Valuation at time of investment is capped at $50,000,000 (post).    

Brian Neer

Brian is the founder and CIO of Neer Venture Partners.  Brian spent ~30 years on Wall Street with a focus on credit, derivatives, and deal structuring.  Brian has driven institutionally relevant deals and businesses at Morgan Stanley over a 23 year career, most recently as the Global Head of Derivatives and Structured Products and Global Head of XVA/Corporate Derivatives Group trading, and previously as the Head of European Credit Trading, Global Head of Credit Derivative Products, Head of North American and Asian Structured Credit Products.  He was also the founder of Cournot Capital (Credit Derivative Product Company). 

Brian has 6 years of experience in early stage investing with a portfolio of ~60 investments.  He has also founded a small business which all founders are welcome to visit and use to toughen up …  www.floridakickboxingacademy.com

Brian has a BS in Finance from Rutgers College and an MBA in Finance / Strategic Management from The Wharton School.