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Robert Go

Robert Go is Co-Founder and Partner at NextView Ventures, with past experience at bobbie baby, Devoted Health, Setpoint.io, studied at Harvard Business School.

Bio

I am a co-founder and partner at NextView Ventures, a thematic, seed-stage venture capital firm focused on companies that redesign the everyday economy. Throughout my career, I have partnered with founders to build and scale technology businesses across diverse sectors, including numerous successful exits. Previously, I served as an Entrepreneur in Residence at Harvard Business School and held roles at Spark Capital, eBay, and The Parthenon Group.

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Work Experience

Co-Founder and Partner at NextView Ventures

NextView is a thematic, seed-stage VC firm. We invest in companies that leverage technology to redesign the "everyday economy". These are the categories of life where mainstream people spend most of their time and money - housing, food, transportation, apparel, wellness, etc. For a look at our current portfolio or more about NextView, please visit www.nextviewventures.com.

Seed Investor at bobbie baby

Investor at Devoted Health

Investor at Setpoint.io

Investor at Canopy

Investor at Theo Ai

Investor at Patrol

Investor at Beside

Investor at Bito

Investor at CarEdge

Investor at The Browser Company

The Browser Company was acquired by Atlassian in 2025

Investor at Reforge

Seed Investor at Form Health

Seed Investor at Carefull

New York, United States

Seed Investor at Tive Inc

Sensor-driven supply chain visibility

Seed Investor at Heat Watch

Seed Investor at kencko.com

New York City Metropolitan Area

Seed Investor at Jumbo Privacy

Jumbo was acquired by Coalition in 2023

Seed Investor at GetHuman

GetHuman completed a successful investor buyout in 2022

Seed Investor at Troops

Troops was successfully acquired by Salesforce in 2022

Entrepreneur In Residence at Harvard Business School

Board Director / Seed Investor at Paintzen

Paintzen was successfully acquired by PPG in 2018

Board Director / Seed Investor at Sunrise (acq. by MSFT)

Sunrise was successfully acquired by Microsoft in Feb 2015

Board Director / Seed Investor at Directr (acq. by GOOG)

Directr was successfully acquired by Google in August 2014

Seed Investor at RentJuice (acq. by Zillow)

Rentjuice was successfully acquired by Zillow in May 2012

Seed Investor at Hyperpublic (acq. by GRPN)

Hyperpublic was successfully acquired by Groupon in Feb 2012

VC at Spark Capital LLC

Online Strategy at Fidelity Investments

Product Management at Bzzagent

BzzAgent was successfully acquired by Tesco (LON: TSCO) in May 2011

Product Marketing at eBay Inc

Led product marketing efforts around search and product discovery on eBay.com.

Strategic Planning at WellPet, LLC

Led supply-chain optimization initiatives and strategic marketing analysis for OMH, a leading manufacturer of organic pet food and portfolio company of Catterton Partners. The company was acquired in 2008 for $400M.

Co-Founder at Letslink, Inc.

Co-founded first bilingual social networking site (similar to MySpace, Facebook, etc.) in Japan

Senior Associate at The Parthenon Group

Management consulting with an emphasis on strategic due diligence for private equity firms.

Education

MBA at Harvard Business School

BS, Economics at Duke University

at Hong Kong International School

Frequently Asked Questions

Who is Robert Go?

I am a co-founder and partner at NextView Ventures, a thematic, seed-stage venture capital firm focused on companies that redesign the everyday economy. Throughout my career, I have partnered with founders to build and scale technology businesses across diverse sectors, including numerous successful exits. Previously, I served as an Entrepreneur in Residence at Harvard Business School and held roles at Spark Capital, eBay, and The Parthenon Group.

What is Robert Go's professional background?

Robert Go's experience includes: Co-Founder and Partner at NextView Ventures (Apr 2010 – Present); Seed Investor at bobbie baby (Sep 2018 – Present); Investor at Devoted Health (Oct 2017 – Present); Investor at Setpoint.io (Apr 2022 – Present); Investor at Canopy (Jun 2025 – Present); Investor at Theo Ai (Jul 2024 – Present); Investor at Patrol (Jul 2024 – Present); Investor at Beside (Oct 2023 – Present); Investor at Bito (Jun 2023 – Present); Investor at CarEdge (Jul 2021 – Present); Investor at The Browser Company (May 2022 – Present); Investor at Reforge (Feb 2021 – Present); Seed Investor at Form Health (Feb 2019 – Present); Seed Investor at Carefull (Dec 2019 – Present); Seed Investor at Tive Inc (May 2017 – Present); Seed Investor at Heat Watch (Apr 2020 – Present); Seed Investor at kencko.com (Nov 2018 – Present); Seed Investor at Jumbo Privacy (Dec 2018 – Jul 2023); Seed Investor at GetHuman (Aug 2016 – Jul 2022); Seed Investor at Troops (Jun 2015 – May 2022); Entrepreneur In Residence at Harvard Business School (Aug 2016 – Jun 2018); Board Director / Seed Investor at Paintzen (Jun 2014 – Jan 2018); Board Director / Seed Investor at Sunrise (acq. by MSFT) (May 2013 – Feb 2015); Board Director / Seed Investor at Directr (acq. by GOOG) (Apr 2012 – Aug 2014); Seed Investor at RentJuice (acq. by Zillow) (Jun 2009 – May 2012); Seed Investor at Hyperpublic (acq. by GRPN) (Aug 2010 – Feb 2012); VC at Spark Capital LLC (Jul 2007 – Apr 2010); Online Strategy at Fidelity Investments (May 2006 – Jun 2006); Product Management at Bzzagent (2006 – 2006); Product Marketing at eBay Inc (Feb 2003 – Jun 2005); Strategic Planning at WellPet, LLC (2005 – 2005); Co-Founder at Letslink, Inc. (Oct 2003 – Oct 2004); Senior Associate at The Parthenon Group (Aug 2001 – Jun 2003).

Where did Robert Go study?

MBA at Harvard Business School (2005 – 2007); BS, Economics at Duke University (1997 – 2001); at Hong Kong International School (1993 – 1997).

How can I find Robert Go online?

Robert Go can be found at: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/robgo, X: https://x.com/robgo.

Who does Robert Go know?

Robert Go is connected with: Adrien Guilmineau ↗.