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.
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.