Adam Hopkins

Adam Hopkins

Co-Founder and Managing Director atNextEquity PartnersCalifornia

Adam Hopkins is a Co-Founder and Managing Director of NextEquity Partners with prior roles at Elevation Partners, Silver Lake Partners, and Morgan Stanley Capital Partners. He holds degrees from Princeton University and Stanford University.

What Adam can write

Writes checks of$10M to $30M
Comes in atSeries BCan lead the round
Ownership target7-10%At first check
Pitch pageSubmit on their siteThe firm asks founders to apply here.

NextEquity Partners writes $10M to $30M checks, larger than 97% of firms in the atlas.

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Career

  1. Morgan Stanley Capital Partners · Analyst
  2. Silver Lake Partners · Associate
  3. Elevation Partners · Managing Director and founding principal
  4. NextEquity Partners · Co-Founder and Managing Director
    Now

Companies founded

NextEquity PartnersElevation Partners

Investments named in public bios

YelpMarketShareSonosAirbnbUberThe RealRealBusiness Talent GroupLyftMasterClassRingMedsphereMfourVenafiThe BouqsEverlaneSentinelOne

Focus

consumer technologyenterprise technologymediacommunications

Education

Princeton University, A.B. in EconomicsStanford University Graduate School of Business, M.B.A.

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Who is Adam Hopkins?

Adam Hopkins is a Co-Founder and Managing Director of NextEquity Partners with prior roles at Elevation Partners, Silver Lake Partners, and Morgan Stanley Capital Partners. He holds degrees from Princeton University and Stanford University.

How much does Adam Hopkins invest?

Adam Hopkins invests through NextEquity Partners, which writes checks of $10M to $30M at series b.

How do I pitch Adam Hopkins?

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What did Adam Hopkins do before NextEquity Partners?

Analyst at Morgan Stanley Capital Partners; Associate at Silver Lake Partners; Managing Director and founding principal at Elevation Partners.

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