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Fred Anderson

Fred Anderson

Co-Founder and Managing Director atNextEquity PartnersCalifornia
NextEquity Partners websiteFirm profile

Fred Anderson is a co-founder and managing director of NextEquity Partners and Elevation Partners. He has held senior financial roles at Apple, ADP, and MAI Systems, and serves on the board of Yelp.

What Fred 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. Coopers & Lybrand · consulting manager
    1972-1977
  2. MAI Systems Corporation · President and Chief Operating Officer; Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
    1978-1991
  3. ADP · Chief Financial Officer
    1992-1996
  4. Apple Computer · Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
    1996-2004
  5. Elevation Partners · Co-Founder and Managing Director
  6. NextEquity Partners · Co-Founder and Managing Director
    Now
  7. Elevation Partners · Managing Director

Companies founded

NextEquity PartnersElevation Partners

Investments named in public bios

Yelp

Focus

technologycorporate financeacquisitionsrestructuringtechnology industry

Education

Whittier College, BAUCLA, MBA

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David ibnAle
David ibnAleManaging Partner, Advance Venture Partners

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Questions

Who is Fred Anderson?

Fred Anderson is a co-founder and managing director of NextEquity Partners and Elevation Partners. He has held senior financial roles at Apple, ADP, and MAI Systems, and serves on the board of Yelp.

How much does Fred Anderson invest?

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

How do I pitch Fred Anderson?

A warm intro from a founder NextEquity Partners backed works best.

What did Fred Anderson do before NextEquity Partners?

consulting manager at Coopers & Lybrand; President and Chief Operating Officer; Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer at MAI Systems Corporation; Chief Financial Officer at ADP; Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer at Apple Computer; Co-Founder and Managing Director at Elevation Partners; Managing Director at Elevation Partners.

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