Luke Pappas

Luke Pappas

Partner atNew Enterprise Associates (NEA)Firm active Oct 6UK

Luke Pappas is a Partner at NEA focusing on consumer and enterprise technology investing, and serves on multiple boards. He previously worked in technology investment banking at Morgan Stanley and holds degrees from Stanford University.

What Luke can write

Writes checks of$1M to $30M+
Comes in atPre-seed, Seed, Series A, Series BCan lead the round
Ownership target7-10%At first check
Best routeA warm introAsk a founder in their portfolio.

New Enterprise Associates (NEA) writes $1M to $30M+ checks, larger than 83% of firms in the atlas.

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Career

  1. Morgan Stanley · Technology Investment Banking Team
  2. Morgan Stanley · Member of the Technology Investment Banking Team
  3. New Enterprise Associates · Partner
    Now

Investments named in public bios

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Focus

consumerenterprisetechnologyseed/earlygrowthUK

Education

Stanford University

Also at New Enterprise Associates (NEA)

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Questions

Who is Luke Pappas?

Luke Pappas is a Partner at NEA focusing on consumer and enterprise technology investing, and serves on multiple boards. He previously worked in technology investment banking at Morgan Stanley and holds degrees from Stanford University.

How much does Luke Pappas invest?

Luke Pappas invests through New Enterprise Associates (NEA), which writes checks of $1M to $30M+ at pre-seed, seed, series a, series b.

How do I pitch Luke Pappas?

A warm intro from a founder New Enterprise Associates (NEA) backed works best.

What did Luke Pappas do before New Enterprise Associates (NEA)?

Technology Investment Banking Team at Morgan Stanley; Member of the Technology Investment Banking Team at Morgan Stanley.

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