Bob Nelson

Bob Nelson has had an extensive and diverse work experience. Starting in 1991, they founded their own company called Nelson & Company, where they serve as the President. In this role, they act as a partnership/sales/marketing consultant for early stage technology companies and Fortune 500 companies. Bob has helped 10 early stage ventures raise $28,000,000 in seed funding and $211,000,000 in follow-on investment.

In 2020, Bob became the VP Partnerships for Zealot Interactive, where they played a key role in winning and structuring a unique promotion for the television series, Monarch. Bob helped create a program that teaches viewers how to play the songs from the show.

Also in 2020, Bob joined NextGen Venture Partners as a Venture Partner. This organization has a network of over 1,500 Venture Partners who assist in accelerating the growth of their portfolio companies.

From 2018 to 2023, Bob worked as an Advisor for Rize Inc., a company that builds customer-centric financial applications. During their time there, Rize received funding from various investors.

In 2011, Bob became an Advisor for GiftRocker, a company that provides gifting and marketing tools for shopkeepers. Bob learned the value of focusing on customer feedback and building services based on their requests.

From 2017 to 2019, Bob worked with QOMPLX (formerly Fractal Industries) as a Partnership Development consultant. Bob helped develop new partnerships with early adopters in digital-forward industries.

From 2012 to 2015, Bob served as an Advisor for Zoomdata, a company that provided visual analytics for big data. Bob learned the importance of recruiting key employees and adding the right investors in the early stages of a company.

In 2011, Bob co-founded HotelNeighborhood, a venture that connected restaurants to hotel guests. Bob successfully won trials with major hotel chains.

From 2002 to 2010, Bob worked as the VP Partner Development and Board Member for TradeHarbor, Inc., where they developed relationships with industry leaders and secured venture funding.

Finally, from 1999 to 2001, Bob served as an Entrepreneur-in-Residence for VeriSign/Network Solutions, where they worked on product strategy and development. Bob released three products based on the shared registry model.

Overall, Bob Nelson has had a successful career, working with a variety of companies and industries, and demonstrating their expertise in partnership development, sales, marketing, and fundraising.

Bob Nelson earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Marketing from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, which they attended from 1973 to 1977.