In 2010, Beisel co-founded NextView Ventures, a venture capital firm that invests in seed-stage technology-driven companies.[8][9] In 2022, NextView raised $200 million across its two most recent investment funds.[10] Beisel's investments through NextView have included companies such as Code Climate,[11] BookBub,[12] thredUP, The Nudge,[13] and TapCommerce.[14] Some of these companies have been acquired or have been listed on stock exchanges. Notable acquisitions or public listings include TapCommerce's acquisition by Twitter for $100 million,[15] Parsec's acquisition by Unity for $320 million,[16] TripleLift's acquisition by Vista Equity Partners for $1.4 billion,[17] and thredUP going public with a $1.3 billion IPO.[18]
Before co-founding NextView Ventures, Beisel founded Sombasa Media, known for its service, BargainDog, which was later acquired by About.com.[19][4][20] He also served as a vice president at Venrock, a venture capital firm formed to build upon the successful investing activities of the Rockefeller family.[21]
Beisel is credited with developing the concept of social commerce to denote user-generated advertorial content on e-commerce sites.[22] He is also the founder of Boston Innovators Group, formerly known as WebInno, an organization that connects the local startup and entrepreneurship communities.[23][24]
