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Nelnet

121 S 13th St., Lincoln, NE, 68508, United States

Overview

Nelnet provides student loan products and services to students, as well as a full range of student-lending services and technology-based products to schools nationwide. This includes student loan origination and lending, holding, student loan and guarantee servicing and software solutions. Nelnet, based in Lincoln, Nebraska, ranks among the nation's leaders in terms of total student loan assets under management with $26.3 billion in net student loan assets as of March 31, 2008. Nelnet is well positioned to capitalize on industry growth. Its sophisticated technology and software products allow the company to service loans both internally and for third parties. And it facilitates the company's position as a preferred originator and holder of loans for schools and borrowers.

Total investments
21
Lead investments
6
Investments · 12mo
2
Active investors
0

Sector focus

  • Finance
  • Financial Services
  • FinTech
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Investment portfolio

  • Immigify

    Participated · Seed · Jul 2026

    Immigify offers a digital platform and management dashboard that combines a linked case-data model with built-in AI trained on patterns from successful cases to track visa and green-card eligibility, documents and deadlines. The product emphasizes step-by-step guidance, compliance monitoring and visible status dashboards to reduce missed deadlines and applicants stuck in status limbo. The company reports an early operational milestone of more than 400 visa approvals reached via the platform. Immigify positions itself for B2B adoption by advisors and employers and highlights integrations with adviser and corporate back offices as a next product priority. Planned product work includes standardizing case data, adding integrations, and maturing MLOps practices such as model updates, monitoring and versioning of guidance logic. Financially, the startup is supported by a $1.015 million Pre-Seed raise and accelerator placements in NMotion and Techstars to accelerate go-to-market and pilot opportunities.

  • Grapple

    Led · Seed · Apr 2026

    Founded by Jack Sellwood and launched in 2025, Grapple offers an AI-powered, self-serve analytics platform that integrates data from databases, spreadsheets, Salesforce, QuickBooks and other apps to help nontechnical users generate reports without a data engineer. The product targets sales, marketing and finance teams to reduce the time, effort and cost of compiling analytics. Grapple has attracted early customers such as Guardify and Workshop and has received external validation through acceptance into the LAUNCH Accelerator and finalist placement in the 2025 Silicon Prairie Startup Week Pitch Competition. The company is based in Omaha and has engaged with local startup resources including 1 Million Cups Omaha and the Nebraska Startup Academy. Near-term plans include hiring, marketing, and executing a go-to-market strategy to quickly generate awareness and revenue.

  • BetterYou

    Participated · Series A · Dec 2023

    BetterYou offers a no-touch, AI-driven mobile app that helps users set wellness goals (sleep, reading, socialization, steps) and automatically tracks progress without manual entry. The product is rooted in behavior design and delivers strategic nudges intended to reduce screen addiction and improve daily wellbeing. The company highlights partnerships with H&R Block, Amway, Michigan State University, Cleveland State University and a joint study with Stanford University; H&R Block employees recorded 945,000 steps in a three-day challenge and students using BetterYou averaged 32 more minutes of sleep per night versus another app. BetterYou will use new funding to accelerate growth through additional sales, marketing, and software hires and to continue refining its mobile app user experience. The company frames its mission as countering the attention-economy by giving users time back and improving physical and mental wellbeing.

  • PRECZN

    Participated · Equity · Oct 2023

    Preczn provides a financial services Command Center that lets vertical SaaS platforms integrate once and operate a full fintech suite from a central location. The platform enables rapid deployment of embedded payments, lending, banking, and other financial services without requiring additional development resources. By streamlining integrations and ongoing operationalization, Preczn helps platforms optimize monetization and reduce the operating expenses of building and maintaining custom integrations. The company is led by CEO Malik Velani. Preczn intends to use new funding to strengthen its product and go-to-market teams and accelerate rollout of its financial services offerings. The company is based in Dallas, TX.

  • New Sun Road

    Led · Series A · May 2023

    New Sun Road is a for-profit public benefit company that builds, remotely operates, and optimizes distributed solar and microgrid systems using advanced analytics, AI, and remote monitoring. Its proprietary algorithms and predictive maintenance tools are designed to maximize output, minimize downtime, and manage fleets of systems. The company currently remotely operates over 900 stand-alone power systems and has deployments in more than 20 countries. With the Series A funding, New Sun Road plans to accelerate commercialization, expand its customer base, and scale operations across utility power, telecommunications, and microgrid deployments. Management also intends to invest in operational infrastructure and strategic partnerships to enable use cases such as EV charging optimization, aggregated grid services, and load management to increase renewable energy usage. The company emphasizes delivering cost-effective electricity and improving reliability for underserved communities while reducing wildfire risk.

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