Twenty years of magic

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Shaping two decades 
of the past, the present, and the future.

Investing through change
We’ve been at the nexus of every technological milestone for over twenty years, backing companies that drive the world forward.
Today’s convergence
As the physical and digital become one, we embrace the potential of a new future built by the founders who push the boundaries of possibility.
The next frontier
Our future is filled with opportunities to meet the needs of an evolving world and to bring the magic to experiences, infrastructure, and interaction.
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Our journey from the very start to today

2005 – 2010 ‘Mobile First’

2005 – 2010 ‘Mobile First’

2005 – 2010 ‘Mobile First’

KEY EVENTS:

2005 - We launch NGP with a global vision and a $32M debut fund, betting on a 'Mobile First' future—where everything online would inevitably go mobile.

2007 – Keeping with the mobile first thesis, our second fund launches at $216M - with our team operating from the U.S. Europe, and India.

2008 – After investing in key global hubs like the US, Europe, and India, we made our first investment  in China.

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EXITS:

2006 – Our first exit came in May 2006 with Bitboys Oy, a company that developed graphics technology for mobile gaming, acquired by ATI Technologies for $44M.

2007 – Swedish Coding Technologies AB, pioneers in mobile audio compression, is acquired by Dolby Labs for $250M, delivering a 100% IRR.

2013 – 2021 ‘Connected World’

2013 – 2021 ‘Connected World’

2013 – 2021 ‘Connected World’

KEY EVENTS:

2013 – We launched our $362M third fund, embracing a new thesis: a ‘Connected World’—where IoT devices would embed intelligence everywhere.

2017 – We launched our $352M fourth fund, doubling down on the potential of a ‘Connected World.’

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Venture Capital Investors

EXITS:

2013 - Rocket Fuel, an AI-powered programmatic media-buying platform, goes public trading at a market cap in access of $2B.

2013 – UC Web is  acquired by Alibaba in 2013 in a $1B+ deal.

2015 – Ganji.com China's leading online marketplace, is acquired by Tencent-backed 58.com in a $1B+ exit.

2017 – Heptagon, a micro-optical company, is aqcuired   by  AMS in a billion-dollar exit—marking our largest in Europe to date.

2018 – the Chinese consumer electronics company Xiaomi went public, with its IPO valuing the company at approximately $54 billion.

2020 – Moovit is acquired by Intel, for $900M+.

2020 – Pubmatic, a global digital advertising platform, celebrates a successful $1.5B IPO.

2022 – 2025 ‘The Great Convergence’

2022 – 2025 ‘The Great Convergence’

2022 – 2025 ‘The Great Convergence’

KEY EVENTS:

2022 – We launched our $400M fifth fund to back B2B startups from Series A onwards in Europe and the U.S., focusing on Industrial Tech, Enterprise Software, Cybersecurity, and Edge & Data Infrastructure.

2023 – We unveil our new brand, driven by a bold vision to unleash the magic of technology and a thesis focused on the convergence of the physical and digital worlds.

2024 – We made our first two investments
in spacetech – expanding our convergence thesis to include companies exploring space.

2025 – We celebrate 20 years of NGP!

LANDMARK INVESTMENTS:

EXITS:

2024 – NIL Technology, a leader in advanced meta-optics, is acquired by Radiant Opto-Electronics in one of Europe’s biggest deep tech exits of 2024.

2024 – Coda, the all-in-one workspace for businesses, merges with Grammarly. As part of the deal, Coda’s CEO and co-founder became the joint company’s CEO while NGP Capital remained a shareholder in the joint venture.

The companies shaping the next 20 years

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Ati Motors

$20B

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The Exploration Company

$20B

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GrayMatter Robotics

$20B

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Xona

$20B

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Daedalus

$20B

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ANYbotics

$20B

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Dataloop

$20B

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Immuta

$20B

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Observe AI

$20B

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Coda

$20B

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Shippeo

$20B

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eGym

$20B

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Babbel

$20B

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WorkFusion

$20B

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Lime

$20B

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GetYourGuide

$20B

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Shadowfax

$20B

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Security Scorecard

$20B

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Scandit

$20B

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​Zūm

$20B

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What’s next?

Today we stand on the brink of a transformative journey, where the physical and digital realms seamlessly unite. At the heart of this lies the technologies that will redefine human-machine collaboration, enabling entirely new answers to the world's biggest challenges. Our commitment is to back the visionary entrepreneurs building the foundations of this future, revolutionizing how we live, work, and explore.

Join us on the journey to shape the next 20 years.

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