Melody Koh

Melody Koh is a Partner at NextView Ventures, a venture capital firm focused on seed-stage investments in technology-driven companies. Based in New York, she has been with NextView since October 2017, initially joining as a Venture Partner before her promotion to Partner. Koh is recognized as the first Partner based in the Manhattan office, where she primarily invests in startups located in the New York area, although her investments are not limited to this region.123

Professional Background

Koh has a diverse background in entrepreneurship and product management. Before joining NextView, she served as the Head of Product at Blue Apron, where she was instrumental in scaling the company from 20 employees to a publicly traded entity, leading a 35-person team across various product-related functions. Her tenure at Blue Apron saw the company grow 25-fold in just over three years.234

Prior to her role at Blue Apron, Koh was a Product Manager at Fab.com and founded a wine subscription service, which later pivoted to a personalized wine app. She also has experience as a venture investor at Time Warner’s strategic VC group and was involved with First Round Capital’s Product Co-op initiative. Koh began her career in investment banking as a tech/media M&A analyst at Evercore Partners.234

Education

Koh holds an MBA with Distinction from Harvard Business School and a Bachelor of Science in Commerce with Distinction from the McIntire School of Commerce at the University of Virginia.234

Personal Insights

In her role as a venture capitalist, Koh emphasizes the importance of building trust with startup founders and focuses on investing in exceptional entrepreneurs. She is known for her hands-on approach, guiding founders through the early stages of their ventures.4 Koh has expressed a passion for the energy of early-stage entrepreneurship, stating, "I like the earlier stage of the entrepreneur energy" and enjoys working alongside founders throughout their journeys.14