Nebraska Global

Nebraska Global operates on a generational timetable rather than a standard 10-year fund life, intending to hold and sustain software businesses indefinitely. The firm embeds an in-house engineering team, Don't Panic Labs, to build and support portfolio companies directly rather than relying solely on external founding teams. This structure makes it closer to a software holding company with internal product development capabilities than a traditional VC partnership.

No. According to the firm's own website, Nebraska Global is not currently deploying capital into new opportunities. Its current focus is on supporting existing portfolio companies through Don't Panic Labs, its internal software engineering group.

Don't Panic Labs is Nebraska Global's internal software engineering arm that provides product development, design, and technical expertise to the firm's portfolio companies. It functions as a captive engineering studio, allowing the firm to originate and incubate software products internally rather than relying exclusively on external founding teams.

Nebraska Global has invested in early-stage enterprise software companies across sectors like custom software development (Agilx), manufacturing analytics (Beehive Industries), and hospitality management (Cobby). All known portfolio companies are software and data businesses with an operational focus on long-term, sustainable growth.

The firm was founded explicitly to prove that significant software companies can be built outside traditional coastal technology hubs. Nebraska Global draws on the engineering and computer science talent produced by Nebraska's university system and operates on the thesis that the internet eliminates geographic barriers for software businesses.