# Lisa Cuesta

> Lisa Cuesta is a seed investor at NextGen Venture Partners backing Cryptocurrency and Credit. See 2 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [NextGen Venture Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/nextgenvp)
- Location: New York, United States
- Total investments: 2
- Last investment: Aug 2024
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lisacuesta/
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/lisacuesta
- Website: https://x.com/lisacuesta

Lisa Cuesta is a seed investor at NextGen Venture Partners in New York focused on Cryptocurrency and Credit. Lisa Cuesta - Principal @ NextGen Venture Partners

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Cryptocurrency | 2 | 100% |
| Credit | 1 | 50% |
| FinTech | 1 | 50% |
| Internet | 1 | 50% |
| Software | 1 | 50% |

7 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 1 | 50% |
| Angel | 1 | 50% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United States | 1 | 50% |
| Cayman Islands | 1 | 50% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| OneBalance | OneBalance is a new framework for credible accounts - combining chain abstraction, gas abstraction and permission management to solve the fragmented Web3 user experience. | $5M | Angel | Aug 26, 2024 |  |
| Starlight | Starlight is an all-in-one solution for companies to manage their crypto assets. We offer everything a company needs to operate in the crypto economy from setting up wallets, to buying crypto, to tracking expenses. Starlight helps you manage the details - so you can focus on running your business. | $5M | Seed | Apr 05, 2022 |  |

2 of 2 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Script Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/122-west-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [A*](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/a-capital-4ec5) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Abstract](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/a-list-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [A* Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/a-partners-518e) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [BoxGroup](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/boxgroup) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Brevan Howard Asset Management](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/brevan-howard-asset-management) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About NextGen Venture Partners

VC Fund · Baltimore, United States

NextGen Venture Partners invests $1-2M in seed-stage companies with the participation of 1,800+ Venture Partners. The firm specializes in the fields of private equity, business strategy, start-up acceleration, and fundraising.

5 contacts available at NextGen Venture Partners.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Brian Hansen | Venture Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/brian-hansen |
| Frank Ambrose | Venture Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/frank-ambrose |
| Lauren Knausenberger | Venture Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/lauren-knausenberger |
| Lisa Cuesta | Principal | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/lisa-cuesta |
| Ajay Kapoor | Venture Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ajay-kapoor-70dc |

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## FAQ

### What does Lisa Cuesta invest in?

Lisa Cuesta invests primarily in Cryptocurrency, Credit and FinTech startups, most often at Seed and Angel stage. Most of the 2 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Lisa Cuesta last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Lisa Cuesta closed in Aug 2024. Shizune tracks 2 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

Yes — every stat on this profile is calculated from confirmed public funding rounds monitored across hundreds of sources since 2020. This profile was last refreshed in Aug 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.

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