Austin · Seed–Growth · 16 people tracked
Also known as NEXT COAST VENTURES, LLC
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Investment thesis
Next Coast Ventures takes a thematic, data-driven approach to investing, first selecting investment themes rather than focusing on specific sectors, then partnering with driven, resilient founders operating within those themes. The firm emphasizes that its partners were successful operators before becoming investors, offering founders pragmatic advice drawn from firsthand experience. It provides portfolio companies with access to an expert network of over 150 current and former operators, structured playbooks covering areas such as product/market fit KPIs, recruiting and succession, and a dedicated partner-level Head of Platform role focused on supporting founders. The firm positions itself as 'built for entrepreneurs, by entrepreneurs.'
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Team · 16 people
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Founder mafia
4 people who came through Next Coast Ventures went on to found or lead other companies.
What they invest in
from 81 of 154 portfolio companiesSaaS ×45AI & Machine Learning ×36Enterprise Software ×17Fintech ×16Healthtech ×13Consumer ×11Digital Health ×10Marketplaces ×7
HQs:United States×61Canada×1United Kingdom×1
Who they back
founder profiles across 53 portfolio companiesFounding team size:solo founder×372 founders×73 founders×74+ founders×2
Where their founders studiedfrom 55 founders with education data
Stanford University Graduate School of Business ×6The University of Texas at Austin ×6Princeton University ×4University of Michigan ×3Harvard Business School ×2Leaders In Tech ×2Massachusetts Institute of Technology ×2Texas McCombs School of Business ×2
What their founders studiedfrom 48 founders with field-of-study data
Business & Management ×10Engineering ×9Politics & Policy ×9Computer Science ×6Economics ×6Life Sciences ×6Humanities ×4Law ×4
Where their founders worked beforefrom 56 founders with career history
McKinsey & Company ×3Yext ×3A.T. Kearney ×2Georgia Institute of Technology ×2Meta Saas ×2Oracle ×2Trendkite ×2YPO ×2
Accelerator rootsportfolio companies that came through a program
4 founders hold a PhD · 12 hold an MBA (of 56 with degree data) · backed the same founder in 2+ companies: 4 founders
Investments · 154 tracked
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Cardlytics operates a commerce media platform that uses card-linked purchase data to deliver targeted offers and closed-loop measurement for marketers and advertisers, and personalized rewards programs for banks and publishers.
AdTechFintechMarketing TechAtlanta, US
Scott Grimes(Executive Officer, Director)inLynne Laube(Executive Officer, Director)inKirk Somers(Executive Officer)inDavid Evans(Executive Officer)inAmit Gupta(Chief Executive Officer and Director)in
BoardJohn Klinck(Director)in
Co-investorsBaroda VenturesCanaan PartnersKinetic Ventures, L.L.C.Savano Capital PartnersDiscovery CapitalHyperplane Venture Capital+2 more
Milwaukee-based public company operating the Marcus Theatres cinema circuit and Marcus Hotels and Resorts.
Milwaukee, US
Douglas A. Neis(Executive Officer)Thomas F. Kissinger(Executive Officer)Gregory S. Marcus(Executive Officer)Rolando B. Rodriguez(Executive Officer)inChad M. Paris(Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer)inMark A. Gramz(President, Marcus Theatres)in
Acadeum operates an online course-sharing marketplace that connects colleges and universities so students can enroll in courses at other institutions.
B2B MarketplacesEdTechSaaS
Co-investorsLearn CapitalECMC GroupRethink Capital Partners
Bonterms operates a contract platform for negotiating and closing standardized legal agreements (such as NDAs) using neutral market-calibrated Standards, configurable Key Terms, and playbooks, with e-signing through Docusign or Dropbox Sign.
Enterprise SoftwareLegalTechSaaSSan Francisco, US
Chris Walker(Founder)
BoardDerek Schwede(Co-lead, Standard Agreements Committee)in
Co-investorsXYZ Venture Capital
Enboarder provides an AI-driven platform for employee onboarding and cross-functional HR journeys, helping enterprise customers like Deloitte, ING, and Cisco reduce time-to-productivity and attrition.
AI & Machine LearningHR TechSaaSAustin, US
Brent Pearson(Executive Officer, Director)inDavid Jacobson(Director)James Butler(Director)
BoardWilliam Szczerbiak(Director)
Co-investorsGreycroftEscalate Capital PartnersFlucas VenturesGolub GrowthOIF VenturesOur Innovation Fund+1 more
GOJA builds and scales digital-first consumer packaged goods brands, operating as one of the largest Amazon sellers and as an investment and operating platform for such brands.
AI & Machine LearningConsumerE-commerce
Co-investors3L CapitalJP Morgan Chase
Hip eCommerce builds and operates online marketplaces and communities dedicated to specific collectibles, such as stamps (HipStamp) and comic books, where buyers and sellers can trade items.
ConsumerE-commerceMarketplacesAustin, US
Mark Rosenberg(CEO & CTO)
Co-investorsAcurio Ventures
Osano is a data privacy platform that helps companies manage compliance with global privacy regulations such as GDPR, CCPA, and LGPD through cookie consent management, subject rights (DSAR) automation, preference management, website compliance scanning, and vendor risk assessment.
CybersecurityLegalTechSaaSAustin, US
Arlo Gilbert(Co-founder & Chief Innovation Officer)inScott Hertel(Co-founder)inBobby Jaffari(Chief Executive Officer)inJessica Hamilton(Chief Financial Officer)inSkye McCullough(Chief Customer Officer)in
BoardMichael Smerklo(Director)in
Co-investorsBaird CapitalLiveOak VenturesJump CapitalLookout VenturesFirst Ascent VenturesSocial Starts+2 more
Velocity Engine offers a "Campaign Operating System" for B2B marketing teams that audits content for coverage gaps, designs campaigns to close them, and generates the assets across segments, personas, funnel stages, and channels.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareMarketing TechSaaS
Jay Hallberg(CEO, Co-founder)inNeil Day(CTO, Co-founder)in
Co-investorsCopper Sky Capital
AlertMedia offers a risk intelligence and emergency communication platform that helps organizations identify threats, notify people, and coordinate response during incidents and disruptions.
Enterprise SoftwareSaaSAustin, US
Brian Cruver(Founder & Executive Chairman)inChristopher Kenessey(Chief Executive Officer)inAlex Vaccaro(President)inMarc Ostryniec(Chief Revenue Officer)inElizabeth Loucheur(Chief Operating Officer)inJeff Branc(Chief Technology Officer)in
Board seatMike SmerkloThomas Ball· per SEC Form D
Co-investorsATX Venture PartnersJMI EquitySilverton Partners
Loman provides a 24/7 voice AI phone answering service for restaurants that takes orders and reservations, answers menu and FAQ questions, and processes payments while syncing tickets to POS and reservation systems.
AI & Machine LearningFoodTechSaaSAustin, US
Christian Wiens(Executive Officer, Director)inAnita Liu(Executive Officer)inJansen Derr(Executive Officer, Director)
Board seatThomas Ball· per SEC Form D
Co-investorsAntlerTenOneTen Ventures
RVshare is an online marketplace connecting RV owners who want to rent out their vehicles with travelers looking to rent an RV.
MarketplacesMobility & TransportationTravel & HospitalityAkron, US
Mark Jenney(Director)inJon Gray(Chief Executive Officer)inMorgan Larkin(Chief Operating Officer)inTom Klenotic(Chief Finance Officer)inKevin Krone(Director)Brett Shobe(Director)
Board seatBrian Sharples· per SEC Form D · $14.2M raise · filed May 2020
Stoplight is a collaborative platform for API design that helps teams build and manage APIs at scale.
Cloud ComputingDeveloper ToolsSaaSAustin, US
Marc MacLeod(Founder)in
Board seatMike Smerklo· per SEC Form D
Co-investorsNextGen Venture PartnersSocial StartsTechstars
Able Human Motion develops a lightweight, quick-to-fit exoskeleton for neurorehabilitation in clinical settings, actively assisting people with mobility impairments to walk again.
HealthtechMedical DevicesRobotics
Co-investorsBStartupShip2BElefundLocalGlobeMoonshots CapitalSignal Peak Ventures
Aceable provides mobile-first, accredited licensing education courses in driver's education, real estate, insurance, and mortgage sectors.
EdTechSaaSAustin, US
Blake Garrett(Founder & CEO)in
BoardMorgan Flager(Director)inCharles Thornburgh(Director)
Co-investorsFloodgateHGGCNextGen Venture PartnersSageview CapitalSilverton PartnersWildcat Venture Partners
Aclaimant provides risk management software to help organizations identify and actively manage business risks.
Enterprise SoftwareInsurTechChicago, US
Michael Schultz(Co-founder)inDavid Wald(Executive Officer, Director)inJim Farber(Founder)in
BoardLaura Brady(Director)
Co-investorsAspen Capital GroupLightbankMercury FundModerne VenturesRoyal Street Ventures Management Company, LlcRRE Ventures+3 more
Amy is an AI assistant that teams delegate work to across roles like operations, sales, research, and executives, handling tasks and automated routines.
AI & Machine LearningFuture of WorkSaaS
Co-investorsLeonis Capital
Arcade is an AI coaching platform for frontline sales teams that converts a company's existing playbooks, briefs, and decks into AI-powered training, roleplay practice, certifications, and weekly manager coaching.
AI & Machine LearningHR TechSaaSSales Tech
Anthony IndrausDavid CherrieJames McLaren
Co-investors500 GlobalStage 2 CapitalTen13Morgan StanleyRevTech VenturesSYN Ventures
Architect provides live migration and hibernation technology for stateful Kubernetes pods running on spot instances, enabling cost reduction of up to 90% compared to on-demand pricing without dropping connections or losing data.
Cloud ComputingDeveloper Tools
Co-investorsComcast VenturesCoinbase VenturesGalaxy VenturesKindred VenturesStrobe VenturesThird Kind Venture Capital+1 more
Backtracks provides audio and video analytics and advertising tools that help podcast and audio publishers and advertisers measure and grow their audiences without using personally identifiable information.
AdTechData & InfrastructureMedia & Entertainment
Co-investorsSputnik ATXCapital FactoryMoonshots Capital
BrainCheck offers a platform for cognitive assessment and care planning, centered on an FDA-registered Class II digital cognitive assessment plus over 30 clinical evaluation tools that integrate into clinical workflows and EHR systems like Epic and athenahealth.
Digital HealthHealthtechMedical DevicesSaaSHouston, US
Yael Katz(Executive Officer, Director)inDavid Eagleman(Executive Officer, Director)inAndrew Chen(Founder)in
Co-investorsBlue Hour VenturesNueterra CapitalS3 VenturesTensility Venture PartnersTrue Wealth Ventures
Brava is a technology company that makes a countertop cooking appliance using its Pure Light Cooking technology to prepare home-cooked meals and snacks quickly.
ConsumerDirect to ConsumerFoodTechHardware
Brendan Hutchinson(Founder)in
Co-investorsCowboy VenturesDGNL VenturesLong Venture Partners
Callers offers an AI agent platform that handles omnichannel customer conversations, executing pre-call, mid-call, and post-call actions across support and sales workflows.
AI & Machine LearningSaaSSales Tech
Co-investorsService Provider Capital
Austin-based leadership development platform that companies buy to help early- and mid-career and underrepresented employees advance.
Austin, US
Anna Robinson(Executive Officer, Director)inNicole Tanzillo(Director)
Co-investorsEduLab Capital PartnersGaingelsGoodwater CapitalLiveOak Venture PartnersNotleyTXV Partners
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Sift provides AI/ML-powered fraud prevention and risk management for digital marketplaces and consumer platforms, helping companies detect and prevent payment fraud, account takeover, and account abuse at scale.
AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityFintech
Co-investorsForefront VentureOpenView Venture Partners
Cloverpop offers a decision intelligence platform that uses zero-code decision playbooks, AI assistants, and a "system of record" to help large enterprises structure, coordinate, and track mission-critical decisions across human and AI participants.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFuture of WorkSaaSTiburon, US
Erik Larson(Executive Officer, Director)in
BoardNatalie McCullough(Director)Roger Graves(Director)in
Co-investorsSandalphon CapitalAllos VenturesTAWANI VenturesSaas Ventures, L.L.C.TDF VenturesTrue Ventures
CollX is a mobile app for sports card and trading card game (TCG) collectors that scans and identifies cards against a card database, estimates their value from recent marketplace transactions, and tracks collection value over time.
AI & Machine LearningConsumerMarketplacesHaddonfield, US
BoardWesley Gottesman(Director)in
Co-investorsMorrison Seger Venture Capital PartnersBrand Foundry Ventures
Conversifi is a video-chat platform that pairs university language learners with fluent peers for real conversations, with instructor-assigned discussion topics from conversation guides mapped to textbooks and OER materials.
EdTechSaaS
Steven Krubiner(Founder)in
Co-investorsBoro CapitalHouston Angel Network
CoPilot is an AI-assisted car shopping app that searches cars across dealers daily, analyzes millions of listings, and ranks matches based on a shopper's stated preferences.
AI & Machine LearningConsumerMarketplacesMobility & Transportation
Corechain provides a B2B payments platform that streamlines paperless payments and supply chain financing to help suppliers unlock working capital from unpaid invoices.
Enterprise SoftwareFintechSaaSNew Haven, US
Chris Aguas(Founder)inRandy Shuken(Director)Thomas G Romary(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardSteve Reale(Director)inJoseph Giordano(Director)in
Co-investorsBloccelerate VCUlu VenturesConnecticut InnovationsMotivate Venture Capital
CrowdHealth offers a community-based approach to health care funding, where members help cover each other's medical bills as an alternative to traditional health insurance.
ConsumerDigital HealthHealthtechInsurTech
Andy(Founder)
Co-investorsActivate Venture Partners
Cuvrd Drive is a software platform for automotive dealerships that unifies DMS appointment, deal, vehicle, and warranty data into one advisor workspace to identify refinance, warranty (VSC), maintenance, lease-buyout, and trade-in opportunities during service visits.
FintechInsurTechMarketplacesMobility & TransportationSaaSSales Tech
Diligent AI builds AI agents designed specifically for financial crime compliance, automating routine tasks like document verification and alert review for banks and fintechs to free compliance teams for investigative work.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFintechLondon, GB
Edoardo Maschio(Founder)inAhmed Gaber(Founder)in
Co-investorsY CombinatorBoom CapitalGaingelsThe E14 FundTiger Global ManagementTrue Ventures+1 more
Diligent Robotics develops AI-powered robot assistants for healthcare settings, focusing on mobile manipulation and social intelligence to help hospital staff with routine non-patient-facing tasks.
AI & Machine LearningHealthtechMedical DevicesRoboticsAustin, US
Andrea L. Thomaz(Founder)inVivian Chu(Founder)in
BoardQuaeed Motiwala(Director)Rohit Sharma(Director)inLance VandenBrook(Director)Richard Boyle(Director)
Co-investorsATPCanaan PartnersCorrelation VenturesDnx VenturesGrit VenturesPathbreaker Ventures+6 more
Distribute records sales calls in the background without a meeting bot, then automatically writes follow-up emails and generates shareable buyer pages with notes, video clips, and next steps.
AI & Machine LearningSaaSSales Tech
Andrew Mewborn(Founder)in
Co-investorsTau Ventures
Domain Money provides investment management and financial planning services, charging no asset-under-management fees while offering tax-aware portfolio construction, direct indexing, and tax-loss harvesting.
Digital HealthFintechSaaS
Co-investorsMaveronBessemer Venture PartnersArrington CapitalTorch CapitalValor Capital GroupArrington XRP Capital+2 more
Dosh is an Austin-based card-linked, transaction-based advertising platform that pays consumers cash back on purchases.
Austin, US
Ryan Wuerch(Director)Ed Mock(Executive Officer, Director)Mike Lohner(Executive Officer, Director)
Co-investorsChetrit VenturesGoodwater Capital
Dropoff provides same-day courier and delivery services for businesses, including retailers and e-commerce brands, with real-time tracking, flexible delivery options, and supply chain optimization.
Logistics & Supply ChainSaaSAustin, US
Sean Spector(Executive Officer, Director)Jason Klann(Executive Officer)
BoardPaul Bricault(Director)inChristian Carollo(Director)Theodore Hong(Director)
Co-investorsBAM VenturesEastward Capital PartnersFulcrum Equity PartnersMucker CapitalGreycroft
Endless Health provides an all-in-one platform and strategic support for wellness professionals to launch and scale preventive health practices, combining precision lab testing, practice management software, and personalized coaching infrastructure.
HealthtechSaaSWellness & FitnessAustin, US
Cooper Galvin(Executive Officer, Director)
Co-investorsAsset Management Company
Eterneva creates memorial diamonds grown from the cremated ashes of deceased people and pets, offering an interactive process, jewelry collections, and pre-planning options to help families honor loved ones.
ConsumerDirect to ConsumerNew MaterialsWellness & FitnessAustin, US
Adelle Archer(Co-founder & CEO)inGarrett Ozar(Co-founder & Co-CEO)in
Co-investorsMark CubanPalm Tree Crew InvestmentsPoint King CapitalCapstar VenturesGoodwater CapitalS3 Ventures+4 more
Everlywell offers at-home lab testing kits and virtual healthcare services across multiple wellness categories including daily health screening, digestive analysis, sexual health testing, and hormone monitoring.
ConsumerDigital HealthHealthtechWellness & Fitness
Julia Cheek(Founder & CEO)in
Co-investorsAnsa CapitalBreyer CapitalCerity Partners VenturesForesite CapitalHalogen Ventures Management Company LlcLux Capital+10 more
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Ilia D.(Founder)inKonstantin Shulga(Founder)in
Co-investorsBlockrocket
First Dollar offers the Health Wallet, a consumer application that consolidates health benefits such as HSAs, FSAs, and fertility benefits in one place.
Digital HealthFintechHealthtechSaaS
Co-investorsMeridian Street CapitalRPM Ventures
Flip builds Voice AI that automates customer service phone calls for retail eCommerce, healthcare, and transportation brands.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaS
Sam Krut(Founder)inBrian Schiffin
Co-investorsBullpen CapitalData Point CapitalScOp Venture CapitalHV CapitalNotion Capital
FloorFound is an operational sales platform that connects premium furniture brands with independent dealers, handling inventory management, dealer targeting, and transaction execution for closeout and recovery inventory.
B2B MarketplacesRetail TechSaaSLeander, US
Chris Richter(Executive Officer, Director)Mike Marcantonio(Director)
Co-investorsData Point CapitalFlybridge Capital PartnersSchematic VenturesLiveOak Ventures
Fondo provides financial management and bookkeeping services to help startups track cash flow, burn rate, and runway.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFintechSaaSSan Francisco, US
David J. Phillips(Founder/CEO)in
Co-investorsMotley Fool VenturesY CombinatorMoney Forward
Fondo is an accounting platform that combines software with a CPA-led team to handle bookkeeping, corporate tax filings, and R&D tax credits for startups.
AI & Machine LearningFintechSaaS
David J. Phillips(Founder)in
Co-investorsMotley Fool VenturesPi CampusMoney ForwardY Combinator
FrontrowMD is a platform that helps consumers discover and purchase health and wellness products with guidance from medical professionals.
Direct to ConsumerHealthtechMarketplacesWellness & Fitness
Irfan Alam(Founder & CEO)in
Co-investorsLightbankNextGen Venture Partners
Galileo operates a medical practice combining a technology platform with in-house primary and multi-specialty clinicians to provide accessible, lower-cost care.
Digital HealthHealthtech
Tom X Lee(Founder)in
Co-investors8VCLifeforce CapitalMcKesson VenturesOak HC/FTObvious VenturesOptum Ventures+4 more
Savi offers Data Sync, a tool that unifies IoT, point-of-sale, alarm, and camera footage data to help retail and operations teams prevent loss and optimize operations.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureIoTRetail TechSaaSFarmington, US
Co-investorsRock Creek Capital
SiteOwl is a platform that enables security teams to manage designs, projects, services, assets, and vendors across their security infrastructure in a centralized location.
CybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareSaaSSan Antonio, US
Joseph Ndesndjo(CEO)
Goodkind is a contract manufacturer that produces physical products for its clients, positioning itself on customer satisfaction and reliability rather than unit volume.
Advanced Manufacturing
Shawn Freeman(Founder)in
Grazzy provides digital tipping and instant payout solutions for hospitality and service industry employees.
FintechSaaSAustin, US
Russell Lemmer(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardC. Thomas Ball(Director)
Co-investorsCopper Sky CapitalAZ-VCIn Revenue CapitalTuesday Capital
Haul provides an AI system that monitors compliance, maintenance, and safety across drivers, vehicles, and equipment for trucking and transportation operations.
AI & Machine LearningLogistics & Supply ChainSaaSSt. George, US
Bryson Craig Hill(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)John Patrick Donovan(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)Jimmy Winston Simpson(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)
Co-investorsService Provider CapitalPIPELINE CAPITAL PARTNERSSignal Peak Ventures
ICON designs and builds architectural structures while providing technology solutions to construction teams to improve building speed and reduce costs.
Construction TechDeep Tech
Jason Ballard(Founder & CEO)in
Co-investors1Flourish CapitalDraper AssociatesEnsemble VCEvolution VC PartnersIndustrious VenturesKrillion Ventures+12 more
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Judy is a cybersecurity platform designed for MSPs and SMBs that combines AI threat detection with human security expertise to protect endpoints, emails, and networks.
CybersecurityReston, US
Raffaele Mautone(Founder)in
Co-investorsCompanyon VenturesFirebrand VenturesID VenturesLeft Lane CapitalMichigan Rise645 Ventures
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Kronologic is an AI platform that automatically books sales meetings for revenue teams by engaging existing customers, warm leads, and prospects through intelligent outreach and calendar negotiation.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise Software
Aaron Bollinger(Founder)in
Co-investorsGeekdomLong View Technology VenturesSilverton PartnersTrammell Venture Partners (TVP)
Kronologic is an AI meeting-booking platform that engages a company's existing customers and warm leads, negotiates a time over email, and books the meeting on the right rep's calendar.
AI & Machine LearningSaaSSales TechAustin, US
Ben Parker(Founder)inTrey Allison(Founder)in
Co-investorsEast 11 VenturesSignal Peak VenturesSilverton Partners
LawnStarter connects homeowners with vetted lawn care professionals for yard maintenance and landscaping services.
AI & Machine LearningConsumerMarketplacesAustin, US
Steven Corcoran(CEO & Co-Founder)inRyan Farley(Executive Officer, Director)Jonas Weigert(Founder)in
Co-investorsEdison PartnersMetaPropMetaProp VenturesTechstarsVARSHA RAO
LeanDNA offers APEX, a supply chain execution platform that turns manufacturing data into predictive insights and prioritized actions to help procurement and production teams reduce inventory shortages and excess and improve on-time delivery.
Advanced ManufacturingLogistics & Supply ChainSaaSAustin, US
Richard Lebovitz(Executive Officer, Director)in
BoardRony Kahan(Director)Michael Smerklo(Director)in
Co-investorsAccel-KKRS3 Ventures
Legion Health provides online psychiatric care and medication management for mental health conditions including ADHD, depression, anxiety, and bipolar disorder through board-certified providers via telehealth.
AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthHealthtechMental HealthWellness & FitnessSan Francisco, US
Yash Patel(Co-Founder/CEO)inArthur MacWaters(Founder)inDaniel Wilson(Co-Founder, CTO)inFerdinand Martignetti(Director)
Co-investorsStone Mountain VenturesY CombinatorAcequia Capital (AceCap)Alumni VenturesSoma Capital
Legion Health is a telehealth platform offering virtual psychiatric care and medication management for mental health conditions including ADHD, depression, anxiety, and bipolar disorder.
Digital HealthHealthtechMental Health
Daniel Wilson(Founder)inYash M. Patel(Founder)in
Co-investorsRoot and Shoot VenturesAcequia Capital (AceCap)Alumni VenturesHike VenturesSoma CapitalY Combinator
Localfluence is a Utah-based influencer marketing company that connects brands with locally influential creators.
Sandy, US
Scott Linford(Executive Officer, Director)inStewart Goodwin(Director)Andrew Smith(Director)Mark Polson(Director)
Marqii is a discoverability and guest engagement platform for hospitality operators that automates SEO and GEO tasks, including listings updates across 70+ sites, menu syncing from POS systems, AI-powered review responses, FAQ widgets, and location pages.
AI & Machine LearningFoodTechMarketing TechSaaSAustin, US
Avi Goren(Co-Founder/CEO)inEvan Perlmutter(Co-Founder/COO)inBryan Rutcofsky(Co-Founder/CRO)inAshley McGowan(VP of Customer Success)inCarl Lane(VP of Engineering & Product)inKelsey Verdier(VP of Marketing)in
Co-investorsGreen Egg VenturesMaccabee VenturesMagma PartnersNew York Venture Partners
Molecula builds Circuit, an AI system that converts a company's technical documentation into guided support for quoting, field service, and troubleshooting.
Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareAustin, US
Higinio O. Maycotte(Executive Officer, Director)inJohn Porter(Director)Thomas J. Meredith(Director)
Co-investorsCarnrite VenturesDrive CapitalTech Square VenturesCapital FactoryTTV Capital
Minnesota-based technology-enabled logistics and global trade management provider, acquired by Radiant Logistics in 2021.
Outlier is a sports betting research platform that offers a curated feed of trending picks, player props, and gamelines along with performance trends, injury data, and line movement to help bettors evaluate opportunities.
ConsumerData & InfrastructureSports Tech
Co-investorsCapital FactoryConnetic VenturesTribeca Early Stage Partners
Propensity provides account-based intent data that identifies in-market companies across a customer's total addressable market and integrates verified, GDPR-compliant signals directly into their CRM.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureMarketing TechSaaSSales Tech
Sumner Vanderhoof(Founder)in
Co-investors2048 VenturesGreen Egg VenturesRiverside Acceleration Capital
Qualifi is a hiring platform that lets recruiters send pre-recorded, voice-based automated phone screens and collect on-demand candidate responses, with follow-up scheduling built in.
Future of WorkHR TechSaaSNoblesville, US
Darrian Mikell(CEO / Co-Founder)inDevyn Mikell(COO / Co-Founder)inDeSean Prentice(VP of Engineering / Co-Founder)in
Co-investorsDebut CapitalElevate VenturesRally Ventures Management, LlcService Provider CapitalSixty8 CapitalTechstars+5 more
Scorability operates a college sports recruiting platform that provides data and evaluation tools for coaches and exposure and process-navigation resources for athletes and their families.
AI & Machine LearningEdTechSaaSSports TechAustin, US
Brian Cruver(Executive Officer, Director)inBrett Andrew(Founder)inGregory Brett Andrew(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardWalker Brumskine(Director)Jake Harris(Director)Morgan Flager(Director)in
Co-investorsSilverton PartnersLuther King Capital Management
Sift provides an AI-powered platform for fraud prevention and risk decisioning that helps digital businesses detect and manage online fraud.
AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareFintechSaaSSan Francisco, US
Co-investorsInsight PartnersStripesSpark CapitalFINTOP CapitalFlucas VenturesForefront Venture+5 more
Cellular Intelligence is a cell therapy company developing engineered cell treatments for diseases, including a Phase 2-ready therapy for Parkinson's disease acquired from Novo Nordisk.
AI & Machine LearningBiotechDeep TechBoston, US
Micha Breakstone, Ph.D.(CEO & co-founder)Allon Klein, Ph.D.(Scientific Co-founder)Olivier Pourquié, Ph.D.(Scientific Co-founder)Cliff Tabin, Ph.D.(Scientific Co-founder)Jay Shendure, M.D., Ph.D.(Scientific Co-founder)Micah Breakstone(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)
Co-investorsKhosla VenturesSamsung NextAMD VenturesFusionLerer HippeauMontage Ventures+1 more
Statt is an AI-powered policy intelligence platform that helps government affairs, legal, and regulatory teams monitor legislative and regulatory developments, analyze their impact, and produce decision-ready work products.
AI & Machine LearningGovTechSilver Spring, US
Steve Glickman(Founder)in
BoardAndrew Platt(Director)Aasim Hasan(Director)in
Co-investorsBuilders + BackersMoneta VenturesNextGen Venture Partners
Steadily provides landlord insurance policies that protect rental property owners against property damage, liability claims, and lost rental income.
FintechInsurTechPropTechBeaverton, US
Darren Nix(Executive Officer, Director)inDavid Tulig(Director)inDatha Santomieri(Director)in
BoardJake Jolis(Director)
Co-investorsClocktower VenturesMatrixNight CapitalVesta VenturesZigg CapitalNine Four Ventures+2 more
Street Smarts builds virtual reality simulation, content, and data systems for standards-based weapons and readiness training, letting military and uniformed units run repeatable, measurable training without range time, ammunition, or on-site instructors.
Deep TechDefense TechEdTechHardwareSaaSNew York, US
Co-investorsDorm Room
Submittable is a platform for managing grant applications and fund disbursement, serving nonprofits, foundations, and government agencies that administer grants and programs.
Enterprise SoftwareGovTechSaaSMissoula, US
Michael FitzGerald(Founder/CEO)inJohn Brownell(Founder/CTO / Developer)inBruce Tribbensee(Founder)inJoseph Silver(Executive Officer)Thor Culverhouse(Executive Officer, Director)in
BoardMichael Smerklo(Director)in
Co-investorsAccel-KKRK5 VenturesLLRNext Frontier CapitalY CombinatorTrue Ventures
The page is an affiliate review and comparison guide for US sweepstakes casino platforms, ranking sites and explaining their coin models and prize redemption.
Co-investorsArdent VentureBreyer CapitalJLL SparkTribeca Venture Partners
Tenfold built software linking CRM systems with corporate phone systems for sales and service teams; acquired by LivePerson in 2021.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaSAustin, US
Patrick Hogan(Founder)in
Co-investorsAndreessen HorowitzGeekdomTechstars
Tiny Health offers at-home gut and vaginal microbiome test kits with age-specific, evidence-based reports that recommend diet, supplement, and lifestyle changes.
Digital HealthHealthtechWellness & Fitness
Cheryl Sew Hoy(Founder)in
Co-investorsAlumni VenturesB Capital GroupB4 CapitalCartan CapitalModi VenturesNorth South Ventures+8 more
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Tuned is a digital hearing health company offering employer-sponsored hearing care and AI-based self-fitting hearing aids.
Co-investorsDistributed VenturesFirst Check Ventures
UpEquity provides real estate services that help homeowners buying and selling simultaneously by unlocking equity and removing contingencies to enable competitive offers.
FintechPropTechAustin, US
Timothy Herman(Founder)in
Co-investorsEarly Light VenturesLaunchpad CapitalOrigin VenturesRiptide VenturesS3 VenturesThe MBA Fund+2 more
Uplinq provides an AI-based bookkeeping and tax platform for small businesses, automating tasks such as expense categorization, transaction management, and financial reporting while adding human oversight for financial statements and tax strategy.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFintechSaaSScottsdale, US
Alexander Glenn(President and CEO)Denise Glenn(Secretary)inJacob Peplinski(CTO)Ethan Mueller(COO and Treasurer)Steve Collette(Director)Calvin Glenn(Director)
Co-investorsCopper Sky CapitalMerus CapitalAZ-VC
Uplinq provides a global credit assessment and scoring platform for small business lenders, leveraging analytics from over $1.4 trillion in underwritten loans and 10,000+ data sources to approve loans that conventional underwriting would decline.
AI & Machine LearningFintechSaaSVancouver, CA
Ron Benegbi(Founder & CEO)inPatrick Reily(Co-Founder)in
BoardDerek Ellington(Former EVP, Head Small Business Banking, Wells Fargo)
Co-investorsCambrian VenturesATX Venture PartnersAZ-VCMerus CapitalWedbush Ventures
Vertalo builds compliance infrastructure for tokenized real-world securities, connecting issuance to trading and maintaining the registry/cap-table records that securities issuers are legally required to keep.
Crypto & Web3FintechSaaSAustin, US
Gautam Gujral(Founder)inDave Hendricks(CEO)in
Co-investorsTezos FoundationCollab+CurrencyNaples Technology VenturesWedbush Ventures
VirtualZ Computing provides no-code software solutions for enterprise data integration and access, enabling organizations to unlock data from mainframes, legacy systems, and archives for use in AI, analytics, and cloud platforms.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareMinneapolis, US
Jeanne Glass(Founder and Chief Executive Officer)inVince Re(Co-Founder and Chief Technology Officer)inDustin Froyum(Co-Founder and SVP of Global Alliances)inJeanne M. Glass M.I.M.(Founder)in
BoardMarc Sokol(Director)in
Co-investorsInnosphere VenturesNext Frontier CapitalFlorida Funders
Vital Interaction provides an AI-powered patient engagement platform that integrates with practice management systems and EHRs to automate appointment reminders, recall and reactivation campaigns, referral management, online appointment requests, and pre-registration.
AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthHealthtechSaaS
Workweek operates a media network built around individual creators who produce newsletters and shows for professional audiences, including ecommerce, HR and people, healthcare, banking and fintech, and marketing leaders.
Creator EconomyFuture of WorkMedia & EntertainmentSocial
Becca Sherman(Founder)in
Co-investorsDay One VenturesLightShed Ventures
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as of Sep 2025| Fund | Vintage | Committed | Net IRR | TVPI | DPI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Next Coast ETA I, L.P.LPs: Los Angeles County Employees Retirement Association | 2021 | — | 14.8% | 1.37x | 0.14x |
| Next Coast Ventures II, L.P.LPs: Los Angeles County Employees Retirement Association | 2019 | — | -5.0% | 0.79x | 0.01x |
| Next Coast Ventures I, L.P.LPs: Los Angeles County Employees Retirement Association | 2016 | — | 17.4% | 2.39x | 0.76x |
Source: public limited-partner disclosures (CalPERS, CalSTRS). Net IRR / TVPI / DPI as reported by the limited partner; a fund's early-year IRR is an interim estimate (J-curve).
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has Next Coast Ventures made?
- Next Coast Ventures has 154 tracked investments, 14 of which have exited, including 9 dated in the last 24 months.
- What stage does Next Coast Ventures invest at?
- Next Coast Ventures invests at the Seed, Series A, Series B, Growth stages.
- What is Next Coast Ventures's typical check size?
- Next Coast Ventures typically writes checks of $2M – $4M.
- What sectors does Next Coast Ventures focus on?
- Next Coast Ventures focuses on Creator Economy, Digital Health, Healthtech, PropTech, Robotics, Sector Agnostic.
- Where is Next Coast Ventures located?
- Next Coast Ventures is headquartered in Austin, US.
- Does Next Coast Ventures lead rounds?
- Yes, Next Coast Ventures leads investment rounds.
- Who does Next Coast Ventures co-invest with?
- Next Coast Ventures most often shares deals with NextGen Venture Partners, Y Combinator, Silverton Partners, among 171 tracked co-investors.
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NextGen Venture Partners (NGVP) is an early-stage venture firm that leads seed investments in B2B startups, backing companies from seed to scale.
True Ventures is a venture capital firm established in 2005 that focuses on early-stage technology companies, with operations based in Silicon Valley.
Capital Factory is an Austin, Texas-based early-stage investor that backs ambitious founders across the state, offering capital, customer connections, and access to its network.
Silverton Partners is an early-stage venture capital firm based in Texas that partners with founders long-term, having backed 75+ portfolio companies with 30+ acquisitions and 4 IPOs.
S3 Ventures is a venture capital firm founded in 2005 that invests in technology companies and medical device/health software startups, backed by a single philanthropic limited partner.
Tiger Global Management operates public equity strategies (long/short, long-focused and crossover) and a private equity business investing in early- through late-stage growth companies across new and existing industries.
LiveOak Venture Partners is an Austin-based venture capital firm that backs early-stage technology companies, working closely with founders across sectors such as fintech, security, real estate technology, healthcare, and enterprise software.
Canaan Partners is a venture capital firm with over 30 years of history, backing companies across technology and healthcare sectors through close, hands-on partnerships with founders.
Bullpen Capital is an early-stage venture firm that has funded over 100 companies, focusing on businesses that have found product-market fit but are overlooked by other investors.
Copper Sky Capital is an early-stage venture firm backing software founders in overlooked, non-traditional U.S. markets across the American Interior.
LightShed Ventures is an early-stage venture capital firm that pairs a TMT (technology, media, telecom) research and media platform with a venture fund, leveraging industry relationships to support portfolio entrepreneurs.
ATX Venture Partners is a venture capital firm that invests in seed and Series A stage companies in Texas and the South-Central United States, with a focus on software-as-a-service, Internet of Things, e-commerce, artificial intelligence, commercial technologies, and mobile applications.
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Stage 2 CapitalAndreessen HorowitzB Capital GroupNorwest Venture PartnersFlybridge Capital PartnersFloodgateSierra Ventures8VCRidge VenturesDnx VenturesJump CapitalSchematic VenturesMeridian Street CapitalRPM VenturesScOp Venture CapitalBoom CapitalHilltop Venture PartnersSequoia CapitalNew Enterprise Associates (NEA)Founder CollectiveOffline VenturesPartech VenturesSciFi VCPrecursor VenturesCaffeinated CapitalEmergence Capital PartnersResolute VenturesRed Swan VenturesHarrison MetalKortschak Investments L.P.OurCrowdBlackbird VenturesCollaborative FundActive CapitalForum VenturesIndicator VenturesAdams Street PartnersSandbox IndustriesElsewhere PartnersDreamit VenturesKaya Ventures
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