Next Coast Ventures
Venture capitalAustin Β· SeedβGrowth Β· 12 people tracked
Investment thesis
Next Coast Ventures invests in what they call 'glass-eating entrepreneurs'βfounders building category-defining companies across their identified themes. Rather than focusing on traditional sectors, the firm emphasizes finding exceptional entrepreneurs operating in emerging areas and providing them with pragmatic, experience-based support. The partnership approach draws on the founders' own entrepreneurial journeys to help portfolio companies accelerate growth, with support spanning product-market fit development, recruiting, and succession planning.
Source: firm website, verified Jul 21, 2026.
Team Β· 12 people
from the firm's websiteCo-founder and managing director at Next Coast Ventures with extensive operating experience as former CEO of ServiceSource and director of business development at Opsware. Author and board member at several portfolio companies including Crowdhealth, Everly Health, and BrainCheck. Holds an MBA from Northwestern University's Kellogg School of Management.
Co-founder and managing partner at Next Coast Ventures with a background as general partner at Austin Ventures and founder of multiple companies including Razorgator and eCoupons. Serves on boards of portfolio companies and former ventures including TrustRadius and GOJA. Earned MBA from Stanford Graduate School of Business.
Partner at Next Coast Ventures investing in and advising early-stage companies. Held prior roles including CTO and interim CEO at Ultimate Software with exposure to venture operations and early-stage company scaling.
Partner, COO and head of platform at Next Coast Ventures. Early employee at Workrise during significant funding rounds and held equity analyst role at Bank of America Merrill Lynch. Stanford GSB MBA graduate with undergraduate degree in Economics from Columbia University.
Operating partner with extensive executive experience as award-winning COO and CSO at Ultimate Software. Previously worked at Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe focusing on operational leadership and strategic execution in growth-stage companies.
Co-founder and former CEO of HomeAway with board membership at Avalara and prior executive leadership at IntelliQuest Information Group. Stanford GSB MBA graduate bringing marketplace and consumer internet expertise to the firm.
Founder and CEO of RetailMeNot (NASDAQ:SALE) and former COO of Bankrate (NASDAQ:RATE), bringing deep expertise in consumer internet and marketplace business models at scale from public company leadership experience.
Gen Z and millennial expert, global keynote speaker, and prolific author with expertise across multiple industries and markets. Has conducted extensive research and advises on demographic trends and consumer behavior relevant to portfolio companies.
Senior technology and SaaS executive with proven track record as serial entrepreneur across multiple industries. Brings operational scaling experience and growth expertise to Next Coast Ventures' portfolio.
Operations consultant at Next Coast Ventures with background in health and wellness coaching at Noom and event management experience in the hospitality industry. Holds graduate degree from Concordia University.
Chief technology officer at Equipment Share with prior CTO roles at RetailMeNot and Namely. Opened Google's Austin office in 2008 and led engineering during BazaarVoice's early growth phase, bringing deep technical and scaling expertise.
Entrepreneur-in-residence at Next Coast Ventures with significant operating background including COO role at Vast (acquired by Vroom) and strategic operations leadership at SolarWinds across APAC. MIT-trained engineer with HBS MBA.
What they invest in
from 28 of 143 portfolio companiesSaaS Γ12Enterprise Software Γ9AI & Machine Learning Γ8Healthtech Γ7Fintech Γ6Digital Health Γ5Wellness & Fitness Γ4Cloud Computing Γ2
HQs:United StatesΓ12
Investments Β· showing 60 of 143
founders shown can be your intro pathEnboarder 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. The platform automates onboarding, internal mobility, and offboarding processes for large organizations.
AI & Machine LearningHR TechSaaSAustin, US
Aclaimant provides risk management software to help organizations identify and actively manage business risks. The platform originated in workers' compensation claim management and serves companies seeking real-time insights to mitigate or reduce loss frequency and severity.
Enterprise SoftwareInsurTechChicago, US
Michael Schultz(Co-founder)
AlertMedia provides a unified risk intelligence and incident response platform that helps organizations manage disruptions, emergencies, and business continuity across geographically distributed teams.
Enterprise SoftwareSaaS
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. The platform targets cloud infrastructure teams running Kubernetes on AWS EKS and similar environments.
Cloud ComputingDeveloper Tools
Corechain provides a B2B payments platform that streamlines paperless payments and supply chain financing to help suppliers unlock working capital from unpaid invoices.
Enterprise SoftwareFintechSaaS
Hospital automation company creating socially intelligent robots that assist clinical staff with routine tasks to improve patient care.
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. The company serves individual investors seeking professional wealth management integrated with comprehensive financial planning.
Digital HealthFintechSaaS
<UNKNOWN>Adam Dell(Founder and CEO)
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 & Fitness
At-home diagnostic solutions provider offering convenient, affordable access to lab testing and digital health services.
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 TechSaaS
Fondo provides financial management and bookkeeping services to help startups track cash flow, burn rate, and runway. The company serves early-stage startups seeking accounting and financial visibility.
Enterprise SoftwareFintechSaaSSan Francisco, US
David J. Phillips(Founder/CEO)inDavid
FrontrowMD is a platform that helps consumers discover and purchase health and wellness products with guidance from medical professionals. The service connects shoppers to expert opinions at the point of purchase, targeting direct-to-consumer health brands and their customers.
Direct to ConsumerHealthtechMarketplacesWellness & Fitness
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Galileo Health is a digital health service that connects patients with board-certified doctors and nurse practitioners available 24/7 via mobile app for consultations, prescription management, specialist referrals, and chronic care management. The service functions as a healthcare provider rather than insurance, offering affordable membership plans that cover in-app medical care.
Digital HealthHealthtech
Board seats Β· per SEC filings
what is this? β$11M raise Β· filed Feb 2021 Β· via Mike Smerklo
Inferred from directors named on each company's SEC Form D β public regulatory data, not a portfolio list published by the firm.
Frequently asked questions
- What stage does Next Coast Ventures invest at?
- Next Coast Ventures invests at the Seed, Series A, Series B, Growth stages.
- 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.
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