Next Legacy Partners
Impact investorPortola Valley · Seed–Growth · 29 people tracked
Also known as NEXT LEGACY MANAGEMENT, LLC
Investment thesis
Next Legacy Partners aims to harness venture capital to create positive change while delivering outsized returns. The firm emphasizes building a diverse community of philanthropists, athletes, cultural luminaries, venture capitalists, and founders, giving them a seat at the table. Its approach centers on generating positive impact on the world through profitable investments.
Source: firm website, verified Aug 3, 2026.
Team · 29 people
from the firm's website & public directoriesWhat they invest in
from 56 of 66 portfolio companiesAI & Machine Learning ×22Enterprise Software ×17SaaS ×17Consumer ×12Fintech ×8Developer Tools ×7Healthtech ×7B2B Marketplaces ×5
HQs:United States×23United Arab Emirates×1China×1Colombia×1
Investments · 66 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathCoinbase is a cryptocurrency exchange platform that offers trading, custody, and financial services for cryptocurrencies, stocks, derivatives, and prediction markets to consumers, institutions, and developers.
Crypto & Web3FintechLos Angeles, US
Brian Armstrong(Founder/CEO)in
Figma is a collaborative design platform that enables teams to create apps, websites, and products through shared design tools integrated with development workflows and AI-powered design assistance.
Developer ToolsSaaSSan Francisco, US
Daniel Rimer(Director)John Lilly(Director)
BoardEvan Wallace(Executive Officer, Director)Dylan Field(Executive Officer, Director)
Arc provides a unified financial platform that enables cash management, competitive yield opportunities, debt capital raising, and AI-powered financial services.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFintech
Armada develops edge computing and AI solutions for industrial applications.
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingData & InfrastructureDeep Tech
aXiomatic is an esports and gaming investor and enabler that provides financial resources and industry expertise to gaming and digital entertainment companies.
Enterprise SoftwareGamingLos Angeles, US
Jeff Vinik(Executive Officer, Director)Peter Guber(Executive Officer, Director)Richard Glover(Director)Ted Leonsis(Executive Officer, Director)Jac Sperling(Director)Donn Davis(Director)
Babylist is an online baby registry and shopping platform that helps families register for baby gear and items.
B2B MarketplacesConsumerMarketplacesSan Francisco, US
Michelle Newbery(Executive Officer)Cheryl Law(Director)Natalie Gordon(Director, Executive Officer)Sonya Brown(Director)
San Francisco, US
Ido Leffler(Director)Tina Sharkey(Executive Officer, Director)
Caliva is a cannabis producer and retailer that sells vaporizers and cannabis products for adult and medical use.
ConsumerWellness & Fitness
Carbon designs and manufactures 3D-printed products using advanced photopolymer resins, computational design tools, and proprietary hardware.
Advanced ManufacturingHardwareNew MaterialsRedwood City, US
James J. Goetz(Director)Joseph M. DeSimone(Executive Officer, Director)Andy Wheeler(Director)Adam Grosser(Director)Lars Steven Nelson(Director)Alan S. Mulally(Director)
UiPath provides enterprise automation software that uses AI agents and robots to automate business processes across departments like procurement, finance, and ERP systems.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareRoboticsSaaSDenver, US
Mark Geene(Founder & CEO)Jim Franklin(Director)Joseph R. Zell(Director)Jeffrey Hinck(Director)
ServiceTitan provides software to home and commercial services contractors (plumbers, electricians, HVAC, etc.) to manage their operations, customer relationships, and business growth.
Construction TechEnterprise SoftwareFuture of WorkSaaS
Ara(Co-founder)Vahe(Co-founder)Vahe Kuzoyan(Executive Officer, Director)William Hsu(Director)Michael Brown(Director)Byron Deeter(Director)
Exabeam provides a security operations platform that ingests logs and telemetry from multiple point solutions, enriches data with behavioral analytics, and correlates alerts to deliver threat detection and investigation capabilities for security teams.
AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareSaaSSan Mateo, US
Domingo Mihovilovic(Executive Officer, Promoter)Nir Polak(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)Sylvain Gil(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)Theresia Giouw(Director)Shlomo Kramer(Director)Matthew Howard(Director)
Exodigo uses advanced multi-sensor fusion, AI, and geophysics to uncover utilities, foundations, and geotechnical conditions beneath infrastructure projects without excavation, delivering subsurface intelligence for planning and construction.
AI & Machine LearningConstruction TechDeep Tech
FIGS designs and sells medical uniforms and apparel for healthcare professionals using proprietary technical fabric technology.
ConsumerDirect to ConsumerEnterprise SoftwareHealthtech
Heather Hasson(CEO and Co-founder)Trina Spear(CEO and Co-founder)
Flexport provides an AI-driven platform for global supply chain management, offering logistics visibility, customs brokerage, and freight optimization for companies shipping goods internationally.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareLogistics & Supply ChainSaaSSan Francisco, US
Ryan Petersen(Founder/CEO)inMichael Ronen(Director)Sanne Manders(Executive Officer)Christopher Ferro(Executive Officer)Sudhanshu Priyadarshi(Executive Officer)Ryan Peterson(Executive Officer, Director)
PartnerRyan Nece· led
Hippo is an online insurance marketplace that helps customers find and compare home insurance policies, auto insurance, and flood coverage from top-rated carriers through a streamlined quoting process.
B2B MarketplacesInsurTech
Impossible Foods produces plant-based meat alternatives, including beef, pork, chicken, and sausage products designed to replicate the taste, nutrition, and cooking properties of conventional animal meat.
ConsumerFoodTechHealthtechRedwood City, US
Pat Brown(Founder & CEO)Bart Swanson(Director)Tai Ronnen(Director)David Lee(Executive Officer)Fedele Bauccio(Director)David Botstein(Director)
PartnerRyan Nece· led
Joy provides a membership-based parenting support platform offering 24/7 access to experts (sleep specialists, lactation consultants, feeding experts, parenting coaches), educational content, activity tracking, and exclusive discounts for parents in the US.
ConsumerHealthtech
LaHaus is a real estate platform that connects homebuyers with verified developers to purchase new residential properties in Latin America, offering flexible payment plans and AI-powered property recommendations.
AI & Machine LearningB2B MarketplacesPropTechBogotá, CO
Tomas Uribe(Director)Jeronimo Alberto Uribe(Executive Officer, Director)Hernan Kazah(Director)
LaunchDarkly provides a feature management platform that enables development teams to release code changes safely through feature flags, detect production issues in real time, and run experiments without redeploying applications.
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingDeveloper ToolsSaaS
Edith Harbaugh(Founder & CEO)
Little Otter Health provides whole-family mental health care including therapy, psychiatric consultation, and parent coaching delivered via telehealth by licensed clinicians.
Digital HealthHealthtechMental Health
Dr. Helen Egger(Co-founder and Chief Medical & Scientific Officer)
Mill makes an electric food waste recycler for homes that reduces food scraps by 80% and converts them into nutrient-rich grounds for gardens or farms.
Climate TechConsumerHardware
Matt Rogers(Founder & CEO)
Motive provides connectivity and automation software for the physical economy, including AI-powered dashcams, omnicams, and telematics solutions for fleet management and logistics operations.
AI & Machine LearningIoTLogistics & Supply ChainMobility & TransportationSaaS
Shoaib Makani(Chief Executive Officer & Co-founder)Obaid Khan(Co-Founder and former COO)
Nourish provides personalized medical nutrition therapy and patient education focused on long-term behavior change.
Digital HealthHealthtechWellness & FitnessNew York City, US
Aidan Dewar(Founder)inStephanie Liu(Founder)inSam Perkins(Founder)inStaci Ketchum Cross(Executive Officer)
OpenAI is an AI research and deployment company focused on developing artificial general intelligence (AGI) with emphasis on safety and beneficial outcomes for humanity.
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingEnterprise SoftwareSan Francisco, US
Sam AltmanElon MuskGreg BrockmanIlya SutskeverWojciech Zaremba
Sunnyvale, US
Dan Levitan(Director)Mark Britto(Director)Jon Callaghan(Director)Daniel J. Shader(Executive Officer, Director)
Planted sells a home gardening system called Canopy for growing food in controlled environments, and delivers certified organic seedlings sourced from local farms.
AgTechConsumerFoodTech
Platform Science provides fleet management software that integrates commercial vehicles and mobile applications into a single connected platform for transportation companies.
Enterprise SoftwareIoTLogistics & Supply ChainSaaSSan Diego, US
Jack KennedySMOLEK ANTHONY(Executive Officer)WILL O'DONNELL(Director)JOHN C KENNEDY III(Executive Officer, Director)JACOB MEDWELL(Director)Jake Fields(Director)
Render provides cloud infrastructure and hosting services for software teams to deploy applications at any scale, from prototypes to large distributed systems, with a focus on reliability and uptime.
Cloud ComputingDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSan Francisco, US
Anurag Goel(Founder & CEO)
Solugen develops a biomanufacturing platform using fermentation and bioprocessing technology to produce specialty chemicals at scale.
Advanced ManufacturingBiotechCleantechClimate TechHealthtechHouston, US
Sean Hunt(Founder/CTO)inGaurab Chakrabarti(Founder)in
BoardSeth Bannon(Director)
Stoke Space develops fully reusable rockets for space transportation and mobility services.
Advanced ManufacturingDeep TechHardwareSpace TechSeattle, US
Andy Lapsa(Founder)inTom Feldman(Founder)inKelly Hennig(Executive Officer)Morgan Beller(Director)
BoardChristian Garcia(Director)Phil Harris(Director)
Superpower offers personalized health testing and monitoring for consumers, analyzing 100+ biomarkers across multiple body systems.
AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthWellness & Fitness
Dr Anant Vinjamoori
ThoughtSpot builds data analytics and business intelligence software to make data accessible to organizations across industries.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareSaaSSan Jose, US
Ajeet Singh(Director)Sudheesh Nair(Executive Officer, Director)Quentin Clark(Director)Sven Strohband(Director)Arif Janmohamed(Director)Ravi Mhatre(Director)
Frequently asked questions
- What stage does Next Legacy Partners invest at?
- Next Legacy Partners invests at the Seed, Series A, Series B, Series C, Growth stages.
- What sectors does Next Legacy Partners focus on?
- Next Legacy Partners focuses on Consumer, Enterprise Software, Fintech, Impact & Social Good.
- Where is Next Legacy Partners located?
- Next Legacy Partners is headquartered in Portola Valley, US.
Media · Podcasts & interviews
featuring the teamRyan Nece (Next Legacy Partners) - Learning from Achievement and Adversity [Entire Talk]
Stanford eCorner · Ryan Nece
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