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NEXT PLAY CAPITAL

Venture capitalOperating company

Toluca Lake · Pre-Seed–Late Stage · 4 people tracked

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Fund manager profile

NEXT PLAY CAPITAL is a venture fund manager based in Toluca Lake. SEC filings show 17 venture funds on record, most recently NPC Medly, LLC filed February 2022.

Source: SEC EDGAR Form D filings. Firm website data not yet available.

Stage
Pre-Seed–Late Stage
HQ
Toluca Lake, CA, US
Founded
2014
Tracked investments
11
Unicorns
1

Team · 4 people

from public directories

What they invest in

from 10 of 11 portfolio companies

SaaS ×6AI & Machine Learning ×4B2B Marketplaces ×2Consumer ×2Logistics & Supply Chain ×2Media & Entertainment ×2Sports Tech ×2AdTech ×1

HQs:United States×6United Arab Emirates×1

Investments · 11 tracked

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By year:2023 · 42022 · 610 dated

Artaarta.ioinSeries A · Nov 2022 · $90M

Arta provides commerce technology and services for the art, luxury, and collectibles market, handling insured shipping and transactions globally.

B2B MarketplacesE-commerceLogistics & Supply ChainSaaSLondon, New York

Co-investorsCorazon CapitalGaingelsMu VenturesV1 VCAtlantic Vantage PointB Capital Group+7 more

Believerbeliever.gginMar 2023

Believer is a game development studio with a team of experienced game designers, engineers, and artists creating video games.

GamingLos Angeles, US

Michael Chow(Founder)inSteven Snow(Founder)

Co-investorsAlumni VenturesAndreessen HorowitzBitkraft Esports VenturesCleveland AvenueLightspeed Venture PartnersNext Legacy Partners+2 more

Coactivecoactive.aiinJul 2023 · $14M

Coactive develops machine learning and AI systems, with a focus on data-centric AI and content intelligence for the media and advertising industries.

AdTechAI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureMedia & Entertainment

Cody Coleman(Founder)inWill Gaviria Rojas(Co-Founder and Field CTO)inWilliam Gaviria Rojas(Founder)

Co-investorsAndreessen HorowitzBessemer Venture PartnersCherryrock CapitalExceptional CapitalGreycroftLittlejohn+4 more

Fastbreakfastbreak.aiin𝕏Seed · Jan 2023 · $5M

Fastbreak provides AI software for sports league scheduling, tournament management, event operations, ticketing, travel, and brand sponsorship activations.

AI & Machine LearningSaaSSports Tech

John Stewart(Founder)inChris Groer(Founder)inTimothy Carnes(Founder)in

Co-investorsAlumni VenturesCharlotte FundEarly Light VenturesGray VenturesGTMfundNexus Bay+1 more

Kitopikitopi.comin𝕏Mar 2022

Kitopi operates and manages a network of over 200 restaurants and delivery-only kitchens across the Middle East, running homegrown food brands supported by its in-house Smart Kitchen Operating System (SKOS) that manages kitchen operations.

B2B MarketplacesFoodTechLogistics & Supply ChainSaaS

Andres Arenas(Founder)Andy Arenas(Founder)Bader Ataya(Founder)Mohamad Ballout(Founder)Saman Darkan(Founder)

Co-investorsCOTU VenturesMSA NovoNext Legacy PartnersNordstarReshapeRise Capital+9 more

Nightfallnightfall.aiin𝕏Aug 2022

Nightfall is an AI-native data loss prevention (DLP) platform that monitors and controls how sensitive data such as credentials, PHI, PCI, and PII moves across SaaS apps, endpoints, email, browsers, and AI tools.

AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingCybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareSaaSSan Francisco, US

Rohan Sathe(Founder)inIsaac Madan(Founder)

Co-investors515 VenturesBain Capital VenturesNext Legacy PartnersPear VCVenrockWebb Investment Network+1 more

Stoke Spacestokespace.comin𝕏Seed

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)inSula Bondaruk(Recruiter)Marla Nielsen(Recruiting Coordinator)Chantal Penton(Recruiter)

Co-investorsAcequia Capital (AceCap)AF WPartnersATEL VenturesAurelia FoundryBalerion Space VenturesBeyond Capital+54 more

Syndiosyndio.comMar 2022

Syndio provides a pay equity and pay-decision governance platform that analyzes pay gaps, checks individual compensation decisions against policy, market, budget, and internal equity, and supports pay transparency compliance.

AI & Machine LearningHR TechSaaS

Maria Colacurcioin

Co-investorsPenny Jar Capital VentureWestbound Equity PartnersBessemer Venture PartnersContour Venture PartnersFrontier Venture CapitalOperator Collective+1 more

TMRW Sportstmrwsportsgroup.comin𝕏Oct 2022 · $15M

TMRW Sports is a sports, media, and entertainment company that builds modern approaches to sports experiences and ventures, including the TGL primetime golf league featuring PGA TOUR teams.

ConsumerMedia & EntertainmentSports TechWinter Park, US

Tiger Woods(Founder)Rory McIlroy(Founder)Mike McCarley(Founder)inChristopher Murvin(Executive Officer, Promoter)inMatthew Levine(Executive Officer, Promoter)in

BoardMichael Blank(Director)in

Co-investorsBessemer Venture PartnersCartan CapitalConnect VenturesLocker Room CapitalScrum VenturesSeven Seven Six

Welcome Techwelcome.techApr 2022

Welcome Tech provides services and support to help immigrants establish themselves in a new country and navigate life in America.

ConsumerFintechHealthtechSaaSSocial

Amir Hemmat(Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer)inRaúl Lomeli(Chairman, Co-Founder and Chief Community Officer)in

Co-investorsBlack Tech Nation VenturesCrosscut VenturesDila CapitalGreen Meadow VenturesNext Legacy PartnersOpen Opportunity Fund+7 more

Other

Tracked investments with no reachable website or further public details — typically companies that wound down, renamed, or were absorbed.

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Rows marked “SEC filing” are inferred from directors named on the company's SEC Form D — public regulatory data, not a portfolio list published by the firm.

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Frequently asked questions

How many investments has NEXT PLAY CAPITAL made?
NEXT PLAY CAPITAL has 11 tracked investments.
What stage does NEXT PLAY CAPITAL invest at?
NEXT PLAY CAPITAL invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A, Series B, Series C, Late Stage stages.
What sectors does NEXT PLAY CAPITAL focus on?
NEXT PLAY CAPITAL focuses on Consumer, Crypto & Web3, Fintech, FoodTech, SaaS, Travel & Hospitality.
Where is NEXT PLAY CAPITAL located?
NEXT PLAY CAPITAL is headquartered in Toluca Lake, US.

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