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.

NEXT PLAY CAPITAL

Venture capital

Toluca Lake · Pre-Seed–Late Stage · 7 people tracked

★ Follow + Add to CRM ⤳ Find an introduction

✨ Fox Verdict

Fund manager profile

NEXT PLAY CAPITAL is a venture fund manager based in Toluca Lake. SEC filings show 2 venture funds on record, most recently Next Play Capital II, LP filed March 2018.

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

Stage

Pre-Seed–Late Stage

Toluca Lake, CA, US

Founded

2014

Tracked investments

Team · 7 people

from public directories

Eric Valle· General Partner· San Francisco Bay Areain

Ryan Nece· Managing Partner· San Francisco, Californiain 𝕏

Ryan Nece is a former NFL player who won Super Bowl XXXVII with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and served as an NFLPA representative during his playing career. He is managing partner at Next Legacy Partners and Next Play Capital, and maintains involvement in real estate, media, and technology ventures including StraightCast, a mobile video platform for athletes and content creators. Nece founded the Ryan Nece Foundation to support teen community service and volunteerism, and serves on multiple boards including the National Venture Capital Association, DocuSign, and various Tampa Bay civic organizations.

Tyler Hartsock· Partner· San Francisco, Californiain 𝕏

Caleagh Creech· Investor· San Francisco, Californiain

Daniel Loughney· Associate· New York Cityin

Daniel Loughney is a Bucknell University graduate with experience in buy-side equity research and financial analysis across Asia-Pacific and US markets. He has conducted counterparty due diligence focused on credit and operations, performed financial modeling and valuation work, and interned at an event-driven hedge fund in Hong Kong and Global Guardian in Washington DC. Loughney holds HSK4 Mandarin certification, has passed the FINRA SIE and Series 63 exams, and has completed training in financial modeling and valuation.

Jennifer Leong

Margaret Luna· Associate· San Francisco, Californiain

Investments · 1 tracked

founders shown can be your intro path

NextPlayUApr 2023SEC filingmedium confidence

Santa Monica, US

Meg Popovic(Executive Officer, Director)Jason Price(Executive Officer, Director)Oren Gabriel(Executive Officer, Director)

Board seatRyan Nece· per SEC Form D · filed Apr 2023

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.

Frequently asked questions

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.

Media · Podcasts & interviews

featuring the team

Next Play Capital & Ryan Nece Foundation. #venturecapital #givingback

Satovsky Asset Management, LLC · Ryan Nece

Similar investors

Formation Group

Invus

Invus is a global investment firm made up of teams spanning private equity, public equity, and opportunities/growth investing, working closely with founders and management teams to help transform industries.

Galaxy Interactive

Galaxy Interactive originated as the interactive content and technology arm of crypto firm Galaxy Digital, giving it an unusual combination of deep crypto-native infrastructure knowledge and a pure-play focus on interactive media, gaming, and virtual worlds, rather than being a generalist crypto or generalist gaming fund. The fund leverages Galaxy's broader balance sheet and ecosystem—including trading, investment banking, tokenization, and infrastructure—to offer portfolio companies access to liquidity, tokenization expertise, and institutional crypto relationships, creating an integrated platform that is rare among sector-specific gaming and interactive VCs.

$1M – $20M

Clarus Ventures

Clarus Ventures is a life sciences investment firm, now part of Blackstone Life Sciences (BXLS), that funds drug development, including late-stage Phase III programs. Based in Menlo Park, California, its team has been involved in bringing numerous medicines to market across pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies.

Cool Japan Fund

Cool Japan Fund is a Japanese investment fund that supports companies promoting Japanese products, culture, and services abroad, aiming to develop overseas demand for Japanese brands across content, design, food, hospitality, and technology.