Next Play Ventures
Venture capitalMenlo Park · Seed–Growth · 5 people tracked
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Investment thesis
Next Play Ventures centers its approach on coaching as much as capital, aiming to develop the next generation of leaders and help them realize their vision. The firm emphasizes values alongside vision, believing that doing well and doing good coexist and that compassionate management builds stronger teams and companies. Its impact focus is on organizations expanding the world's collective wisdom and compassion, with a core belief that people of equal talent deserve equal access to opportunity — striving to close the network gap and create opportunities for underserved communities.
Source: firm website, verified Aug 3, 2026.
Team · 5 people
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2 people who came through Next Play Ventures went on to found or lead other companies.
What they invest in
from 68 of 69 portfolio companiesAI & Machine Learning ×33SaaS ×27Consumer ×18Enterprise Software ×16EdTech ×11Digital Health ×9Fintech ×9Future of Work ×9
HQs:United States×41Brazil×1United Kingdom×1
Who they back
founder profiles across 50 portfolio companiesFounding team size:solo founder×182 founders×163 founders×114+ founders×5
Where their founders studiedfrom 71 founders with education data
Harvard University ×10Stanford University ×10Massachusetts Institute of Technology ×4UCLA ×4University of California, Berkeley ×4Harvard Business School ×3The Wharton School ×3Bowdoin College ×2
Where their founders worked beforefrom 77 founders with career history
Facebook ×9LinkedIn ×8Google ×3Accel Partners ×2Beyond Finance, Inc. ×2Convoy Inc ×2Dropbox ×2Flipboard ×2
Accelerator rootsportfolio companies that came through a program
5 founders hold a PhD · 8 hold an MBA (of 75 with degree data)
Investments · 69 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2026 · 32024 · 12022 · 22020 · 22019 · 12017 · 12015 · 111 dated
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
Evan Wallace(Co-Founder (former Chief Technology Officer))Dylan Field(Co-founder & CEO)inPraveer Melwani(Chief Financial Officer & Treasurer)inKris Rasmussen(Chief Technology Officer)inShaunt Voskanian(Chief Revenue Officer)inBrendan Mulligan(General Counsel & Secretary)in
Co-investors137 VenturesAlkeon InnovationAmplify.LAAndreessen HorowitzAtlassian VenturesBase Partners+26 more
Arbor provides a platform that helps households access renewable electricity at lower costs while reducing energy-related complexity.
ConsumerEnergySaaS
Co-investors645 VenturesCity LightFirst Round CapitalFJ LabsLowercarbon CapitalObvious Ventures+3 more
Arbor develops power systems intended to provide reliable, emissions-free baseload power at large scale.
CleantechClimate TechEnergyLos Angeles, US
Brad Hartwig(Founder)in
Co-investorsCantos VenturesChrysalixCongruent VenturesGigascale CapitalVoyager Partners645 Ventures+3 more
Arbor is an AI platform that turns an organization's video footage — webinars, interviews, and events — into a suite of repurposed content including clips, social posts, blog articles, email sequences, and pull quotes, with automatic brand templates and voice controls.
AI & Machine LearningMarketing TechSaaS
Co-investorsFoundersEdge645 VenturesChaac VenturesComma CapitalLOWERCARBON
Armstrong develops general-purpose robots designed for kitchen environments, beginning with dishwashing applications.
RoboticsSan Francisco, US
Axel Hansen(Founder)inJonah Varon(Founder)in
Co-investorsAdvance Venture PartnersLerer HippeauMoth FundBloomberg Beta
Bay FC is a professional women's soccer club competing in the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL).
Sports TechSan Jose, US
Aly Wagner(Founder)inDanielle Slaton(Founder)in
Co-investorsMastrySixth StreetWestbound Equity Partners
Bicycle Health provides treatment and support for opioid use disorder (OUD).
Digital HealthHealthtechMental HealthRedwood City, US
Ankit Gupta(Founder)inRuss PhillipsinChris Norrisin
BoardEvan Richardson(Director)Kelly Clark(Chief Clinical Advisor)
Co-investorsCity LightCobalt VenturesFrist Cressey VenturesQuesta CapitalSignalFire
Blockit is an AI scheduling assistant that automates calendar management and responds to scheduling requests via email or Slack.
AI & Machine LearningFuture of WorkSaaS
Co-investorsSequoia Capital
Brex provides financial services and software for companies, including corporate cards and expense management tools.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFintechSaaSSan Francisco, US
Henrique Dubugras(Co-CEO)inPedro Franceschi(Co-founder & CEO)in
Co-investorsKleiner PerkinsY CombinatorDST GlobalRibbit CapitalTiger Global Management137 Ventures+30 more
BrightHire offers deep integrations with applicant tracking systems that add hiring-focused features such as one-click scorecard completion, playable interview highlights, and click-to-call directly within the ATS.
AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareHR TechSaaSNew York City, US
Theodore Chestnut(Founder)in
Co-investorsFirebolt Ventures Management Company, LlcFlybridge Capital PartnersGround Up VenturesIndex Ventures01 AdvisorsHaystack
Brightwheel provides software tools for early education centers and teachers, helping them spend more time with students and engage parents in child development while supporting small business operations in the early education sector.
EdTechHR TechSaaS
Dave Vasen(Founder)in
Co-investorsBessemer Venture PartnersEniac VenturesGolden VenturesNotable CapitalPLUS CapitalRed Swan Ventures+5 more
Brilliant offers interactive, adaptive online courses in STEM subjects, focused on math and coding, delivered through a personal tutor model.
AI & Machine LearningConsumerEdTech
Eli RossinSam SolomoninSilas HundtSue Khim(Founder)in
Co-investors500 GlobalAngel Collective Opportunity FundCorazon CapitalNimble PartnersScribble VenturesThe Chernin Group (TCG Crypto)+3 more
BRINC develops and deploys drones for public safety and emergency response, designed to de-escalate dangerous situations and reduce risk to first responders and communities.
GovTechHardwareRobotics
Blake Resnick(Founder)in
Co-investorsHanabi CapitalIndex VenturesStarship VenturesTusk Venture Partners
Marketplace enabling users to request personalized video messages or live chats with celebrities and influencers.
Steven Galanis(Co-founder)inMartin Blencowe(Founder)inDevon Spinnler Townsend(Co-founder)in
Co-investorsChaifetz GroupChicago VenturesCleo CapitalConnect VenturesDigi VenturesDuke Capital Partners+14 more
Century Health is an AI company serving the healthcare and life sciences sector, with a stated focus on using data to support patient outcomes and its partners.
AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthHealthtech
Vish Srivastava(Founder)in
Co-investors2048 VenturesLifeX VenturesOrigin Ventures25MadisonAlumni Ventures
Chainlink is an oracle platform that connects onchain applications with offchain data and external systems, serving major financial institutions and DeFi protocols with standards for data, interoperability, compliance, and privacy.
Crypto & Web3Data & InfrastructureFintech
Co-investorsAZDAGBig Candle CapitalBitDAOBlack DragonCogitent VenturesDCVC (Data Collective)+8 more
Cloaked builds privacy-focused tools that use artificial intelligence to give individuals control over their personal information online.
AI & Machine LearningConsumerCybersecurity
Abhijay Bhatnagar(Founder)in
Co-investorsHuman CapitalLux CapitalGeneral CatalystBrad MillsMantis CapitalAssurant Ventures+3 more
Cloaked builds privacy tools that let consumers create unique identities (phone numbers, emails, passwords) and control their personal data, along with data removal, an AI-powered spam and scam blocker, and a payment product.
AI & Machine LearningConsumerCybersecuritySaaS
Abhijay Bhatnagar(Founder)in
Co-investorsGeneral CatalystHuman CapitalLux CapitalLG Technology VenturesNordstar
Cloudera is a hybrid platform for data, analytics, and AI, serving enterprises and data teams.
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareSanta Clara, US
Amr Awadallah(Co-Founder; former CTO)inMike Olson(Co-Founder; CEO (2008-2013); Chairman & Chief Strategy Officer (2013-))inChristophe Bisciglia(Co-Founder)inJeff Hammerbacher(Co-Founder; former Chief Scientist)inOwen O'Malley(Founding team member (early Hadoop architect))inCharles Sansbury(Chief Executive Officer)in
Co-investorsAccelDag VenturesGlynn Capital ManagementGreylock PartnersGV (Google Ventures)Intel Capital+8 more
AI-first CRM.
SaaSVancouver, US
Doug Camplejohn(Founder & CEO)inDenise Sandoval(VP Operations & Finance)inDan Chiao(Head of Engineering)in
BoardDavid Thacker(Venture Partner, Greylock Partners (Investor))in
Co-investorsGreylock PartnersHubSpot VenturesBEENEXTGTMfundWestBridge Capital
Columnar develops open-source data connectivity standards and tools for database access, leveraging Apache Arrow to enable faster and more secure connections.
Data & InfrastructureDeveloper Tools
Ian Cook(Founder)in
Co-investorsBessemer Venture Partners
Common Room is an AI-powered go-to-market platform that unifies first-party customer data with real-world buyer signals to provide buyer intelligence and automated action capabilities.
AI & Machine LearningMarketing TechSaaSSales TechSeattle, US
Viraj Mody(Co-Founder & Head of Engineering (CTO))inTom Kleinpeter(Co-Founder & Chief Architect)inLinda Lian(Co-Founder & CEO)inFrancis Luu(Co-Founder & Head of Product Design)inKaren Ng(VP of Product)inJake Randall(Chief Operating Officer)in
Co-investors01 AdvisorsGreylock PartnersIndex VenturesMadrona Venture GroupOperator Collective
Craftable makes back-office management software for hospitality businesses, covering food and beverage, supplies, labor, and finance operations for restaurants and bars.
Enterprise SoftwareFintechFoodTechSaaSFarmers Branch, US
Sam Zats(Co-founder)inMax Zats(Co-founder)inJay Villafana(Co-founder)in
Co-investorsBlue CollectiveCleveland Avenue
Cricket Health provides value-based kidney care, using a holistic approach to treat people with chronic kidney disease and related cardiovascular conditions.
AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthHealthtechSan Francisco, US
Arvind Rajan(Executive Officer, Director)Dr. Carney Taylor(Chief Medical Officer)Dr. Terry Ketchersid(Senior Vice President, Medical Office)Dr. Julie Dominguez(Vice President, Medical Office)
BoardVincent Kim(Director)
Co-investorsLifeforce CapitalNFXOak HC/FT
Cron is a next-generation calendar application designed for professionals and teams to manage their schedules and time.
Enterprise SoftwareFuture of WorkSaaSSan Francisco, US
Raphael Schaad(Founder CEO)in
Co-investorsChapter OneY CombinatorTwenty Two VenturesYourNest Venture Capital
CurlMix creates natural hair care products designed for curly hair, particularly for women with textured and gray hair.
ConsumerWellness & FitnessChicago, US
Kim Lewis(CEO & Co-Founder)inTim Lewis(Founder)in
Co-investorsBackstage CapitalCleveland AvenueLightship CapitalOssian Capital
DataHub provides a metadata platform and data catalog that enables AI systems and data teams to discover, govern, and understand enterprise data at scale.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwarePalo Alto, US
Shirshanka Das(Co-founder)inSwaroop Jagadish(Co-founder)inJohn Joyce(Founder)in
Co-investors8VCBessemer Venture PartnersSINEWAVE VENTURESWebb Investment NetworkZero Prime VenturesIndex Ventures
Entire builds a developer platform where humans and agents collaborate to code and ship software together.
AI & Machine LearningDeveloper Tools
Thomas Dohmke(Founder)inCole Driver(Co-Founder)Georg Friedrich(Co-Founder)inLearning Developer Tools Thomas Dohmke(Founder)
Co-investorsFelicis VenturesMadrona Venture GroupPICUS CAPITAL
Esusu is an economic mobility platform that helps working families build credit and strengthen financial stability through rent payment reporting.
FintechImpact & Social GoodPropTechNew York, US
Robert C. Henning(Executive Officer)in
BoardSamir Goel(Executive Officer, Director)Wemimo Abbey(Executive Officer, Director)
Co-investorsAcumen AmericaImpact America FundMotley Fool VenturesOpen Opportunity FundPredictive VCSerena Ventures+7 more
EverFi builds educational programs and training solutions that serve schools and companies, helping them make education accessible across grade school through executive levels.
EdTechFintechWashington, US
Jonathan Chapman(Executive Officer, Director)Tom Davidson(Founder)inRay Martinez(Founder)inMatt Sysak(Executive Officer)in
BoardMichael Walden(Director)Muriel Malka(Director)
Co-investorsNew Enterprise Associates (NEA)Rethink ImpactSavano Capital PartnersW Capital PartnersRethink Capital Partners
Evervault provides a payments security platform that enables businesses to tokenize card data, maintain PCI compliance, and manage payment processing without vendor lock-in through encrypted data handling and secure compute infrastructure.
CybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareFintechDublin
Shane Curran(Executive Officer, Director)in
BoardAri Helgason(Director)
Co-investorsFrontline VenturesIndex Ventures
Gather builds a virtual office platform where distributed teams can work, chat, and interact synchronously without relying primarily on scheduled meetings.
ConsumerEnterprise SoftwareFuture of WorkSaaSSocialNew York City, US
Kumail Jaffer(Founder)inPhillip Wang(Founder)in
Co-investorsIndex VenturesY Combinator
Hatch designs hardware and software products to improve sleep for infants, children, and adults through devices and connected apps.
ConsumerHardwareHealthtechWellness & Fitness
Dave Weiss(Co-founder)Ann Crady Weiss(CEO)in
Co-investorsDifferential VenturesTrue Ventures
Headspace is a mental health app that delivers personalized support through meditation, mindfulness, AI-powered guidance, coaching, therapy, and psychiatry services for individuals and organizations worldwide.
Digital HealthHealthtechMental HealthWellness & FitnessSanta Monica, US
Andy(Co-founder)Richard Marsh Pierson(Executive Officer, Director)Andrew David Puddicombe(Executive Officer, Director)Sean Brecker(Executive Officer)in
BoardScott Kriens(Director)
Co-investorsAdvance Venture PartnersAdvancit CapitalBessemer Venture PartnersBreyer CapitalCity LightEniac Ventures+14 more
Bella is an AI-powered compliance agent designed for beauty and barber schools to manage student records, attendance, reports, and regulatory compliance.
AI & Machine LearningEdTechSaaS
Lakeshore Learning is a teacher supply store and retailer offering classroom furniture, teaching resources, educational products, and learning toys for infants through elementary grades, serving teachers and parents.
ConsumerEdTechRetail Tech
Co-investorsLeonard Green
Leland is an online platform connecting individuals with expert coaches for career development, interview prep, and graduate/business school admissions, alongside an AI Builder Program that trains people to build AI agents and workflows.
AI & Machine LearningEdTechFuture of WorkLehi, US
John Koelliker(Executive Officer, Director)inErika Mahterian(Cofounder)inJiashuo Wang(Founder)in
Co-investorsBYU Cougar CapitalContraryForerunner VenturesGSV VenturesMarketplaceFJ Labs+3 more
Little Passports is a direct-to-consumer children's subscription brand that ships monthly activity kits with hands-on projects, stories, stickers, and activity books focused on geography, culture, science, and art.
ConsumerDirect to ConsumerEdTechSan Francisco, US
Amy Norman(Executive Officer, Director)inStella Ma(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardAldo Manzini(Director)Tyler Head(Director)Jennifer Dulski(Director)Sheri Anderson(Director)
Co-investorsAstia
LogicGate provides AI-powered governance, risk, and compliance (GRC) software for enterprise teams, offering automated workflows, real-time insights, and customizable workflows through a no-code platform.
AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareSaaSChicago, US
Jonathan V. Siegler(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)Matt Kunkel(Founder)inDaniel J. Campbell(Director)
Co-investorsConnetic VenturesHigh AlphaSandalphon CapitalTechstarsGreenspring AssociatesHyde Park Venture Partners+1 more
Manas AI is an AI-native biopharmaceutical company that uses neuro-symbolic foundational models to discover and develop medicines.
AI & Machine LearningBiotechDeep TechNew York, US
Siddhartha Mukherjee(Co-founder)Reid Hoffman(Co-Founder of Manas AI)inUjjwal Singh(Co-Founder & CEO)in
Co-investorsGeneral CatalystBlitzscaling VenturesMosaic VenturesWestbound Equity PartnersGreylock PartnersWisdom Ventures
Multiverse develops workforce training programs focused on equipping workers with durable skills needed for effective AI adoption in the workplace, combining soft skills and cognitive competencies.
AI & Machine LearningEdTechEnterprise SoftwareFuture of WorkLondon, GB
Euan Blair(Co-Founder & CEO)inSophie Adelman(Co-Founder & President)in
Co-investorsGeneral CatalystLightspeed Venture PartnersStepstone GroupAudaciousBlitzscaling VenturesEmerge Education+7 more
Neura Health provides telemedicine video visits with board-certified neurologists for conditions including migraine, epilepsy, sleep disorders, tremor, concussion, and stroke.
Digital HealthHealthtechNew York, US
Sameer Madan(Founder)inElizabeth Burstein(Founder)in
Co-investorsCorrelation VenturesE12 Venture Capital, LlcKoch Disruptive TechnologiesMitsui Global Investment
Not Diamond provides an intelligent model router for coding agents that predicts which language model to use for each input, aiming to reduce inference costs while maintaining accuracy.
AI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsEnterprise Software
Jeffrey Akiki(Founder)in
Co-investors640 OxfordAmbush CapitalInovia CapitalLoup VenturesPreston-Werner Ventures
Notion offers a workspace platform for teams to manage projects, documentation, and tasks through customizable views like Gantt charts and Kanban boards.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFuture of WorkSaaSSan Francisco, US
Ivan Zhao(Founder)in
Co-investorsA.Capital VenturesA*Draft Ventures LlcFirst Round CapitalKearny JacksonLong Journey Ventures+11 more
Pave provides compensation and equity data to help employees understand and compare their pay.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFintechHR TechSaaSSan Francisco, US
Matt Schulman(Founder)inOren Bass(Executive Officer, Director)Salim Lahoud(Director)Aaron Hultgren(Executive Officer, Director)John Geiken(Executive Officer, Director)in
BoardAlexander Turkot(Director)in
Co-investorsAndreessen HorowitzBessemer Venture PartnersIndex VenturesVillage GlobalY CombinatorCraft Ventures+10 more
PayZen provides AI-powered, interest-free patient financing that lets patients pay medical bills over time through personalized payment plans, with pre-built EHR integrations and automated servicing for providers.
AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthFintechHealthtechSan Francisco, US
Tobias Mezger(Executive Officer, Director)inIsaac Cohen(Executive Officer, Director)Ariel Rosenthal(Co-Founder & CTO)inItzik Cohen(Co-Founder & CEO)inAntonio Martino(Executive Officer)in
BoardLee Shapiro(Director)in
Co-investors7wire VenturesSignalFireCorewell Health VenturesHaymaker VenturesLink VenturesLorimer Ventures+3 more
Physna analyzes 3D models of parts and assemblies to make them searchable and comparable by geometry, helping identify duplicates, reuse opportunities, and sourcing options.
Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningSaaSCincinnati, US
Paul J. Powers(Executive Officer, Director)inPaul W. Renzenbrink(Executive Officer)in
BoardMike Wenger(Director)Mark Kvamme(Director)in
Co-investorsDrive CapitalSequoia Capital
Lumos is building a foundation model of human physiology that learns from raw physiological signals to improve medical diagnosis and drug development.
AI & Machine LearningDeep TechDigital Health
Provecho is a recipe and meal planning platform with a library of over 9,000 premium recipes, designed for home cooks.
ConsumerFoodTech
Scale provides high-quality training data, model evaluations, and full-stack AI systems for enterprises and governments to build and deploy AI applications.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSan Francisco, US
Alexandr Wang(Co-founder & CEO)inLucy Guo(Co-founder)in
Co-investorsAccelAdit Ventures Management, LlcBeyond CapitalCheyenne VenturesCoatue ManagementElad Gil+33 more
Seesaw is a learning platform that integrates lesson planning, student work capture, and family communication for educators.
AI & Machine LearningEdTechSan Francisco, US
Adrian Graham(Founder)inCarl Sjogreen(Founder)inCharles Lin(Founder)in
Skinnydipped makes better-for-you snacks such as chocolate-covered almonds, cashews, and peanut butter cups made with a thin layer of dark chocolate, low sugar, gluten-free, and no artificial ingredients.
ConsumerDirect to ConsumerFoodTechSeattle, US
Chrissy Haller(Founder)inValerie Griffith(Founder)inLizzie Resta(Founder)in
Co-investorsRaptor GroupCAVU Consumer Partners
Slack is an AI-powered communication platform that consolidates conversations, applications, and customer interactions in a single workspace for businesses.
Enterprise SoftwareFuture of WorkSaaSSan Francisco, US
Cal Henderson(Co-founder & CTO)inStewart Butterfield(Co-founder & CEO)in
Co-investors1991 VenturesAccelACME CapitalAcrew CapitalAglae VenturesAndreessen Horowitz+36 more
Speak is an AI-powered language learning platform that uses a proprietary curriculum to teach users conversational language through personalized lessons, practice exercises, and real-time interaction with a tutor.
AI & Machine LearningConsumerEdTechSocialSan Francisco, US
Andrew Hsu(Founder)in
Co-investorsAccelAngel Collective Opportunity FundCollaborative FundFirebolt Ventures Management Company, LlcGSV VenturesKhosla Ventures+6 more
Studio is a platform for creating and sharing AI-powered personalized coaching apps built by expert creators, covering categories such as health, wellness, business, career, and personal development.
AI & Machine LearningCreator EconomySaaS
Valentin Perez(Founder)in
Co-investorsFloodgateHuman Capital75 & Sunny
The Browser Company builds web browsers, including Dia and Arc, aimed at providing new ways for people to use the internet.
ConsumerDeveloper Tools
Hursh Agrawal(Founder)in
Co-investorsAtlassian VenturesBetaworksWestbound Equity PartnersBoxGroupNextView VenturesPace Capital+1 more
Dia is a browser designed for work productivity that integrates with tools like Slack, Notion, Google Workspace, and GitHub to provide unified context, automated meeting preparation, and contextual search capabilities.
Developer ToolsFuture of WorkSaaS
Co-investorsBetaworksNextView VenturesAtlassian VenturesBoxGroupPace CapitalSalesforce Ventures
Truework provides income and employment verification services, offering a data platform used for verification decisions.
Data & InfrastructureFintechHR TechPropTechSaaS
Ryan Sandler(Founder)inEthan Winchell(Founder)in
Co-investorsActivant CapitalCrunchFundEarl Grey CapitalFiDi VenturesFounder CollectiveG Squared+9 more
Uses a Whole Body Digital Twin to help people manage and reverse chronic metabolic disease.
AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthHealthtechMountain View, US
Jahangir Mohammed(Founder and Chief Executive Officer)inTerry Poon(Co-founder, EVP and Chief Technology Officer)inMaluk Mohamed(Co-founder, VP Research and Head of India)inJennifer Bealer(Executive Officer)inEric Carlson(Executive Officer)inLisa Shah, MD(EVP and Chief Medical Officer)
Co-investorsAble PartnersCorner VenturesDag VenturesICONIQICONIQ GrowthLTS Investments+5 more
Vox Media is a premium media company that operates editorial brands including New York Magazine, Vox, and The Cut, alongside a podcast network with shows covering politics, technology, entertainment, and sports.
AdTechCreator EconomyMedia & EntertainmentNew York, US
Co-investorsAccelComcast VenturesGlynn Capital ManagementGreycroftIVP (Institutional Venture Partners)Penske Media
Warp builds an agentic development environment that began as a re-imagined terminal and now lets developers dispatch AI agents to write, deploy, and debug software.
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingDeveloper ToolsSaaS
Zach Lloyd(Founder)in
Co-investorsBoxGroupContraryBattery VenturesEssence Venture Capital
TestGorilla provides AI-powered talent assessments and interviews to evaluate candidate skills and AI fluency during hiring.
AI & Machine LearningHR TechSaaS
Otto Verhage(Founder)in
Co-investorsBalderton CapitalNotion CapitalWestbound Equity PartnersAtomicoCapitalT
Wellthy operates a care concierge service with a dedicated team of coordinators and advisers who help families navigate healthcare systems, access care providers, and manage care-related tasks across aging, disability, mental health, and other life stages.
Digital HealthHealthtechHR TechSaaSWellness & FitnessNew York, US
Lindsay Jurist-Rosner(Co-founder / CEO)inKevin Roche(Founder)in
Co-investorsDraper AssociatesEquitage Ventures, L.L.C.Generator VenturesRethink ImpactSocial StartsHearstLab+2 more
Wildlife Studios is a mobile gaming company that develops and publishes games across multiple genres, with a portfolio of over 60 titles that have been downloaded billions of times globally.
ConsumerGamingMedia & EntertainmentSão Paulo, BR
Co-investorsAcross Capital PartnersBase PartnersBessemer Venture PartnersHuman Capital
Windmill designs smart, easy-to-install window air conditioners and other home air-care products, including air purifiers, air filters, and smart fans, built on three generations of HVAC industry experience.
CleantechConsumerDirect to ConsumerHardwareIoT
Ryan Figlia(Founder)inDanny Mayer(Founder)in
Co-investorsAssembled BrandsCosmic Venture PartnersDot CapitalOpenSky VenturesSuperAngel.FundFounder Collective+3 more
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Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has Next Play Ventures made?
- Next Play Ventures has 61 tracked investments, 6 of which have exited via acquisition or IPO.
- What stage does Next Play Ventures invest at?
- Next Play Ventures invests at the Seed, Series A, Growth stages.
- What is Next Play Ventures's typical check size?
- Next Play Ventures typically writes checks of $100K – $5M.
- What sectors does Next Play Ventures focus on?
- Next Play Ventures focuses on Impact & Social Good.
- Where is Next Play Ventures located?
- Next Play Ventures is headquartered in Menlo Park, US.
- Does Next Play Ventures lead rounds?
- Next Play Ventures typically participates in rounds rather than leading them.
- Who does Next Play Ventures co-invest with?
- Next Play Ventures most often shares deals with Index Ventures, Bessemer Venture Partners, Felicis Ventures, among 265 tracked co-investors.
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Index Ventures is a multi-stage venture capital firm that backs companies from Seed to IPO and beyond, including through its dedicated seed fund Index Origin.
Westbound Equity Partners is an early-stage venture capital firm that invests in technology companies led by pioneering founders while aiming to broaden economic opportunity across underrepresented communities.
Bessemer Venture Partners is a global venture capital firm that partners with entrepreneurs across enterprise, consumer, and healthcare sectors from early stages through growth.
Accel is a venture capital firm that partners with exceptional teams, positioning itself as a first partner to founders globally.
Sequoia Capital is a venture capital firm that partners with founders to build technology companies.
Greylock Partners is an early-stage venture capital firm that partners with founders building companies from inception. Its partners make only one or two new investments per year to focus deeply on each partnership.
Khosla Ventures is a venture capital firm founded by Vinod Khosla.
Coatue Management is a technology-focused investment firm that invests in innovation across both public and private markets with responsible risk management.
Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) is a venture capital firm founded in 2009 by Marc Andreessen and Ben Horowitz, known for pioneering the platform model with a large team of operators supporting founders across stages.
GV (Google Ventures) is a venture capital firm that has invested in artificial intelligence and machine learning since its early days, building a global portfolio of more than 100 AI companies across infrastructure, life sciences, and applications.
Kleiner Perkins is a venture capital firm that backs founders across technology and life sciences, from early stage through growth.
SoftBank Vision Fund invests globally in AI-focused companies working to transform and create industries.
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The Chernin Group (TCG Crypto)ContraryCity LightFounders FundLightspeed Venture PartnersCraft VenturesNew Enterprise Associates (NEA)Notable CapitalBoxGroupTiger Global ManagementPICUS CAPITALOrigin VenturesAdvance Venture PartnersAngel Collective Opportunity FundAlumni VenturesBenchmarkTrue VenturesSound VenturesSlow VenturesOak HC/FTSciFi VCObvious VenturesFlybridge Capital PartnersRibbit Capital2048 VenturesChemistryCoinbase VenturesFuel CapitalNotion CapitalSerena VenturesLobby CapitalReach CapitalPreston-Werner VenturesPredictive VCFrontline VenturesActivant CapitalMotley Fool VenturesStarting LineSandalphon CapitalRedpoint VenturesUberKrakenGreat Oaks Venture CapitalPartech VenturesC2 InvestmentsAccel-KKRAfore CapitalRevolutionBuckley Ventures Management Company LlcGustoHarrison MetalGSV AccelerationTribe Capital FirstlookGeneral PartnershipDell Technologies CapitalCowboy VenturesLatitud Ventures23andMeMoxxie VenturesCompany CapitalFormation GroupJackson Square VenturesLocalGlobeYes VCSpero VenturesCurious CapitalGreatPoint VenturesBBG VenturessequelLearn CapitalVista Venture PartnersmParticleRackhouse Venture CapitalPlum Alley InvestmentsFootPrint CoalitionS2G InvestmentsTwenty Seven VenturesZeal Capital PartnersBehind Genius VenturesIndus Valley Capital
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