Thomas Ball
InvestorManaging Director at Next Coast Ventures
Austin, Texas
Writes $100K β $5M checks Β· typically $1.5M
About
Co-founder and managing partner of Next Coast Ventures who serves on numerous portfolio boards. Former general partner at Austin Ventures and serial founder/CEO of companies including Razorgator and eCoupons. MBA from Stanford GSB, BS in Finance from University of Florida.
Experience
- Next Coast VenturesCo-Founder & Managing Directorcurrent2015 β presentAustin, Texas Metropolitan Area
- Savi SolutionsBoard of Directorscurrent2023 β presentSalt Lake County, Utah, United States
- ScorabilityBoard of Directorscurrent2023 β presentAustin, Texas, United States
- AclaimantBoard of Directorscurrent2021 β present
- UpEquityBoard of Directorscurrent2020 β presentAustin, Texas, United States
- Enboarder: Experience-Driven OnboardingBoard of Directorscurrent2020 β presentSydney, New South Wales, Australia & Austin, TX
- OsanoBoard Member/Investorcurrent2020 β presentAustin, Texas, United States
- CoPilotBoard of Directorscurrent2020 β presentChicago, Illinois, United States
- GOJABoard of Directorscurrent2018 β presentMiami, Florida, United States
- Goodkind CoBoard Of Directorscurrent2016 β presentAustin, Texas Metropolitan Area
- KLRU-TVBoard of Directors2013 β 2025Austin, TX
- TrustRadiusBoard Of Directors2019 β 2025Austin, Texas
- ChargebackBoard of Directors2018 β 2021Greater Salt Lake City Area
- AlertMediaBoard of Directors2017 β 2018Austin, Texas
- Entrepreneurs Foundation of Central TexasBoard of Directors2012 β 2017
- RetailMeNot, Inc. / Whaleshark MediaBoard of Directors, First Investor2007 β 2017
- SilvercarBoard of Directors2011 β 2016
- Jam CityBoard of Directors2010 β 2015Beverly Hills, CA
- Austin VenturesGeneral Partner2005 β 2015Austin, Texas
- OutboundEngineInvestor2012 β 2015
Education
- Stanford University Graduate School of BusinessMBA
- University of FloridaBS, Finance
Skills & more
From Thomas's professional profile.
Same school
Also attended Stanford University Graduate School of Business1,147
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Also attended University of Florida119
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Shared employers
Also worked at RetailMeNot, Inc. / Whaleshark Media8
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Also worked at Austin Ventures17
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Also worked at Food on the Table1
Also worked at Kauffman Fellows360
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Deals Β· 3
Loman AIBoard seat
via Next Coast Ventures Β· filed Sep 2025 Β· $4.1M raise
T-Radius HoldingsBoard seat
via Next Coast Ventures Β· filed Jul 2019 Β· $12.8M raise
Alert MediaBoard seat
via Next Coast Ventures Β· filed Oct 2017 Β· $8.8M raise
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