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Thomas Ball

Investor

Managing Director at Next Coast Ventures

Austin, Texas

Writes $100K – $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

  1. Next Coast VenturesCo-Founder & Managing Directorcurrent2015 β€” presentAustin, Texas Metropolitan Area
  2. Savi SolutionsBoard of Directorscurrent2023 β€” presentSalt Lake County, Utah, United States
  3. ScorabilityBoard of Directorscurrent2023 β€” presentAustin, Texas, United States
  4. AclaimantBoard of Directorscurrent2021 β€” present
  5. UpEquityBoard of Directorscurrent2020 β€” presentAustin, Texas, United States
  6. Enboarder: Experience-Driven OnboardingBoard of Directorscurrent2020 β€” presentSydney, New South Wales, Australia & Austin, TX
  7. OsanoBoard Member/Investorcurrent2020 β€” presentAustin, Texas, United States
  8. CoPilotBoard of Directorscurrent2020 β€” presentChicago, Illinois, United States
  9. GOJABoard of Directorscurrent2018 β€” presentMiami, Florida, United States
  10. Goodkind CoBoard Of Directorscurrent2016 β€” presentAustin, Texas Metropolitan Area
  11. KLRU-TVBoard of Directors2013 β€” 2025Austin, TX
  12. TrustRadiusBoard Of Directors2019 β€” 2025Austin, Texas
  13. ChargebackBoard of Directors2018 β€” 2021Greater Salt Lake City Area
  14. AlertMediaBoard of Directors2017 β€” 2018Austin, Texas
  15. Entrepreneurs Foundation of Central TexasBoard of Directors2012 β€” 2017
  16. RetailMeNot, Inc. / Whaleshark MediaBoard of Directors, First Investor2007 β€” 2017
  17. SilvercarBoard of Directors2011 β€” 2016
  18. Jam CityBoard of Directors2010 β€” 2015Beverly Hills, CA
  19. Austin VenturesGeneral Partner2005 β€” 2015Austin, Texas
  20. OutboundEngineInvestor2012 β€” 2015

Education

  1. Stanford University Graduate School of BusinessMBA
  2. University of FloridaBS, Finance

Skills & more

Venture Capital13Private Equity7Corporate Development13Start-ups11Mergers1Angel Investing5Entrepreneurship7Due Diligence4Strategic Partnerships9Business Strategy7ValuationStrategy6

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Same school

Shared employers

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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Colleagues at Next Coast Ventures

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