Thomas Ball
InvestorManaging Director at Next Coast Ventures · Board director at Loman · Board director at Gazzang
Austin, Texas
Writes $100K – $5M checks · typically $1.5M
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Jules MaltzunlockedThomas: together at RetailMeNot, Inc. / Whaleshark Media (2011–2017)
Thomas: together at RetailMeNot, Inc. / Whaleshark Media
Thomas: together at Next Coast Ventures
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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.
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Board director at Loman
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Loman's investors · 3
Co-founders at Loman
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Christian WiensExecutive Officer, Director
Board director at Gazzang
Experience
- Next Coast VenturesCo-Founder & Managing Directorcurrent2015 — presentAustin, Texas Metropolitan Area
- Savi SolutionsBoard of Directorscurrent2023 — presentSalt Lake County, Utah, United States
- ScorabilityBoard of Directorscurrent2023 — presentAustin, Texas, United States
- AclaimantBoard of Directorscurrent2021 — present
- UpEquityBoard of Directorscurrent2020 — presentAustin, Texas, United States
- Enboarder: Experience-Driven OnboardingBoard of Directorscurrent2020 — presentSydney, New South Wales, Australia & Austin, TX
- OsanoBoard Member/Investorcurrent2020 — presentAustin, Texas, United States
- CoPilotBoard of Directorscurrent2020 — presentChicago, Illinois, United States
- GOJABoard of Directorscurrent2018 — presentMiami, Florida, United States
- Goodkind CoBoard Of Directorscurrent2016 — presentAustin, Texas Metropolitan Area
- KLRU-TVBoard of Directors2013 — 2025Austin, TX
- TrustRadiusBoard Of Directors2019 — 2025Austin, Texas
- ChargebackBoard of Directors2018 — 2021Greater Salt Lake City Area
- AlertMediaBoard of Directors2017 — 2018Austin, Texas
- Entrepreneurs Foundation of Central TexasBoard of Directors2012 — 2017
- RetailMeNot, Inc. / Whaleshark MediaBoard of Directors, First Investor2007 — 2017
- SilvercarBoard of Directors2011 — 2016
- Jam CityBoard of Directors2010 — 2015Beverly Hills, CA
- Austin VenturesGeneral Partner2005 — 2015Austin, Texas
- OutboundEngineInvestor2012 — 2015
Skills & more
Venture Capital13Private Equity7Corporate Development13Start-ups11Mergers1Angel Investing5Entrepreneurship7Due Diligence4Strategic Partnerships9Business Strategy7ValuationStrategy6
From Thomas's professional profile.
Deals · 2
T-Radius HoldingsBoard seat
via Next Coast Ventures · filed Jul 2019 · $12.8M raise
Alert MediaBoard seat
via Next Coast Ventures · filed Oct 2017 · $8.8M raise
Attribution from SEC filings, press coverage, and firm rosters.
Other disclosed investments
Investor
101 CommerceAclaimantAdometry By GoogleAudience.coCopilotdivorce360Enboarderfloorfound.com 🡭GazzangGrazzyIdentity DigitalJigsawMarqiiMindJoltmyDocketOsanoOutboundEngineRetailmenotScorabilitySilvercarUpEquityUplinq
Sources: SEC Form D filings · curated public sources.
Colleagues at Next Coast Ventures
Adam Rogers
Partner at Next Coast Ventures at Next Coast Ventures
Anthony Walker
Partner, Next Coast Legacy at Next Coast Ventures
Brian Sharples
Co-founder and CEO of HomeAway at Next Coast Ventures
Charles Thomas Ball
General Partner at Next Coast Ventures
Cotter Cunningham
Founder, Chair and CEO RetailMeNot at Next Coast Ventures
Dustin Sellers
Partner, Next Coast Legacy at Next Coast Ventures
Jason Dorsey
Generational and behavioral researcher, keynote speaker, and President of The Center for Generational Kinetics
Julian Castelli
Senior Technology + SaaS Executive at Next Coast Ventures
Network7
Adam RogersScout
Partner at Next Coast Ventures at Next Coast Ventures
Brian CruverScout
Investor at Scorability
Mike SmerkloScout
Entrepreneur, investor, and author of Mr. Monkey and Me
Anthony Walker
Partner, Next Coast Legacy at Next Coast Ventures
Jason Dorsey
Generational and behavioral researcher, keynote speaker, and President of The Center for Generational Kinetics
Julian Castelli
Senior Technology + SaaS Executive at Next Coast Ventures
Julie Dodd
Operating Partner at Next Coast Ventures
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Thomas Ball?
- 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.
- Where does Thomas Ball work?
- Thomas Ball is Managing Director at Next Coast Ventures and Board director at Loman and Board director at Gazzang.
- What check size does Thomas Ball write?
- Thomas Ball typically writes checks of $100K – $5M.
- What boards does Thomas Ball sit on?
- Thomas Ball holds tracked board seats at Alert Media, Enboarder, Loman, T-Radius Holdings.
- What companies has Thomas Ball invested in?
- Investments tracked here include 101 Commerce, Aclaimant, Adometry By Google, Audience.co, Copilot, divorce360, Enboarder, floorfound.com 🡭, Gazzang, Grazzy, Identity Digital, Jigsaw, and 10 more.
- Where did Thomas Ball go to school?
- Thomas Ball studied at Stanford University Graduate School of Business (MBA); University of Florida (BS, Finance).
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Alert Media mafia4
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Next Coast Ventures mafia4
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Osano mafia3
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Aclaimant mafia2
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Same school
Also attended Stanford University Graduate School of Business2,000
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Also attended University of Florida392
Bill GurleyGeneral Partner Emeritus at BenchmarkLauren HolsingerChief Of Staff at March Capital PartnersAndrea EchstenkamperVP of Marketing at HeavybitAmy KalokerinosInvestor at Khosla VenturesBrendon SchmidtPrincipal & Head of Business Development at Sierra VenturesDavid CorreaChief Financial Officer and Chief Compliance Officer at Marlin Equity Partners
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Shared employers
Also worked at UpEquity4
Also worked at CoPilot3
Also worked at GOJA1
Also worked at RetailMeNot, Inc. / Whaleshark Media18
Jules MaltzInvestor at IVP (Institutional Venture Partners)Tamar YehoshuaInvestor at IVP (Institutional Venture Partners)Paul RogersCTO at Equipment Share at Next Coast VenturesBrian SharplesCo-founder and CEO of HomeAway at Next Coast VenturesCotter CunninghamFounder, Chair and CEO RetailMeNot at Next Coast VenturesSonia NagarPartner at Pritzker Group Venture Capital
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