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Next Coast Ventures

VC
Austin, TXWebsite
How to approach: warm intro preferred
Stage

Seed, Pre-Seed

Check Size

$500K – $2.0M

AUM

$520M

Portfolio

80+ companies

Team

6 partners

Investor activity
Last known investment: 2024Investments in last 12 months: 0

Investment Thesis

Next Coast Ventures backs seed-stage startups modernizing marketing technology, E-commerce, and SaaS, with a strong focus on founders solving pressing business challenges.

Meet the Team

MS

Mike Smerklo

Co-Founder & Managing Director

E-commerce
B2B SaaS
JH

Julia Holmes

Vice President of Finance

TB

Thomas Ball

Co-Founder

KD

Kaitlyn Debernardo

Chief Operating Officer

MT

Michael Tian

Vice President

MM

Michael Maloney

Principal

Industry Focus

Invests In

Other
SaaS

Portfolio Companies (80)

2024

WO

Workweek

Media·Series A

Workweek is reimagining business media by empowering creators to build modern, audience-first brands.

2021

UP

UpEquity

Real Estate·Series A

UpEquity is revolutionizing home buying by making the process faster, simpler, and fairer through its tech-enabled platform.

2018

EV

Everly Health

Healthcare·Investment

Everly Health is transforming the way people access healthcare through innovative, at-home diagnostic solutions.

2017

DI

Diligent Robotics

Robotics·Seed

Diligent Robotics is creating the future of hospital automation with socially intelligent robots that assist clinical staff in providing better patient care.

Other

AC

Aceable, Inc.

AC

Aclaimant, Inc.

AL

Alert Media, Inc.

AL

Alias

AR

Arcade

AR

Architect.io

How to pitch Next Coast Ventures
  • Raising at Seed, Pre-Seed? You're squarely in their sweet spot.
  • Lead with your fit in Other, SaaS — the sectors they actively back.
  • Size your ask to their typical $500K – $2.0M check.
  • warm intro preferred
  • Address your outreach to a specific partner, such as Mike Smerklo, Co-Founder & Managing Director.
  • A warm introduction beats a cold email. Get matched and request an intro.

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