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Next-Gen Reality Ventures

VC
Chicago, ILWebsite

Next-Gen Reality Ventures is a Seed venture capital firm based in Chicago, IL investing in Other, SaaS, Consumer. The firm typically writes $1.0M–$3.0M checks and has 6 portfolio companies in our records.

Check size
$1.0M–$3.0M
Portfolio
6 companies on record
Partners
1 listed
Stage
Seed
Sectors
Other, SaaS, Consumer, AI / ML
HQ
Chicago, IL
AUM
Not in our records

Last verified: 2026-08-27

How to approach: cold outreach ok
Stage

Seed

Check Size

$1.0M – $3.0M

Portfolio

6+ companies

Team

1 partner

Investor activity
Investments in last 12 months: 0

Investment Thesis

Invests in next-gen reality shows that incorporate blockchain for audience engagement.

How Next-Gen Reality Ventures invests

Next-Gen Reality Ventures is a vc firm based in Chicago, IL. The firm invests at the Seed stage, with a focus on Other, SaaS, Consumer, AI / ML. It does not invest in Retail.

Next-Gen Reality Ventures typically writes checks of $1.0M–$3.0M per investment.

Next-Gen Reality Ventures has backed 6 companies in our records, including Blockchain Talent Show, NextGen Real Estate, Rec Room.

Partners & Team

EJ

Eli Johnson

Chief Investment Officer

Reality TV
Blockchain

Industry Focus

Invests In

Other
SaaS
Consumer
AI / ML

Does Not Invest In

Retail

Portfolio Companies (6)

Other

BL

Blockchain Talent Show

Reality Shows
NE

NextGen Real Estate

RE

Rec Room

Virtual Reality·Early-stage·The Venture Reality Fund

A social virtual reality platform for creating and playing games.

BE

Beat Games

Virtual Reality·Early-stage·The Venture Reality Fund

A video game developer known for the virtual reality rhythm game Beat Saber.

EV

EverFi

SaaS·Early-stage·NextGen Venture Partners

A technology company providing education and training software.

DR

DraftKings

Consumer Tech·Early-stage·NextGen Venture Partners

A digital sports entertainment and gaming company.

How to pitch Next-Gen Reality Ventures
  • Raising at Seed? You're squarely in their sweet spot.
  • Lead with your fit in Other, SaaS, Consumer — the sectors they actively back.
  • Size your ask to their typical $1.0M – $3.0M check.
  • cold outreach ok
  • Address your outreach to a specific partner, such as Eli Johnson, Chief Investment Officer.
  • A warm introduction beats a cold email. Get matched and request an intro.

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