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Next Play Ventures

VC
Menlo Park, CAWebsite
Stage

Pre-Seed, Seed

Check Size

$250K – $2.0M

AUM

$100M

Portfolio

15+ companies

Team

2 partners

Investor activity
Investments in last 12 months: 0

Investment Thesis

Early-stage investor in future-of-work and enterprise software, often backing systems that improve team performance.

Meet the Team

BR

Brian Rumao

Managing Director

JW

Jeff Weiner

Co-Founder

Industry Focus

Invests In

Other
SaaS

Portfolio Companies (15)

Other

HU

Humu

Behavioral nudges for workplace
LA

Lattice

People management/performance (adjacent)
CU

Culture Amp

Employee experience/performance (adjacent)
FI

Figma

CO

Common Room

WE

Westbound Equity

BR

Brilliant

ES

Esusu

EN

Entire

CL

Cloaked

How to pitch Next Play Ventures
  • Raising at Pre-Seed, 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 $250K – $2.0M check.
  • Address your outreach to a specific partner, such as Brian Rumao, Managing Director.
  • A warm introduction beats a cold email. Get matched and request an intro.

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