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: 0Investment Thesis
Early-stage investor in future-of-work and enterprise software, often backing systems that improve team performance.
Meet the Team
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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