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NEXT VENTURES

VC
San Francisco, CA / London, UK

NEXT VENTURES is a Pre-Seed, Seed venture capital firm based in San Francisco, CA / London, UK investing in SaaS, Developer Tools, Other. The firm typically writes $250K–$2.0M checks and has 5 portfolio companies in our records.

Check size
$250K–$2.0M
Portfolio
5 companies on record
Partners
2 listed
Stage
Pre-Seed, Seed
Sectors
SaaS, Developer Tools, Other, Security, Enterprise
HQ
San Francisco, CA / London, UK
AUM
Not in our records

Last verified: 2026-07-10

Stage

Pre-Seed, Seed

Check Size

$250K – $2.0M

Portfolio

5+ companies

Team

2 partners

Investor activity
Investments in last 12 months: 0

Investment Thesis

Enterprise software fund backing understand-the-buyer SaaS products from pre-seed/seed.

How NEXT VENTURES invests

NEXT VENTURES is a vc firm based in San Francisco, CA / London, UK. The firm invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed stages, with a focus on SaaS, Developer Tools, Other, Security, Enterprise.

NEXT VENTURES typically writes checks of $250K–$2.0M per investment.

NEXT VENTURES has backed 5 companies in our records, including Humu, Zeplin, Snyk.

Partners & Team

LA

Lance Armstrong

General Partner

sports
fitness
health
MS

Melanie Strong

Managing Partner

sports innovation
consumer products

Industry Focus

Invests In

SaaS
Developer Tools
Other
Security
Enterprise

Portfolio Companies (5)

Other

HU

Humu

Behavioral Science for Work/HR
ZE

Zeplin

Work Collaboration
SN

Snyk

Developer Security (not core fit)
NE

Next Optimized II, LP (CIK 0002042646)

SEC Form D filing mentioning NEXT VENTURES

NE

Next Optimized I, LP (CIK 0002042641)

SEC Form D filing mentioning NEXT VENTURES

How to pitch NEXT VENTURES
  • Raising at Pre-Seed, Seed? You're squarely in their sweet spot.
  • Lead with your fit in SaaS, Developer Tools, Other — the sectors they actively back.
  • Size your ask to their typical $250K – $2.0M check.
  • Address your outreach to a specific partner, such as Lance Armstrong, General Partner.
  • A warm introduction beats a cold email. Get matched and request an intro.

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