NextAI Capital
NextAI Capital is a Pre-Seed, Seed venture capital firm based in Chicago, IL investing in AI / ML, Other, SaaS. The firm typically writes $250K–$2.5M checks and has 6 portfolio companies in our records.
Pre-Seed, Seed
$250K – $2.5M
6+ companies
1 partner
Investment Thesis
Committed to investing in AI technologies that transform marketing capabilities for small and mid-size enterprises.
How NextAI Capital invests
NextAI Capital is a vc firm based in Chicago, IL. The firm invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed stages, with a focus on AI / ML, Other, SaaS, Enterprise, Healthcare. It does not invest in Finance, Healthcare.
NextAI Capital typically writes checks of $250K–$2.5M per investment.
NextAI Capital has backed 6 companies in our records, including AdAI, Kepler Communications, Xanadu.
Meet the Team
Sara Lee
Partner
Industry Focus
Invests In
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Portfolio Companies (6)
Other
AdAI
Kepler Communications
Builds and operates a low-Earth-orbit satellite constellation to provide in-orbit telecommunications and data relay services.
Xanadu
A quantum computing hardware and software company building a photonic quantum computer and developing the open-source PennyLane software.
Voiceflow
A collaborative design and prototyping platform that allows product teams to build, test, and deploy conversational AI agents and voice applications.
Aifred Health
A digital health company utilizing clinical decision-support software to help physicians personalize treatment selection for patients with depression.
Fable
An accessibility testing platform that connects digital product teams with assistive technology users to test and improve digital accessibility.
- •Raising at Pre-Seed, Seed? You're squarely in their sweet spot.
- •Lead with your fit in AI / ML, Other, SaaS — the sectors they actively back.
- •Size your ask to their typical $250K – $2.5M check.
- •cold outreach ok
- •Address your outreach to a specific partner, such as Sara Lee, Partner.
- •A warm introduction beats a cold email. Get matched and request an intro.
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