Nextforge Ventures
Nextforge Ventures is a Pre-Seed, Seed venture capital firm based in Philadelphia, PA investing in Other, Healthcare, EdTech. The firm typically writes $500K–$3.0M checks and has 22 portfolio companies in our records.
Pre-Seed, Seed
$500K – $3.0M
22+ companies
1 partner
Investment Thesis
Focused on next-gen productivity and data tools for engineering-heavy industries like manufacturing.
How Nextforge Ventures invests
Nextforge Ventures is a vc firm based in Philadelphia, PA. The firm invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed stages, with a focus on Other, Healthcare, EdTech, Climate / Energy, AI / ML. It does not invest in Media.
Nextforge Ventures typically writes checks of $500K–$3.0M per investment.
Nextforge Ventures has backed 22 companies in our records, including RapidAI, Biomeme, Ravata Solutions.
Meet the Team
Eli Turner
Founding Partner
Industry Focus
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Portfolio Companies (22)
Other
RapidAI
Biomeme
Platform transforms smartphones into mobile labs for DNA diagnostics and real-time disease surveillance.
Ravata Solutions
Develops autonomous assisted reproductive technologies for animal and medical in-vitro fertilization.
Portable Diagnostic Systems
Microfluidics-based multi-drug testing platform for law enforcement to detect impaired driving.
RightAir
Ambulatory wearable respiratory assist device for COPD patients.
TheraV
Sleeves using vibration therapy for phantom limb pain relief in amputees.
Vita Innovations
Smart mask for emergency medicine to improve clinical decisions in crowded waiting rooms.
QVNTRA
Passive health monitoring for senior living facilities without wearables.
Burro
Autonomous cart for hauling crops like grapes, blueberries, and nursery plants from fields.
Strella Biotechnology
Biosensing platforms to eliminate food waste and improve produce quality.
- •Raising at Pre-Seed, Seed? You're squarely in their sweet spot.
- •Lead with your fit in Other, Healthcare, EdTech — the sectors they actively back.
- •Size your ask to their typical $500K – $3.0M check.
- •warm intro preferred
- •Address your outreach to a specific partner, such as Eli Turner, Founding Partner.
- •A warm introduction beats a cold email. Get matched and request an intro.
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