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Nextforge Ventures

VC
Philadelphia, PAWebsite

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.

How to approach: warm intro preferred
Stage

Pre-Seed, Seed

Check Size

$500K – $3.0M

Portfolio

22+ companies

Team

1 partner

Investor activity
Investments in last 12 months: 0

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

ET

Eli Turner

Founding Partner

Engineering Processes
Manufacturing Tech

Industry Focus

Invests In

Other
Healthcare
EdTech
Climate / Energy
AI / ML
Consumer
Developer Tools
SaaS

Does Not Invest In

Media

Portfolio Companies (22)

Other

RA

RapidAI

Digital Transformation Tools
BI

Biomeme

Healthtech

Platform transforms smartphones into mobile labs for DNA diagnostics and real-time disease surveillance.

RA

Ravata Solutions

Healthtech (biotech)

Develops autonomous assisted reproductive technologies for animal and medical in-vitro fertilization.

PO

Portable Diagnostic Systems

Healthtech (diagnostics)

Microfluidics-based multi-drug testing platform for law enforcement to detect impaired driving.

RI

RightAir

Healthtech (medtech)

Ambulatory wearable respiratory assist device for COPD patients.

TH

TheraV

Healthtech (medtech)

Sleeves using vibration therapy for phantom limb pain relief in amputees.

VI

Vita Innovations

Healthtech

Smart mask for emergency medicine to improve clinical decisions in crowded waiting rooms.

QV

QVNTRA

Healthtech (aging)

Passive health monitoring for senior living facilities without wearables.

BU

Burro

Agtech/robotics

Autonomous cart for hauling crops like grapes, blueberries, and nursery plants from fields.

ST

Strella Biotechnology

Agtech/biotech

Biosensing platforms to eliminate food waste and improve produce quality.

How to pitch Nextforge Ventures
  • 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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