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NextPhase Ventures

VC
Pittsburgh, PA

NextPhase Ventures is a Pre-Seed, Seed venture capital firm based in Pittsburgh, PA investing in Other, AI / ML, Developer Tools. The firm typically writes $250K–$2.0M checks and has 24 portfolio companies in our records.

Check size
$250K–$2.0M
Portfolio
24 companies on record
Partners
2 listed
Stage
Pre-Seed, Seed
Sectors
Other, AI / ML, Developer Tools, Healthcare, EdTech, Climate / Energy
HQ
Pittsburgh, PA
AUM
Not in our records

Last verified: 2026-07-08

How to approach: cold outreach ok
Stage

Pre-Seed, Seed

Check Size

$250K – $2.0M

Portfolio

24+ companies

Team

2 partners

Investor activity
Investments in last 12 months: 0

Investment Thesis

Invests in early-stage innovators building core infrastructure for next-generation AI and wireless ecosystems.

How NextPhase Ventures invests

NextPhase Ventures is a vc firm based in Pittsburgh, PA. The firm invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed stages, with a focus on Other, AI / ML, Developer Tools, Healthcare, EdTech. It does not invest in FinTech, Consumer.

NextPhase Ventures typically writes checks of $250K–$2.0M per investment.

NextPhase Ventures has backed 24 companies in our records, including SignalForge, CloudEdge AI, BriteLab Inc..

Partners & Team

JC

Jessica Chang

Principal

Edge AI
Wireless
AI Infrastructure
RD

Robert de Neve

Founder & General Partner

Technology
Productization of IP & Intellectual Assets

Industry Focus

Invests In

Other
AI / ML
Developer Tools
Healthcare
EdTech
Climate / Energy

Does Not Invest In

FinTech
Consumer

Portfolio Companies (24)

Other

SI

SignalForge

Wireless/Telecom
CL

CloudEdge AI

AI Infrastructure
BR

BriteLab Inc.

EQ

Equipe Technologies

EV

Evolve Manufacturing Technologies

BI

Biomeme

healthtech·early-stage biotech

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

RA

Ravata Solutions

healthtech

Develops autonomous assisted reproductive technologies for animal and medical IVF.

PO

Portable Diagnostic Systems

healthtech/diagnostics

Microfluidics-based multi-drug testing for law enforcement impaired driving detection.

RI

RightAir

medtech

Ambulatory wearable respiratory assist device for COPD patients.

TH

TheraV

medtech

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

How to pitch NextPhase Ventures
  • Raising at Pre-Seed, Seed? You're squarely in their sweet spot.
  • Lead with your fit in Other, AI / ML, Developer Tools — the sectors they actively back.
  • Size your ask to their typical $250K – $2.0M check.
  • cold outreach ok
  • Address your outreach to a specific partner, such as Jessica Chang, Principal.
  • A warm introduction beats a cold email. Get matched and request an intro.

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