Next Coast Ventures overview
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Next Coast taps Rogers for entrepreneurs council
Next Coast Ventures has named Adam Rogers to its entrepreneurs council. Rogers is the former chief technology officer and CEO of Ultimate Software.
Next Coast Ventures raises $130 mln second fund
Although the sophomore fund is a sizable increase from the firm’s $85 million debut fund, which closed a little over two years ago, the final close is below the initial $150 million target, according to a regulatory filing.
Next Coast Ventures raises $130 mln second fund
The Austin firm now has more capital to invest in high-growth, less capital-intensive tech companies based away from the coasts.
Next Coast Ventures taps Floreani as principal
Next Coast Ventures has named Zaz Floreani as a principal. Previously, she worked at Dropoff where she served as vice president of corporate development.
Private Equity Jobs of the Week: Cantor Fitzgerald, Felix Capital and Next Coast are hiring
This week’s jobs include a finance director at Felix Capital, a VP at Cantor Fitzgerald and an associate at Next Coast Ventures.
Next Coast Ventures leads Series C round for Tenfold
Tenfold, a next generation CTI company that integrates CRM and voice platforms, has secured $7.5 million in Series C funding. Next Coast Ventures led the round with participation from other investors that included Andreessen Horowitz, Geekdom Fund and Salesforce Ventures.
Next Coast taps Puil as EIR
Austin-based Next Coast Ventures has named Sarah Puil as an entrepreneur-in-residence. Previously, Puil was senior vice president at Civic Entertainment.
Sharples, Cunningham and Castelli join Next Coast Ventures' Entrepreneurs Council
Next Coast Ventures said Aug. 27 that Brian Sharples, Cotter Cunningham and Julian Castelli are joining its Entrepreneurs Council. Sharples previously co-founded and served as chairman and CEO of HomeAway Inc. Cunningham founded and served as CEO of RetailMeNot Inc, while Castelli is chief financial officer of Voxpopme.
Next Coast Ventures contact information
Offices
1204 Nueces St., Austin, 78701, United StatesContacts
| Name | Job title | Location | |
|---|---|---|---|
Key Contact Ms. Julia Holmes | Job titleVice President of Finance | LocationAustin, United States | Email  ----- |
| Ms. Kaitlyn DeBernardo | Job titleChief Operating Officer, Partner and Head of Platform | LocationAustin, United States | Email ----------- |
| Mr. Jonathan Kaplan | Job titlePartner, Chief Operating Officer andd Chief Compliance Officer | LocationAustin, United States | Email ---------- |
| Mr. Michael Smerklo | Job titleCo-Founder and Managing Director | LocationAustin, United States | Email ------ |
Next Coast Ventures funds managed
Funds in market: 1
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Fund size ------- | Open dateSep 2024 | Strategy ----------- | |
Closed funds: 9
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Kronologic snags $20m seed
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Aclaimant grabs $15m Series B
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Austin still a draw despite pandemic and deep freeze, say local VCs
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Vista invests in AlertMedia
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UpEquity scores $25m Series A
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