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Next Play Capital

885 Winslow St, Redwood City, California, 94063, United States

Overview

Venture capital investment platform for specialized investors.

Founded

2014

Deals ยท 12mo

0

Links

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Stage focus

Series B
Series C

Geographic focus

United States

Sector focus

Financial Services
FinTech
Impact Investing
Venture Capital

Investment portfolio

9rounds
NAMEDATESIZE
Coactive AI
Mar 2023Participated
$14 MSeed
NorthOne
Oct 2022Participated
$67 MSeries B
Gametime
May 2022Participated
$30 MOther Equity
Welcome Tech
Apr 2022Participated
$30 MOther Equity
Babylist
Nov 2021Participated
$40 MSeries C
Welcome Tech
Apr 2021Participated
$35 MSeries B
Syndio
Jan 2021Participated
$17 MSeries B
Guild
Nov 2019Participated
$157 MSeries D
ScaleFactor
Aug 2019Participated
$60 MSeries C
Coactive AI
Mar 2023Participated
$14 MSeed
NorthOne
Oct 2022Participated
$67 MSeries B
Gametime
May 2022Participated
$30 MOther Equity
Welcome Tech
Apr 2022Participated
$30 MOther Equity
Babylist
Nov 2021Participated
$40 MSeries C
Welcome Tech
Apr 2021Participated
$35 MSeries B
Syndio
Jan 2021Participated
$17 MSeries B
Guild
Nov 2019Participated
$157 MSeries D
ScaleFactor
Aug 2019Participated
$60 MSeries C
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Deal Distribution

Next Play Capital: 9 funding rounds are recorded in the selected participation categories.All available history.
Next Play Capital: 9 funding rounds are recorded in the selected participation categories. All available history
Round typeLed dealsParticipated deals
Seed01
Series B03
Series C+03
Other Equity02

Monthly Deal Activity

Next Play Capital: 9 deals are recorded across 87 months.All available history.
Next Play Capital: 9 deals are recorded across 87 months. All available history
MonthDeals
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Sector Breakdown

Next Play Capital: Data, Analytics & IT is the largest displayed sector by deal count (5 deals).All available history.

A deal can appear in multiple sectors, so sector totals may overlap. Capital represents disclosed total round sizes, not fund cheque sizes.

Next Play Capital: Data, Analytics & IT is the largest displayed sector by deal count (5 deals). All available history
SectorDeals
Data, Analytics & IT5
Fintech4
Social & Community Platforms3
Enterprise Software3
E-Commerce & Retail3
Health & Life Sciences3
Professional Services3
Marketing & Advertising2
Consumer & Lifestyle1
Networks, Cloud & Communication1
Education & Workforce1
Media & Entertainment1
AI & Machine Learning1

Deal Size Distribution

Next Play Capital: 9 rounds have a disclosed size in the displayed size bands.All available history.

Undisclosed round sizes are excluded. Capital represents total round sizes, not fund cheque sizes.

Next Play Capital: 9 rounds have a disclosed size in the displayed size bands. All available history
Round size band (USD)Deals
<$5M0
$5M-$10M0
$10M-$25M2
$25M-$50M4
$50M-$100M2
$100M-$250M1
$250M-$500M0
$500M-$1B0
$1B+0

Deals By Geography

Next Play Capital: United States has the largest recorded deal count among the displayed regions (9 deals).All available history.

Top 1 of 1 regions; European countries are grouped as Europe.

Next Play Capital: United States has the largest recorded deal count among the displayed regions (9 deals). All available history
RegionDeals
United States9
Next Play Capital: 20 co-investors are shown, with Bessemer Venture Partners sharing 4 recorded deals.All available history.

Co-Investors

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Shows up to 20 co-investors ranked by shared deals. Deals may be shared with multiple funds, so rows overlap. Capital is total round size, not fund cheque size.

Next Play Capital: 20 co-investors are shown, with Bessemer Venture Partners sharing 4 recorded deals. All available history
Co-investorShared deals
Bessemer Venture Partners4
Emerson Collective2
Mubadala Capital2
Owl Ventures2
Redpoint Ventures2
SoftBank2
TTV Capital2
500 Global1
Accel1
Alumni Ventures1
AME Cloud Ventures1
Andreessen Horowitz1
Battery Ventures1
Blitzscaling Ventures1
Bolt Ventures1
Broadhaven Ventures1
Canaan Partners1
Citi Ventures1
Cloud All Star Fund1
Coatue1

Investment Strategy

Next Play Capital: Led accounts for 0% and participating for 100% of round participation.All available history.
Next Play Capital: Led accounts for 0% and participating for 100% of round participation. All available history
CategoryDeals (count)Share (%)
Led00%
Participating9100%
Next Play Capital: Single-lead accounts for 0% and co-led for 0% of lead dynamics.All available history.
Next Play Capital: Single-lead accounts for 0% and co-led for 0% of lead dynamics. All available history
CategoryDeals (count)Share (%)
Single-lead00%
Co-led00%

Lead dynamics requires at least one led deal in this range

Team

Caleagh Creech

Senior Associate

Hunter Hillenmeyer

Venture Partner

Jeff Sperbeck

Venture Partner

John Ailanjian

General Partner

Kelvin Beachum Jr.

Entrepreneur In Residence

Oren Gabriel

Entrepreneur In Residence

Ryan Nece

Managing Partner