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Next Coast Ventures

Next Coast Ventures

Austin, Texasnextcoastventures.com

Overview

Next Coast Ventures is an Austin-based venture capital firm that partners with entrepreneurs building innovative companies in emerging markets . It provides early-stage capital to high-growth startups, leveraging macro trends and themes to guide its investment strategy . The firm offers hands-on help and company-building resources to its portfolio companies .

Year Founded

2015

AUM

$586M

Portfolio Companies

52

Investments

CompanyDateStageLead
BrainCheckFeb 2026Series ALead
FlipJan 2026Series ALead
OutlierDec 2025Series ACo-investor
LeanDNAOct 2025Private EquityCo-investor
ScorabilitySep 2025Early FundingCo-investor
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Key People

Thomas Ball

Co-Founder Managing Director

Cotter Cunningham

Venture Partner

Jason Dorsey

Venture Partner

Julian Castelli

Venture Partner

Scott Miller

Venture Partner

Adam Rogers

Partner

Kaitlyn DeBernardo

Partner, COO And Head Of Platform

Michael Maloney

Principal

Ram Bonthala

Venture Capital Intern

Ylan Nguyen

Venture Capital Intern

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Firmographic Details

HeadquartersAustin, Texas
Year Founded2015
AUM$586M

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