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Next Play Capital

Investor type

VC

Founded

2014

AUM

$425 M

Location

San Francisco, California, United States

Investment Ticket

$1-5 m

Investment Stage

Series B

Region of investment

North America
Investor profile last updated: 27 May, 2025

Profile

Founded in 2014, Next Play Capital is a minority owned investment platform focused on investing in top-tier venture funds and venture backed companies. We leverage our long-standing relationships, diverse and strategic investor base, and overall value-add mentality to gain access to leading venture investors and creators.

Industry

Education Fintech IT Services Media and Entertainment SaaS Sports/SportsTech E-commerce/Marketplace Financial Services Healthcare Services AI Technology Digital

Next Play Capital Funds

Name Type
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Industry
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Stage
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Region
Size AUM Launch date
Next Play Capital Fund I
Venture Capital (VC)
E-commerce/Marketplace
Financial Services
Fintech
Healthcare Services
Media and Entertainment
Sports/SportsTech
AI
Technology
Pre-seed
Seed
North America
$5-10 m
$26 M
May 2014
Next Play Capital Fund III
Venture Capital (VC)
Digital
E-commerce/Marketplace
Financial Services
Fintech
Sports/SportsTech
AI
Technology
Pre-seed
Seed
North America
$5-10 m
$200 M
October 2022
Next Play Capital Fund II
Venture Capital (VC)
Financial Services
Fintech
Healthcare Services
Sports/SportsTech
AI
Technology
Pre-seed
Seed
North America
$5-10 m
$80 M
November 2017

Contacts

Name
Title
Email
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Ryan Nece Managing Partner
Managing Partner
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John Ailanjian General Partner
General Partner
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FAQs about Next Play Capital

Next Play Capital is a venture capital firm. It backs companies at Series B, writing tickets of $1-5 m.
Next Play Capital is located in San Francisco, California, United States.
Next Play Capital was founded in 2014.
Next Play Capital invests in companies and startups in Education, Fintech, IT Services, Media and Entertainment, SaaS, Sports/SportsTech, E-commerce/Marketplace, Financial Services, Healthcare Services, AI, Technology, Digital.
Next Play Capital invests in companies and startups in North America.
Next Play Capital invests in companies and startups at Series B.
Next Play Capital usually invests $1-5 m on average.
Next Play Capital has around $425m assets under management.
Next Play Capital last fund was created/launched in 2022-10-13
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