Next Play Capital is a venture capital firm established in 2015 by Ryan Nece and Ronnie Lott. Both founders were previously National Football League (NFL) athletes. The firm is based in Redwood City, California.
As of July 2019, Next Play Capital has invested in 12 companies and sold off its ownership in four companies. The firm’s latest funded company was Brandless in September 2018, an e-commerce company selling a number of healthy and environmental friendly products without marketing it under any specific brand names.
Next Play Capital specializes in fund of funds investing, and often co-invests in companies with other venture capitals. Previous venture capitals who have co-invested with Next Play Capital were Comcast Ventures, Fidelity Investments, and Founders Fund. Next Play Capital funds tech-based startups and companies operating in the sports industry.
As of July 2019, Next Play Capital has one fund, NPC Exabeam, which was announced in April 2019. The fund raised $4.2 million.
Timeline
Funded Companies
Flexport is a licensed freight forwarder and shipping company based in San Francisco, CA, USA. They manage global logistics for businesses.
ScaleFactor is an Austin, Texas-based SaaS company offering services in bookkeeping and accounting.
Associated investment funds
People
Brett Cummings
Advisor
Eric Valle
Employee
Eric Valle
Founder
Erin Morley
Employee
Flight.VC Syndicate
Founder
Hamet Watt
Advisor
John N. Ailanjian
Employee
Peter Maloy
Employee
Prakash Janakiraman
Investor
Ronnie Lott
Founder
Russell Cook
Investor
Ryan Nece
Founder
Ryan Nece
Founder
Samir Kaji
Advisor
Scott Fujita
Investor
Shawn Merani
Founder
Tim Fong
Employee
Tim Fong
Founder
Further reading
Documentaries, videos and podcasts
Origins - Episode 32 - Notation Hosts Ryan Nece, Next Play Capital
June 26, 2018
Companies
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