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NextWorld

Last cheque observed Dec 2019. Silence since then is not evidence of inactivity: our sources miss unannounced rounds.

QuietNew fund $135M, Nov 2017VC firm

Series CSeries BSeries D

Cheques on record
0%of best year0cheques in 12 months, 30 on record
Since the last cheque2519days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$25MRounds led0 of 30Sole investor2 roundsExits4 from the portfolioMostly inUnited States, 97%
Pitch NextWorld

NextWorld highlights

  1. 01

    30 rounds on record

  2. 02

    Mostly Series C and Series B: 58% of its rounds

  3. 03

    Sole investor in 2 rounds, median $23M

  4. 04

    4 exits from the portfolio

What they do

We are investors and citizens. We are stewards of permanent capital for balanced, thriving societies.From their own website
Type
VC firm (from a list, unverified)
Cheque size
Not stated
Based in
United States
Cold pitches
Not stated

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first30 appearances

  1. 2019

    5 rounds

  2. Dec
    GongSeries C · US · FinSMEs$65MWith 6 others
  3. Oct
    StampliSeries B · US · TechCrunch$25MWith 3 others
  4. Oct
    DatameerUS · FinSMEs$40MWith 5 others
  5. Sept
    HoneycombUS · FinSMEs$11MWith 4 others
  6. Feb
    Gong.ioSeries B · US · FinSMEs$40MWith 4 others
  7. 2018

    3 rounds

  8. Oct
    HeadSpinSeries B · US · FinSMEs$20MWith 11 others
  9. May
    AircallSeries B · FR · FinSMEs$29MWith 3 others
  10. Feb
    HoneycombSeries A · US · FinSMEs$12MWith 2 others
  11. 2016

    1 round

  12. Sept
    ProsperWorksSeries D · US · FinSMEs$24MSole investor
  13. 2015

    5 rounds

  14. Sept
    Origami LogicSeries C · US$25MWith 1 other
  15. Aug
    DatameerSeries E · US$40MWith 5 others
  16. Apr
    Aviso, Inc.Series B · US$15MWith 5 others
  17. Apr
    FirstFuel SoftwareSeries C · US$23MWith 4 others
  18. Mar
    ZuoraSeries F · US$115MWith 10 others
  19. 2014

    3 rounds

  20. Nov
    Host AnalyticsSeries E · US$25MWith 4 others
  21. Sept
    GoodDataSeries E · US$26MWith 7 others
  22. Apr
    AgilOneSeries C · US$25MWith 4 others
  23. 2013

    5 rounds

  24. Dec
    DatameerSeries D · US$19MWith 5 others
  25. Sept
    ZuoraSeries E · US · techcrunch.com$50MWith 9 others
  26. Jul
    DataStaxSeries D · US · techcrunch.com$45MWith 6 others
  27. Apr
    Host AnalyticsVenture · US$6.5MWith 3 others
  28. Jan
    Host AnalyticsSeries D · US · techcrunch.com$17MWith 3 others
  29. 2012

    2 rounds

  30. Sept
    Virtual Instruments CorporationSeries D · US · marketwatch.com$28MWith 3 others
  31. Jul
    GoodDataSeries C · US · venturebeat.com$25MWith 6 others
  32. 2011

    4 rounds

  33. Nov
    BrightRollSeries D · US$20MWith 5 others
  34. Nov
    NexGen StorageSeries B · US · finsmes.com$10MWith 2 others
  35. Apr
    ideeliSeries C · US · techcrunch.com$41MWith 4 others
  36. Feb
    DynamicOpsSeries B · US · virtualization.com$11MWith 2 others
  37. 2010

    2 rounds

  38. Oct
    Virtual Instruments CorporationSeries C · US$22MSole investor
  39. Jun
    Host AnalyticsSeries C · US · deals.venturebeat.com$15MWith 3 others

An announcement gives the size of the round, not the size of this investor's cheque: the only rounds that imply a cheque are those where they were the sole named investor.

The team

Named by the firm itself, on a filing, its Form ADV or its company registration4 named

BFBen FuManaging Member of General PartneriFiling they signed
BFBenson FuManager of Manager - CCOiForm ADV
CACraig Alan HansonManaging Member of General PartneriFiling they signed
SLSebastien LepinardManaging Member of General PartneriFiling they signed

We also hold 7 people at this firm from the lists this database was built from: a weaker source than the filings, since a list does not say when a title ended. Login to see them.

What the register says

From the firm's own filings with the SEC, which it must file accurately by law

$214Massets it managesOct 2026
Registeredinvestment adviserfull reporting to the SEC
Legal name
Pacific Management Partners LLC
SEC number
CRD 172044

Funds on its Form ADV

2 private funds, $221M in gross assets · filed Aug 2024

  1. Next World Capital II, L.P.Venture23 investors$210M
  2. NWC II GONG, LLCVenture3 investors$11M

Exits from the portfolio

Companies it backed that were later bought or listed4 in all

BrightRollBought by Yahoo!$640MNov 2014
ideeliBought by Groupon$43MJan 2014
NexGen StorageBought by Fusion-io$119MApr 2013
DynamicOpsBought by VMwareUndisclosedJul 2012

An exit counts when it came after the firm's first round in the company. From historical deal records.

Who they invest alongside

The investors most often in the same rounds as NextWorld. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed.

RedpointVC firm5rounds togetherStarVest PartnersVC firm5rounds togetherTrident CapitalVC firm5rounds togetherAdvanced Technology VenturesVC firm4rounds togetherScale Venture PartnersVC firm4rounds togetherTenaya CapitalVC firm4rounds togetherBattery VenturesVC firm3rounds togetherGeneral CatalystVC firm3rounds togetherShasta VenturesVC firm3rounds togetherAndreessen HorowitzVC firm2rounds togetherBenchmarkVC firm2rounds togetherBloomberg BetaVC firm2rounds together

Recently backed

The latest companies NextWorld put money into.

Gong$65M · Dec 2019Stampli$25M · Oct 2019Datameer$40M · Oct 2019Honeycomb$11M · Sept 2019HeadSpin$20M · Oct 2018

Quick answers about NextWorld

What does NextWorld invest in?

NextWorld invests most often at Series C and Series B (58% of the rounds on record).

How active is NextWorld?

30 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Dec 2019.

What has NextWorld invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: Gong (Series C, Dec 2019), Stampli (Series B, Oct 2019) and Datameer (Undisclosed round, Oct 2019).

How big are NextWorld's cheques?

The median round it joins is $25M.

Does NextWorld lead rounds?

Rarely, if at all: none of its 30 investments on record names it as the lead.

Where does NextWorld invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (97%).

Is NextWorld investing now?

No investments in the last 12 months; the latest was in Dec 2019.

Who does NextWorld invest alongside?

Most often Redpoint (5 rounds together), StarVest Partners (5 rounds together) and Trident Capital (5 rounds together).

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