# Next Ventures: portfolio, investments and team

> Next Ventures is a vc firm based in United Kingdom. Portfolio, stages, co-investors and team.

Source: https://millionrounds.com/fund/the-next-ventures (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article)

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# Next Ventures

No observed cheques in the sources we track. That is a limit of our coverage, not a finding about this organisation.

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VC firm Unknown Last fund $23M, Nov 2024

Pre-seed Series A Series B Fintech Quantum Computing Foodtech

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Cheques on record

**No rounds observed yet** A limit of the sources we read, not a finding about the firm.

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## What they do

> We are a UK-based Venture Capital with the aim of helping startups with financial support and network to create stories of success. From their own website

- **Type:** VC firm (from a list, unverified)
- **Cheque size:** Not stated
- **Stages:** Pre-seed Series A Series B
- **Sectors:** Fintech Quantum Computing Foodtech
- **Based in:** London, United Kingdom
- **Cold pitches:** Accepted

## The record

No rounds observed yet. That is a limit of the sources we read, not a finding about the firm. If it has invested, a round will put it here. [Know a round it was in? Tell us](https://millionrounds.com/corrections?slug=the-next-ventures).

## The team

Named by the firm itself, on a filing, its Form ADV or its company registration **4 named**

JE **Julian Eison** Principal i Filing they signed

LA **Lance Armstrong** Member of Next Ventures GP, LLC, General Partner i Filing they signed

LC **Lionel Conacher** Member of Next Ventures GP, LLC, General Partner of the Issur i Filing they signed

MS **Melanie Strong** Managing Partner of Next Ventures GP, LLC, General Partner i Filing they signed

## What they claim to have backed

From their own portfolio page (on their website)

**16** of 29 we have independently watched raise

[23andMe](https://millionrounds.com/company/23andme)[Cashfree](https://millionrounds.com/company/cashfree)[Chooch](https://millionrounds.com/company/chooch)[Circle](https://millionrounds.com/company/circle)[Coinbase](https://millionrounds.com/company/coinbase)[Colendi](https://millionrounds.com/company/colendi)[Credy](https://millionrounds.com/company/credy)[Gingko Bioworks](https://millionrounds.com/company/ginkgo-bioworks)[Kudi](https://millionrounds.com/company/kudi)[Marvin](https://millionrounds.com/company/marvin)[Naytev](https://millionrounds.com/company/naytev)[Rigetti](https://millionrounds.com/company/rigetti-computing)[SoFi](https://millionrounds.com/company/sofi)[Tpaga](https://millionrounds.com/company/tpaga)[ininal](https://millionrounds.com/company/ininal)[piggy](https://millionrounds.com/company/piggy) Cointopia Coiny Digital Odeme Fintecthtime MenaPay Paket Taxi PayPad S4MINING SMBRate SambaPOS Sendloop Sophie iPARA

Weaker than a round we watched, stronger than a list somebody sold us. A firm is far less willing to put a company on its own site that it never funded.

Latest fund on file

**$23M**

raised in Nov 2024

From its SEC filing. Nothing newer is on file yet.

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## Quick answers about Next Ventures

### What does Next Ventures invest in?

Next Ventures says it invests in Fintech, Quantum Computing and Foodtech.

### Is Next Ventures investing now?

No investments in the last 12 months.

### What kind of investor is Next Ventures?

Next Ventures is a VC firm based in London, United Kingdom.

### Has Next Ventures raised a new fund?

Its latest fund filing with the SEC was in Nov 2024, reporting $23M raised.

### Does Next Ventures take cold pitches?

Yes: its own website says it reads unsolicited pitches.

### When was Next Ventures founded?

Next Ventures was founded in 2011.

### Where does this information on Next Ventures come from?

From public registers and its own website, checked and rebuilt every night.

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