# Ryan Nece at Next Play Capital

> Ryan Nece, Managing Partner at Next Play Capital. The rounds they were named in and the filings that name them, each with its source.

Source: https://millionrounds.com/person/ryan-nece (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article)

San Francisco, US · Partner

# Ryan Nece

Managing Partner at [Next Play Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/next-play-capital)

Profile summary

- **Rounds named:** - none observed
- **Filings:** 20 with regulators
- **Podcasts:** 2 episodes

What this record rests on

- **Named in rounds** No round names them yet
- ✓ **On filings** 20 filings with a regulator
- ✓ **Linked to a firm** At Next Play Capital
- **Claimed** Not claimed yet

Titles come from filings their firm signed.

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## The firm

[**Next Play Capital** Fund of funds · US **0** cheques in 12 months **2** all time **0** led quiet](https://millionrounds.com/fund/next-play-capital)

## Where they are named on record

Filings

- SEC Form D · Venture Capital fund **[AI All Star](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ai-all-star)** Managing Director of the Issuer since 2026
- SEC Form D · Venture Capital fund **[NLP AI](https://millionrounds.com/fund/nlp-ai)** Managing Director of the Issuer since 2025
- SEC Form D · Venture Capital fund **[Next Play Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/next-play-capital)** Managing Director of the General Partner of the Issuer since 2025
- SEC Form D · Venture Capital fund **[Next Legacy Alpha](https://millionrounds.com/fund/next-legacy-alpha)** Managing Director of the General Partner of the Issuer on 2 filings · since 2024
- SEC Form D · Venture Capital fund **[Next Play Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/next-play-capital)** Managing Member of the Manager of the Issuer since 2024
- SEC Form D · Venture Capital fund **[Next Play Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/next-play-capital)** Managing Director of the Issuer on 3 filings · since 2023
- SEC Form D · Company raising **NextPlayU, Inc.** Director since 2023
- SEC Form D · Private Equity fund **[Next Play Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/next-play-capital)** Managing Member of GP of Issuer since 2022
- SEC Form D · Venture Capital fund **[Next Play Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/next-play-capital)** General Partner of Next Play Capital GP III, LLC since 2022
- SEC Form D · Private Equity fund **[Next Play Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/next-play-capital)** Managing Member of Next Play Capital, LLC since 2021
- SEC Form D · Private Equity fund **[Next Play Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/next-play-capital)** Managing Member of the General Partner of the Issuer on 3 filings · since 2021
- SEC Form D · Venture Capital fund **[NPC Guild](https://millionrounds.com/fund/npc-guild)** General Partner of Next Play Capital, LLC on 2 filings · since 2020
- SEC Form D · Private Equity fund **[NPC](https://millionrounds.com/fund/npc)** Managing Member of the General Partner of the Issuer on 2 filings · since 2020
- SEC Form D · Venture Capital fund **[NPC UiPath](https://millionrounds.com/fund/npc-uipath)** General Partner of Next Play Capital, LLC since 2019
- SEC Form D · Venture Capital fund **[Next Play Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/next-play-capital)** General Partner of Next Play Capital LLC since 2019
- SEC Form D · Venture Capital fund **[Next Play Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/next-play-capital)** General Partner of Next Play Capital, LLC. on 4 filings · since 2019
- SEC Form D · Venture Capital fund **[Next Play Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/next-play-capital)** General Partner of Next Play Capital, LLC on 8 filings · since 2019
- SEC Form D · Venture Capital fund **[NPC Caliva](https://millionrounds.com/fund/npc-caliva)** Managing member of Next Play Capital, LLC. since 2019
- SEC Form D · Venture Capital fund **[NPC Rubrik](https://millionrounds.com/fund/npc-rubrik)** Managing member of Next Play Capital, LLC since 2019
- SEC Form D · Venture Capital fund **[NPC Flexport](https://millionrounds.com/fund/npc-flexport)** Managing Member of Next Play Capital, LLC since 2018

Each row is a document a firm filed with a regulator: somebody signed it, and it carries a date.

## Also at Next Play Capital

- [**Hunter Hillenmeyer** Venture Partner *2 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/hunter-hillenmeyer)
- [**Brendon Ayanbadejo** Kidstrong Area Developer *0 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/brendon-ayanbadejo)
- [**Caleagh Creech** Director *0 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/caleagh-creech)
- [**Daniel Loughney** Summer Associate at Next Play Capital *0 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/daniel-loughney)
- [**Eric Valle** General Partner *0 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/eric-valle)
- [**Jeff Sperbeck** Founding Partner/ceo *0 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/jeff-sperbeck)
- [**Jennifer Leong** Team *0 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/jennifer-leong)
- [**John Ailanjian** Managing Partner *0 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/john-ailanjian)

## Hear them before you pitch them

- [The Peel](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/the-peel) · 3 Sept 2026 · 1h 39m How Athletes Get Into the Top VC Funds | Ryan Nece, Next Legacy With [Ryan Nece](https://millionrounds.com/person/ryan-nece) Mentions [Joe Montana](https://millionrounds.com/fund/joe-montana)[Ronnie Lott](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ronnie-lott) About this episode Ryan Nece runs Next Legacy, a $4 billion fund of funds that connects athletes and philanthropists with the top venture capital firms in the world. Ryan is the only player in NFL history to win a Super Bowl as a rookie and go 0-16 in his final season. His dad, Hall of Famer Ronnie Lott, started one… More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page
- [Origins: Inside Venture Capital](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/origins-openlp) · 26 Jun 2018 · 51 min Ryan Nece, Next Play Capital With [Ryan Nece](https://millionrounds.com/person/ryan-nece) About this episode Ryan Nece is a Managing Partner at Next Play Capital, a mission-driven co-investment and fund of funds focused on venture capital. He started his career playing football for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, where he played for eight years, winning a super bowl championship as a rookie. After retiring… More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page

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