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Next Coast Ventures, LLC

Next Coast Ventures III, L.P.

Late investment period

Late investment period: first sale Dec 2021, per Form D (fund age approximates vintage)

Vintage
2021
Fund size
$190.08M (Form D)
Stages
Not stated
Sectors
Not stated
Regions
Not stated

01 · Thesis

Next Coast Ventures invests in emerging, next coast companies at the critical stage of development, backing founders to launch them into hyper-growth. The firm walks alongside portfolio founders through follow-on financings and later rounds.Inferred from the firm's website

02 · Initial check

$1.9M to $3.17M (estimated from fund size)

Estimated from Form D

03 · Who to approach

Named on this fund's Form D

  • Mike Smerklo, Co-Founder and Managing Director
  • Charles Ball, Partner

04 · Deals

No deals attributed to this fund yet.

05 · Evidence

  • Firm-wideNext Coast Ventures invests in emerging, next coast companies at the critical stage of development to launch them into hyper-growth.

    We invest in emerging, “next coast” companies at the critical stage of development to launch them into hyper-growth.
    https://www.nextcoastventures.com/

06 · Sources

  1. https://www.nextcoastventures.com/
  2. https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1894411/000189441122000001/

Last verified: Oct 28, 2026