Announcing: Next Coast Ventures II
Today, we are proud to announce the closing of our second fund, which brings $130 million in new capital to Next Coast Ventures. We are thrilled to have assembled a great group of investors – a
Today, we are proud to announce the closing of our second fund, which brings $130 million in new capital to Next Coast Ventures. We are thrilled to have assembled a great group of investors – a
I was fortunate to be interviewed for a great podcast call "Cool Things Entrepreneurs Do" - link below takes you to the podcast!
https://investorconnect.org/investor-connect-episode-154-michael-smerklo-of-next-coast-ventures/
(NOTE - This post was written and distributed via Next Coast Ventures E2E Blog Series) We often get asked what an ideal investment looks like for us. What metrics do we look at to assess a
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