Mike Smerklo is an entrepreneur, investor, and business leader driven by the desire to turn ideas into reality. He is the co-founder and managing director of Next Coast Ventures, which has backed more than 40 companies across two funds, where he champions a new...

AUSTIN, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Next Coast Ventures today announced the closing of $310 million in capital across three different funds. With a focus on entrepreneurs on the “Next Coast” of innovation, Austin-based Next Coast has become one of the fastest-growing...

The Thoughtful Entrepreneur March 14, 2022 In this episode of the Thoughtful Entrepreneur, your host Josh Elledge speaks to the co-founder and managing director of https://www.nextcoastventures.com/ (Next Coast Ventures) and the author of...

In this episode, Mike talks about his experience with the Lehmann Brothers and Marc Andreessen, how Next Coast Ventures is growing the next generation of entrepreneurs, his biggest lessons on market size, Mike’s biggest misses and How did they impact his...

Online Success Journey Podcast February 24, 2022 Mike Smerklo is an experienced entrepreneur, investor and business leader driven by the desire to turn ideas into reality. Having bought and scaled a small business into a publicly traded company worth nearly a billion...

The Consumer VC Podcast My guest today is Mike Smerklo, Co-Founder and Managing Director of Next Coast Ventures and author of Mr. Monkey and Me. Next Coast is investing in a new generation of entrepreneurs building disruptive companies in big markets. We discuss why...