NEXT VENTŪRES

NEXT VENTŪRES is a venture capital firm that invests in the sports, fitness, nutrition, and wellness markets. With established expertise and deep connections in these markets as well as proven financial track records, the NEXT VENTŪRES team is well positioned to create significant value for their investors and their portfolio companies. The firm was established in 2018 and is based in Austin, Texas.

Julian Eison

Managing Partner

16 past transactions

Dezpax

Series A in 2022
Dezpax is an e-commerce platform that focuses on packaging distribution services, particularly for the food industry. The company offers a range of customizable packaging solutions, allowing clients to easily order and design their packaging needs. This includes options for logo printing on food box straps, stickers, and glass sleeves, as well as screen printing services. Dezpax emphasizes sustainability by providing packaging made from biodegradable materials, catering to the growing demand for environmentally friendly options among businesses.

Trial Library

Seed Round in 2022
Trial Library is a clinical trials company focused on oncology, dedicated to enhancing health equity through innovative technology. By promoting inclusive research environments, the company aims to improve health outcomes and transform standards of care in cancer treatment. Its technology facilitates equitable recruitment for clinical trials, ensuring broader access to precision medicine for diverse populations. Through these efforts, Trial Library addresses existing inequities in cancer research and care, ultimately striving to accelerate advancements in clinical trial participation and outcomes.

OK Capsule

Seed Round in 2021
OK Capsule is a provider of an online supply chain and product development software for the life science industry. Its enterprise supplement personalization platform provides custom-branded rolls of supplement packets that are more cost-effective than bottles and sustainable for the planet and are made using supplements that are ethnically sourced, fair trade, organic, kosher or halal, non-GMO and dairy, glyphosate, and soy-free that enable businesses to scale the delivery of individualized, premium-grade supplement packets to their customers that is safe for the environment and sustainable.

Humane

Series B in 2021
Humane Inc is a technology company based in San Francisco, California, that focuses on creating and selling consumer hardware, software, and services designed to enhance the human experience. Founded in 2016, the company aims to develop products that foster genuine collaboration between design and engineering, prioritizing the needs and well-being of users. By crafting technology that feels familiar and natural, Humane seeks to facilitate a more intuitive interaction between people and computing, enabling both companies and customers to engage with innovative devices and platforms.

Oura

Series C in 2021
Oura is a pioneering sleep performance platform, focused on improving sleep that leads to a better life. The Oura Ring and app gives users daily feedback to improve their health, allowing users to better understand their body and reach their goals. Oura Health OyLtd. is a health technology company founded in Oulu, Finland in 2013. In 2018, the company received the Red Dot Awards for communications design and product design. Backed by world-class investors, leaders, champions, and creators, Oura Health is based in Oulu & Helsinki, Finland, and San Francisco, California.

Kinetyx

Seed Round in 2021
Kinetyx Sciences Inc. is a Canadian company founded in 2020 that specializes in developing in-shoe sensor-based technology for various sports and performance applications. The company’s innovative sensory insoles utilize advanced sensor technology to accurately measure human activity in real-world settings. By capturing the forces involved in human movement, Kinetyx enables consumers to gain valuable insights into performance and readiness, facilitating a deeper understanding of athletic capabilities. This approach provides users with unprecedented data that can enhance training and performance outcomes across a wide range of sports.

Mood Health

Venture Round in 2020
Mood is making high-quality mental health care affordable, convenient, and accessible to all. By using technology to connect individuals with experts in psychiatry and therapy, Mood puts authentic human relationships at the center of the care experience. This results in positive long-term outcomes for clinicians and the people they care for.

Outside

Series A in 2020
Pocket Outdoor Media brands influence and engage more athletes than any other through a combined print, online, and social audience of millions of runners, cyclists, triathletes, and swimmers. It features bike racing media brand triathlete and Women’s Running focusing on resource for women runners;

Hammerhead

Series A in 2020
Hammerhead Navigation specializes in developing a smartphone-based navigation device tailored for cyclists. This device provides turn-by-turn instructions, helping users navigate safe and enjoyable bike routes while allowing them to customize their rides based on preferences such as hills, distance, scenery, and difficulty. Hammerhead's system not only enables cyclists to create and explore new routes but also facilitates the building of training plans and sharing of experiences within the cycling community. The company operates an online store, serving customers in the United States and internationally, and is headquartered in New York City.

Hammerhead

Series A in 2020
Hammerhead Navigation specializes in developing a smartphone-based navigation device tailored for cyclists. This device provides turn-by-turn instructions, helping users navigate safe and enjoyable bike routes while allowing them to customize their rides based on preferences such as hills, distance, scenery, and difficulty. Hammerhead's system not only enables cyclists to create and explore new routes but also facilitates the building of training plans and sharing of experiences within the cycling community. The company operates an online store, serving customers in the United States and internationally, and is headquartered in New York City.

SteadyMD

Series A in 2020
SteadyMD, Inc. is a telehealth company based in St. Louis, Missouri, providing online primary care services across the United States. Founded in 2016, the company connects patients with doctors through its platform, allowing for telehealth consultations focused on various medical conditions, dietary preferences, and lifestyle choices. Utilizing a proprietary Matching Engine, SteadyMD pairs members with doctors based on hundreds of attributes to foster long-term relationships. The platform offers services in primary care, functional medicine, pediatric care, and employer health solutions, and is licensed to operate in all 50 states. Patients can conveniently communicate with their doctors via text, phone, or video chat, while the medical team manages health records, referrals to specialists, and coordination of tests and procedures, ensuring comprehensive and personalized care.

Amp Human

Convertible Note in 2019
Amp Human is a venture-backed startup based in Park City, Utah dedicated to creating a new and trusted category of products to help humans push their limits. They have a platform technology born in biotech that carries nutrients through the skin to overcome one of the greatest limiting factors in human optimization, the gut.

Scorched Ice

Seed Round in 2019
Scorched Ice develops a sensor and wireless module for hockey skates which enables real time diagnostics of the player. Scorched Ice's technology uses real-time diagnostics system of a players' technique, condition, and performance utilizing inertial sensors.

Amp Human

Seed Round in 2019
Amp Human is a venture-backed startup based in Park City, Utah dedicated to creating a new and trusted category of products to help humans push their limits. They have a platform technology born in biotech that carries nutrients through the skin to overcome one of the greatest limiting factors in human optimization, the gut.

PowerDot

Seed Round in 2019
PowerDot is a developer of a connected wearable muscle training device that utilizes NeuroMuscular Electric Stimulation (NMES) to enhance wellness, recovery, and athletic performance. The device is compact and lightweight, allowing users to engage in muscle training from virtually anywhere. It operates through a mobile app available on both iOS and Android platforms, which guides users through the entire process, including pad placement, program selection, and workout duration. PowerDot offers over ten customizable NMES programs, enabling fitness enthusiasts and athletes alike to personalize their training experience and monitor their progress conveniently. The integration of smart technology simplifies traditional electrical muscle stimulation, providing a clear and user-friendly approach to muscle recovery and performance enhancement.
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