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NEXT Fund III

Geography: United States
Stage: Seed
Fund size: $25M
Focus: SaaS
Signals: Published

N°01 / About

About NEXT Fund III

NEXT Fund III is a venture capital firm based in United States, focusing on Seed stage investments. The fund actively supports founders building innovative solutions in SaaS, providing strategic guidance and capital to help startups scale.

N°02 / Thesis

Investment Focus

Location / RegionUnited States

Funding StageSeed

Industry Focus

SaaS

Investor Signals Profile

active

Sweet Spot

Capital-efficient B2B SaaS or healthcare founder, Ohio

B2B SaaS

Healthcare & Life Sciences

Seed to Series A

Ohio

Ocular/MedTech

Bullish Signals

100+ active portfolio companies (2023)external

Top-quartile B2B SaaS & healthcare returnsexternal

Multiple funds incl. evergreen & healthcareexternal

Active life sciences co-investor networklinkedin

Portfolio wins Columbus healthcare awardslinkedin

Co-invests: Nationwide Children's, JobsOhiolinkedin

Invirsa portfolio honored — ocular diseaselinkedin

Hardik keynoting Columbus Startup Week 2024linkedin

Active 2024 speaker visibility, ecosystem leadershipexternal

Three-fund strategy: Evergreen, Focus, Healthcarewebsite

Continuum capital model Seed through Series Awebsite

Founder resources & partnering growth programswebsite

Active website: growth programs, founder resourceswebsite

Contrarian Signals

Ohio-focused, limited coastal reachexternal

Founder Do's

Show unique market insight

Target $1B+ addressable market

Demonstrate capital-efficient model

Prove disruptive, defensible solution

Tie milestones to value creation

Founder Don'ts

No clear unmet market need

Burn-heavy, non-efficient model

No path from Seed to Series A

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Facts

Fund Overview

Fund Size$25M

Saves0

Website

People

Key People

Hardik Desai

Hardik DesaiManaging Partner

Freddie CoffeyPartner

Bethany GeorgeTeam Member

Josh BorsteinTeam Member

Will StablerTeam Member

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