Investing Profile

Mike Smerklo

InvestorVCAngel

Co Founder & Managing Director at Next Coast Ventures

mikesmerklo.comAustin, Texas

Your Intro Paths to Mike Smerklo

Signal uses Gmail to reveal intro paths. Email content is never read.

Networks Mike is a member of

Morgan Stanley Network

135 CONNECTIONS

Northwestern University - Kellogg School of Management Network

96 CONNECTIONS

Ernst & Young Network

31 CONNECTIONS

Lehman Brothers Network

22 CONNECTIONS

Miami University Network

17 CONNECTIONS

Find Mike Smerklo on

Current Investing Position

Next Coast Ventures Managing Director

Investment Range

$3.0M - $5.0M

Sweet Spot

$4.0M

Investments On Record

Current Fund Size

$310M

Mike Smerklo is on these Sector & Stage Rankings

Retail (Seed)Marketplaces (Series B)Retail (Series A)Retail (Series B)Health IT (Series A)Health & Hospital Services (Series B)Marketplaces (Series A)Health & Hospital Services (Series A)Austin Wellness & Fitness (Series B)Digital Health (Series B)Wellness & Fitness (Seed)Wellness & Fitness (Series A)Health IT (Seed)Health IT (Series B)Digital Health (Series A)Digital Health (Seed)Health & Hospital Services (Seed)Marketplaces (Seed)

Mike Smerklo's Investments On Record (18)

Company	StageDateRound Size	Total Raised
WorkWeek	Series AJun 2024$13M	$15M
Co-investors: Elizabeth Yin (Hustle Fund), Rich Greenfield (LightShed Ventures), Jamie Roberts Seltzer (LightShed Ventures), Packy McCormick (Not Boring Capital), Mario Gabriele
BrainCheck	Series UnknownMar 2024$15M Series BNov 2021$10M	$48M
Co-investors: Erica Brescia (Redpoint Ventures), Martin Alexander Gershon (Endeavor Venture Funds), Charlie Plauche (S3 Ventures), Kerry Rupp (True Wealth Ventures), Armando Pauker (Tensility Venture Partners), Zaharo Tsekouras (New Age Ventures), Volker Berl (New Age Ventures)
Vital Interaction	Series AJan 2024$15M	$20M
Co-investors: Walter Kortschak (Summit Partners), Michael Dearing (Harrison Metal)
Diligent Robotics	Series UnknownSep 2023$34M Series BApr 2022$30M Series AMar 2020$10M SeedOct 2019$3M SeedJan 2018$2M	$79M
Co-investors: Rohit Sharma (True Ventures), Connie Lee (Tiger Global Management), Richard Boyle (Canaan Partners), Q Motiwala (DNX Ventures), Celestine (Johnson) Schnugg (Boom Capital)
Osano	Series BAug 2023$25M Series ASep 2021$11M Series ADec 2019$5M SeedMar 2019$3M	$44M
Co-investors: Venu Shamapant (LiveOak Venture Partners), Thomas Ball (Next Coast Ventures), Brett Hurt (Austin Ventures), Andrew Busey (Capital Factory), Sach Chitnis (Jump Capital), William Boebel
Frontrow Health	SeedFeb 2023$3M	$3M
Voxia	SeedJun 2022$6M	$6M
Co-investors: Lorne Abony (Vested Finance), Joey Low, Micha Y. Breakstone
Colorcast	SeedJun 2022$4M	$6M
Co-investors: Brad Greenwald (Hilltop Venture Partners)