Investing Profile

Mike Smerklo

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Co Founder & Managing Director at Next Coast Ventures

mikesmerklo.comAustin, Texas

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Morgan Stanley Network

135 CONNECTIONS

Northwestern University - Kellogg School of Management Network

91 CONNECTIONS

Ernst & Young Network

31 CONNECTIONS

Lehman Brothers Network

22 CONNECTIONS

Miami University Network

14 CONNECTIONS

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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

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Mike Smerklo's Investments On Record (18)

Company	StageDateRound Size	Total Raised
WorkWeek	Series AJun 2024$13M	$15M
Co-investors: Elizabeth Yin (Hustle Fund), Packy McCormick (Not Boring Capital), Rich Greenfield (LightShed Ventures), Jamie Roberts Seltzer (LightShed Ventures), Mario Gabriele
BrainCheck	Series UnknownMar 2024$15M Series BNov 2021$10M	$48M
Co-investors: Erica Brescia (Redpoint Ventures), Kerry Rupp (True Wealth Ventures), Zaharo Tsekouras (New Age Ventures), Volker Berl (New Age Ventures), Martin Alexander Gershon (Endeavor Venture Funds), Charlie Plauche (S3 Ventures), Armando Pauker (Tensility Venture Partners)
Vital Interaction	Series AJan 2024$15M	$20M
Co-investors: Jenny Lefcourt (Freestyle Capital), 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: Thomas Ball (Next Coast Ventures), Venu Shamapant (LiveOak Venture Partners), Sach Chitnis (Jump Capital), Andrew Busey (Capital Factory), Brett Hurt (Austin Ventures), 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)