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empowering billions of people to lead healthier lives through innovation and access portfolio about team portfolio about team join our network press pitch us the advantage in whole person health empowering billions of people to lead healthier more capable lives through innovation and access our portfolio healthier intelligence clinical intelligence platform for oncology ceo tokaido health intelligent pharmacy benefit navigation ceo ben ryugo pair team ai powered care delivery system for the safety net ceo neil batlivala oura ring smart ring for fitness stress sleep health ceo tom hale branchlab ai native platform for pharma commercialization ceo josh walsh cofertility human centered egg donation platform connecting donors and intended parents ceo lauren makler trial library ai platform that accelerates access to precision medicine ceo dr hala borno outside the premier destination for active lifestyle enthusiasts ceo robin thurston vital biosciences reimagining lab testing to enable radically accessible care ceo vasu nadella evergreen clean label frozen breakfast platform for modern families ceo emily groden wthn acupuncture for modern life ceo michelle larivee ramble redefining the campground asset class ceo matt oesterle terra the health api enabling developers to dynamic data through a single source ceo kyriakos eleftheriou eternal health care for athletes from athletes ceo alex mather steadymd powering high quality telehealth experiences at scale ceo guy friedman mood health making high quality mental health care affordable convenient and accessible to all ceo mike clare momentous human performance supplements to enhance and improve your body and mind ceo jeff byers prose foods reimagining how we source produce and experience food ceo dylan nugent juno medical modern and comprehensive healthcare for the whole family ceo dr akili hinson adaptyx biosciences expanding continuous sensing capabilities to a full range of biomarkers ceo stealth humane the world s first ai wearable that lets you bring ai with you everywhere and interact with the world around you ceo bethany bongiorno ok capsule manufacturing platform that enables providers and retailers to offer personalized supplements at scale ceo dr andrew brandeis genopets move to earn game that makes it fun and profitable to live an active lifestyle ceo albert chen scorched ice wearable sensor that helps hockey players improve and track skating performance ceo john lowe orpyx a sensory insole system focused on remote patient monitoring ceo dr breanne everett exited powerdot the world s first smart muscle stimulator ceo eric glader exited hammerhead developer of the most advanced cycling computer in the world ceo piet morgan our story founded in 2019 next ventures is an early stage venture capital firm addressing the root causes of poor and disparate health outcomes through whole person care solutions how we work we partner with founders enhancing human capability through innovative health care access leveraging our diverse networks and experiences as operators athletes and patients we are redefining whole person health by aligning upstream solutions with downstream care improving outcomes and lowering costs our perspective we believe that care should be proactive and interconnected across the health continuum progress is limited when care decisions are made in isolation substack our thesis visualized we re on a mission to optimize and integrate upstream and downstream care our focus areas of interest our team lance armstrong general partner lance armstrong general partner lance armstrong a former professional cyclist achieved early success in endurance sports and became the road race world champion at the age of 21 more recently as a cancer survivor he founded livestrong and helped raise 500 million serving over 3 million people he also created the cancer prevention and research institute of texas through a 3 billion bond initiative and made a 50 million donation to the dell medical school at the university of texas austin these contributions have had a significant impact on the fight against cancer in 2019 he co founded next ventures prior to this he was an active angel investor and lp in funds that invested in companies such as uber docusign and active com through his creation of the media platform wedu he hosts two chart topping podcasts themove and the forward with over 10 million annual listeners linkedin mel strong general partner mel strong general partner melanie strong is a founding partner of next ventures where she focuses on innovative technology investments across health wellness and sports she is passionate about creating positive culture change through all her work this includes contributing to the removal of the many barriers preventing communities families and individuals from accessing all they need to live healthy fulfilled lives since co founding next ventures in 2019 mel has led investments in oura momentous and outside and supports the rest of the portfolio with go to market strategy marketing talent planning and executive leadership mel recently served as interim chief marketing officer for oura ring launching the gen 3 ring while sourcing and onboarding the company s first full time cmo prior to nv she spent 17 years at nike where she led several international businesses including nike women and football soccer and the launch of the nike running and training club apps and the nike fuelband mel started her career as a first grade teacher in philadelphia and a journalist working at both the center for public integrity and runner s world magazine linkedin jordan pascasio partner jordan pascasio partner jordan pascasio is a partner at next ventures where he invests at the intersection of consumer and healthcare innovation he is passionate about shifting engagement and access upstream to enable a more proactive and interconnected care delivery system since joining next ventures in 2021 jordan has been responsible for investments in select companies such as pair team trial library branchlab evergreen cofertility eternal and vital bio he also leads the content creation effort at the fund prior to working at next ventures jordan worked on the debt capital markets desk at deutsche bank mufg securities in a financial strategy role at venture backed startup inspire acq by shell and as the founder of sports betting startup trnds sports which sold to fansure jordan earned his bba in finance from the villanova school of business based in nyc he spends his free time running long distance races and training at athletic training facility tonehouse linkedin felix kim principal felix kim principal felix kim is a principal at next ventures focused on addressing access challenges by investing in technology and technology enabled services businesses that serve patients payors providers and pharmaceutical manufacturers before joining next ventures felix was an investor at longitude capital and held various operating roles at transcarent and truepill prior to that felix was a healthcare investment associate at gi partners and an investment banking analyst at evercore partners felix holds a ba in philosophy political science and economics from the university of pennsylvania based in san francisco felix enjoys spending time outdoors with his wife and french bulldog cashew linkedin dani kolkebeck mba associate dani kolkebeck mba associate dani kolkebeck is an mba associate at next ventures where she supports early stage investment research diligence and founder support shaping more accessible proactive care prior to next ventures dani worked at kaufman hall a healthcare advisory firm in the mergers acquisitions practice advising healthcare organizations and strategic buyers on complex transactions dani earned her bba from the university of notre dame and is currently pursuing her mba at the university of texas at austin s mccombs school of business at mccombs dani is a hildebrand scholar and is actively involved in venture fellows based in austin dani enjoys exploring austin s food scene corepower yoga and runs around lady bird lake linkedin contact next ventures 2901 bee caves rd building o austin tx 78746 terms of service privacy policy