Venture capital firm

Next Play Ventures

Compiled from public sources

Next Play Ventures LLC is a Menlo Park-headquartered venture capital firm, leadership coaching platform, and general partner founded in 2014 by Founding Partner Jeffrey (Jeff) Weiner (Executive Chairman and former CEO of LinkedIn) alongside Managing Director Brian Rumao (former Chief of Staff to Jeff Weiner at LinkedIn). Operating as an early-stage and growth venture capital general partner built on an operator-coaching model, the firm's core investment strategy centres on deploying seed, Series A, and growth equity check commitments into purpose-driven founders building world-class technology enterprises.

Investment focus

Sectors
Financial servicesTechnologyHealthcareConsumer
Stages and strategies
Pre-seedSeedSeries ASeries B+
Instruments
Equity
Regions
Sub-Saharan Africa, Europe, Northern America

Sources

  1. Partner Researchers, accessed 14 November 2026