About Next Tier Ventures
Next Tier Ventures is a venture capital firm founded in 2023. It is primarily based out of Valencia, Spain. As of Sep 2026, Next Tier Ventures is an active investor, having invested in 10 companies, with 8 new investments in the last 12 months. It primarily invests in Seed round in Spain based startups. Its investments are spread across a wide range of sectors from Enterprise Applications to High Tech and EdTech. Most recently it participated in the $***** Seed round of Health Force A lot of funds co-invest with Next Tier Ventures, with names like Bynd Venture Capital sharing a substantial percentage of its portfolio. Next Tier Ventures has team of 6 people including 3 partners.Key Metrics
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Next Tier Ventures' List of Top Investments
Next Tier Ventures has a portfolio of 10 companies. Their most notable investments are in Wio Capital and Wio Capital.Their portfolio spans across Spain, United States, Austria and 2 more locations. They have invested in Enterprise Applications, High Tech, EdTech and 7 other sectors, across stages such as Seed stage. Here is the list of top investments by Next Tier Ventures:
1. Lucida AI
AI-powered platform for personalized English-speaking coaching. It also provides real-time feedback on communication skills.
Key facts about Lucida AI
- Founded Year: 2024
- Location: Istanbul (Turkey)
- Stage: Seed
- Total Funding till date: $8.25M
- Investors: Bogazici Ventures, ÜNLÜ & Co and 6 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Seed, Jun 30, 2026, $*****
2. Turing Dream
Developer of an agentic platform and educational technology for learning. The company provides a platform built for autonomous development, powering industries with adaptable intelligent agents. It also delivers an educational technology solution offering personalized learning through self-generating agents.
Key facts about Turing Dream
3. Modelia
AI-powered fashion model generator for e-commerce, creating realistic on-model images, videos, and styled outfits. Its platform converts flatlays, mannequin shots, or model photos into fully styled on-model images, videos, and complete outfit looks, reducing the need for traditional photoshoots. It is designed for e-commerce, marketing, and campaign automation, it helps brands accelerate time-to-market, cut production costs, and scale content across all channels, while maintaining realistic styling, poses, and backgrounds.
Key facts about Modelia
- Founded Year: 2024
- Location: Dover (United States)
- Stage: Seed
- Total Funding till date: $1.88M
- Employee Count: 41 as on Sep 30, 2026
- Investors: Next Tier Ventures
- Latest Funding Round: Seed, May 11, 2026, $*****
4. BrainGrid
Developer of an AI-powered platform for software development and prompt engineering. The platform helps users create specifications, generate tasks, and build prompts for AI coding tools. It analyzes codebases to craft structured prompts with implementation steps, task dependencies, and acceptance criteria. The platform also reviews code against specifications, ensuring code meets requirements.
Key facts about BrainGrid
- Founded Year: 2017
- Location: Montreal (Canada)
- Stage: Seed
- Total Funding till date: $1M
- Employee Count: 4 as on Sep 30, 2026
- Investors: Menlo Ventures, Brainstorm Ventures and 1 Other
- Latest Funding Round: Seed, Mar 24, 2026, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
5. Health Force
Provider of AI agents for automating hospital administrative tasks. It develops AI agents designed to automate repetitive administrative tasks within hospitals. These agents streamline processes such as scheduling, billing, procurement, and front desk operations. The AI-as-a-Service model allows hospitals to access AI benefits on a performance basis, offering a cost-effective and scalable solution. The company focuses on integrating AI agents into existing hospital systems to improve efficiency, reduce errors, and enhance patient experience.
Key facts about Health Force
- Founded Year: 2022
- Location: Vienna (Austria)
- Stage: Seed
- Total Funding till date: $4.84M
- Employee Count: 12 as on Sep 30, 2026
- Investors: Target Global, Calm/Storm and 3 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Seed, Sep 17, 2026, $*****
Next Tier Ventures' Year-on-Year Investment Trends
In 2025, it made 2 investments, while as of Sep 2026, it has made 8 investments in this year. Its most recent first time investment was in Health Force.Next Tier Ventures' Investments by Stage
Next Tier Ventures has made 10 investments in Seed stage with an average round size of $2.86M.Next Tier Ventures' Investments by Sector
Next Tier Ventures has a diverse portfolio, with companies operating in the Enterprise Applications, Artificial Intelligence - Industry Applications, High Tech, Vertical SaaS and Consumer. Notably, it has invested in 10 Tech companies, 9 Enterprise (B2B) companies, 8 Software companies and at least 7 companies focusing on Saas.Sector | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Enterprise Applications | 8 |
Artificial Intelligence - Industry Applications | 4 |
High Tech | 4 |
Vertical SaaS | 4 |
Consumer | 3 |
Others | 11 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Next Tier Ventures' Investments by Geography
Next Tier Ventures has made most investments in Spain (4), followed by United States where it has made 3 investments.Country | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Spain | 4 |
United States | 3 |
Austria | 1 |
Canada | 1 |
Turkey | 1 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Next Tier Ventures' recent investments
Next Tier Ventures has made 8 investments in 2026 so far. Health Force and dimenso are the latest among them.Here are the most recent investments by Next Tier Ventures:
Filter this listDate | Company | Location | Round Details | Round Amount | Co-Investors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sep 17, 2026 | Austria | Seed | 3641 | [+3] | |
Sep 07, 2026 | United States | Seed | 6135 | ||
Jun 30, 2026 | Turkey | Seed | 1396 | [+4] | |
Jun 16, 2026 | Spain | Seed | 4946 | [+1] | |
May 18, 2026 | Spain | Seed | 1969 |
Team profile of Next Tier Ventures
Next Tier Ventures has a team of 6 members including 3 Partners and 2 Principals located in Spain. Next Tier Ventures' team does not sit on the board of any company as of now.Here is a list of all team members in Next Tier Ventures:
Name | Designation | Location | Board Memberships | Contact Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Partner | Valencia | - | ||
Partner | Spain | - | - | |
Partner | Spain | - | - | |
Principal | Barcelona | - | - | |
Principal | Barcelona | - | - |
Co-investors of Next Tier Ventures
Over the past year, 35 investors have co-invested in Next Tier Ventures's portfolio companies. This includes funds and angels.
- Invested before Next Tier Ventures: Neo Portfoy, Bogazici Ventures and 2 others have invested in rounds before Next Tier Ventures. There is 1 company where Neo Portfoy has invested before Next Tier Ventures and 1 company where Bogazici Ventures has invested before Next Tier Ventures.
- Top Co-investors of Next Tier Ventures: 30 investors entered a company along with Next Tier Ventures. These include investors like Bynd Venture Capital (2 companies).
- Invested after Next Tier Ventures: Sett (1 company) is the only investor which has invested in Next Tier Ventures's portfolio after their investments.
Recent News related to Next Tier Ventures
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Health Force Raises €4.2M Seed Round to Establish European Hub in BarcelonaEl Referente•Sep 17, 2026•Step Venture, Health Force, Next Tier Ventures, Target Global and 2 others
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TuringDream Raises $7M Seed Funding to Scale AI-Powered Education PlatformThe SaaS News•Jul 02, 2026•Next Tier Ventures, Adara, Turing Dream, Lucida AI
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Optiak Raises 4 Million Euros for its AI Management PlatformPressDigital•Jun 16, 2026•Market One Capital, OptikAI, Next Tier Ventures, Plug and Play Tech Center and 3 others
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Spanish AI Fashion Platform Modelia Raises €1.03 MillionEU-Startups•Jun 02, 2026•Modelia, Archipelago Next, RapidScale, Next Tier Ventures
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Wio Capital Secures €1.2M Seed Round Led by Next Tier Ventures and ByndWebcapitalriesgo•May 14, 2026•Next Tier Ventures, Bynd Venture Capital
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BrainGrid Raises $1M in Pre-Seed FundingFinSMEs•Mar 24, 2026•BrainGrid, Next Tier Ventures, Brainstorm Ventures, Menlo Ventures and 3 others
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Nilo Technologies closes a $4M round led by Supercell, Kfund and others participateWebcapitalriesgo•Sep 26, 2025•CoreNest, Earthling VC, Next Tier Ventures, Script Capital and 6 others
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Spain's TuringDream Raises €6M to Expand Agentic AI PlatformStartup Rise EU•Jul 02, 2025•HWK, Turing Dream, Next Tier Ventures, Adara
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GVC Gaesco and Next Tier Ventures join forces and launch a 50 million euro fund to invest in Artificial Intelligence startupsWebcapitalriesgo•Dec 03, 2024•GVC Gaesco, Next Tier Ventures
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GVC Gaesco and Next Tier Ventures are associated and launched a 50 million fund to invest in artificial intelligence startupsEl Referente•Dec 03, 2024•GVC Gaesco, Next Tier Ventures
