About Next World Capital
Next World Capital is a venture capital firm founded in 2009. It is primarily based out of San Francisco, United States. As of Oct 2023, Next World Capital has invested in 40 companies. It primarily invests in Series C round in United States based startups. Its investments are spread across a wide range of sectors from Enterprise Applications to Enterprise Infrastructure and FinTech. Most recently it participated in the $***** Series D round of Stampli Overall, Next World Capital portfolio has seen 3 unicorns, 2 IPOs and 22 acquisitions including key companies like HubSpot, RingCentral and Box. A lot of funds co-invest with Next World Capital, with names like Scale Venture Partners sharing a substantial percentage of its portfolio. Next World Capital has team of 2 people including 2 partners.Key Metrics
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Rounds of Entry
Series C, Series B & 4 more
Next World Capital's List of Top Investments
Next World Capital has a portfolio of 40 companies, including 3 unicorns. Their most notable investments are in DynamicOps and Planful.Their portfolio spans across United States and Israel. They have invested in Enterprise Applications, Enterprise Infrastructure, FinTech and 12 other sectors, across stages such as Series C, Series B and 4 more. Here is the list of top investments by Next World Capital:
1. HubSpot
Provider of a platform offering marketing, sales, and customer service software. The platform provides tools for marketing automation, sales management, and customer support. It offers an CRM as its core, integrating various hubs such as Marketing Hub, Sales Hub, Service Hub, CMS Hub, Operations Hub, and Commerce Hub, each providing specialized tools to enhance different aspects of customer management and business operations. Key features include a robust CRM supporting contact and deal management, email tracking, marketing email creation, and meeting scheduling.
Key facts about HubSpot
- Founded Year: 2005
- Location: Cambridge (United States)
- Annual Revenue: $1B+ as on Dec 31, 2025
- Stage: Public
- Total Funding till date: $101M
- Employee Count: 15,513 as on Aug 31, 2026
- Investors: Cross Creek, Fidelity Investments and 23 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Post IPO, Jun 02, 2020, $*****
- Highlight: Public
2. RingCentral
Cloud based platform offering unified communication solutions. It offers products with features including video and audio conferencing, team messaging, screen or file sharing, online meeting management, real-time analytics, and live reports. The company caters to industries such as health care, education, finance, retail, government, nonprofit organizations, etc. It enables user access on a subscription-based pricing model.
Key facts about RingCentral
- Founded Year: 1999
- Location: Belmont (United States)
- Last Known Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Acquired
- Total Funding till date: $44M
- Employee Count: 6,671 as on Aug 31, 2026
- Investors: Adams Street Partners, GIC and 59 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Post IPO, Oct 14, 2022, $*****
- Highlight: Acquired
3. Box
Cloud-based platform for file sharing. It is a content management platform that provides secure file sharing, storage, and collaboration solutions. The product modules include workflow automation, file collaboration, electronic signature, whiteboarding and team collaboration tool, AI document summarizing, compliance management, note taking, API integration, and more. It is a tool available on the subscription based pricing model.
Key facts about Box
- Founded Year: 2005
- Location: Redwood City (United States)
- Annual Revenue: $1B+ as on Jan 31, 2026
- Stage: Public
- Total Funding till date: $693M
- Employee Count: 4,428 as on Aug 31, 2026
- Investors: Meritech, Section Partners and 38 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Post IPO, May 12, 2021, $*****
- Highlight: Public
4. Aircall
Provider of cloud-based platform for business communication and customer engagement. The platform delivers integrated voice, SMS, WhatsApp, and social media channels. It offers features such as intelligent voice agents, automated workflows, and real-time coaching. The platform helps teams work smarter and perform at scale.
Key facts about Aircall
- Founded Year: 2014
- Location: New York (United States)
- Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Series D
- Total Funding till date: $226M
- Employee Count: 841 as on May 31, 2026
- Investors: Adams Street Partners, Kreos Capital and 34 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series D, Feb 23, 2022, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
5. Zuora
Cloud-based invoice and subscription management solutions for businesses. It offers software to automate billing, revenue management, deal management of subscription accounts, and collection from pending accounts. It features solutions for subscription order management, rating and billing, global payments, subscription accounting, and more.
Key facts about Zuora
- Founded Year: 2007
- Location: Redwood City (United States)
- Annual Revenue: $100M - $500M as on Jan 31, 2024
- Last Known Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Acquired
- Total Funding till date: $243M
- Employee Count: 1,646 as on Aug 31, 2026
- Investors: HTIF, Glynn Capital and 28 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Post IPO, Mar 02, 2022, $*****
- Highlight: Acquired
Next World Capital's Year-on-Year Investment Trends
Next World Capital has invested in 41 companies over the last 16 years, with an average of 1 new investment annually in the last 10 years. Its most recent first time investment was in Nue and most recent follow-on round was in Stampli.Year | No. of Investments | ||
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1st Round | Follow-on | Total | |
2026 (YTD) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2025 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2024 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2023 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
2022 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2021 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
2020 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
2019 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
2018 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
2017 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
Next World Capital's Investments by Stage
Next World Capital has made 8 investments in Series C stage with an average round size of $27.3M, 7 investments in Series B stage with an average round size of $19.3M and 5 investments in Series A stage with an average round size of $11.6M.Stage of entry | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Series C | 8 |
Series B | 7 |
Series A | 5 |
Seed | 4 |
Series D | 2 |
Others | 1 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Next World Capital's Investments by Sector
Next World Capital has a diverse portfolio, with companies operating in the Enterprise Applications, Enterprise Infrastructure, FinTech, Big Data - Industry Applications and Artificial Intelligence - Industry Applications. Notably, it has invested in 40 Tech companies, 39 Enterprise (B2B) companies, 33 Software companies and at least 29 companies focusing on Saas.Sector | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Enterprise Applications | 24 |
Enterprise Infrastructure | 7 |
FinTech | 7 |
Big Data - Industry Applications | 3 |
Artificial Intelligence - Industry Applications | 2 |
Others | 13 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Next World Capital's Investments by Geography
Next World Capital has made most investments in United States (26), followed by Israel where it has made 1 investment.Country | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
United States | 26 |
Israel | 1 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Next World Capital's recent investments
Next World Capital has not made any investment in 2026 so far.Here are the most recent investments by Next World Capital:
Filter this listDate | Company | Location | Round Details | Round Amount | Co-Investors |
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Oct 03, 2023 | United States | Series D | 8545 | [+3] | |
May 25, 2023 | United States | Seed | 6690 | [+4] | |
Jun 16, 2022 | United States | Seed | 7219 | ||
Oct 19, 2021 | United States | Series C | 1023 | [+4] | |
Jun 18, 2021 | United States | Series D | 9936 | [+6] |
Unicorns in Next World Capital's Portfolio
Next World Capital has 3 unicorns in its portfolio - Aircall, Gong and Headspin. The most recent unicorn in their portfolio is Aircall. It became a unicorn in 2021, 3 years after Next World Capital first invested in it.Here is a list of unicorns in Next World Capital's portfolio:
Tracxn Score | Company | Short Description | Founded year | Sector | Location | Company Stage | First Investment/ Acquisition Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
78 | Provider of cloud-based platform for business communication and customer engagement | 2014 | New York | Series D | bwusxcj | ||
74 | Platform offering revenue intelligence solutions | 2016 | - | Series E | dnprbf{ | ||
70 | Provider of automated and manual testing platform for mobile and web | 2014 | Palo Alto | Series C | htfmaji |
IPOs and Publicly Listed companies in Next World Capital's Portfolio
2 of Next World Capital's portfolio companies have become public. Box got listed on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), in Jan 2015 at marketcap of $1.63B and HubSpot got listed on the National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations (NASDAQ) at marketcap of $759M.Here are Next World Capital's portfolio companies that went public:
Company | IPO Date | First Invested on | First Round of Investment | Round Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Jan 23, 2015 | - | - | 1791 | |
Oct 10, 2014 | - | - | 5125 |
Acquired companies in Next World Capital's Portfolio
22 companies from Next World Capital's portfolio have been acquired. The most recent acquisition was DataStax in May 2025 by IBM for $*****.Here are Next World Capital's portfolio companies that got acquired most recently:
Company | Acquisition Date | First Invested on | First Round of Investment | Round Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
May 28, 2025 | Aug 05, 2013 | Series D | 3285 | |
Oct 17, 2024 | Sep 05, 2013 | Series E | 1369 | |
Apr 11, 2024 | - | - | 9074 | |
Dec 20, 2023 | Jun 26, 2020 | Series A | 9254 | |
Jan 12, 2022 | - | - | 3096 |
Team profile of Next World Capital
Next World Capital has a team of 2 members including 2 Partners located in United States. Next World Capital's team sits on the board of 2 companies.Co-investors of Next World Capital
Over the past 16 years, 274 investors have co-invested in Next World Capital's portfolio companies. This includes funds and angels.
- Invested before Next World Capital: Accel, Redpoint Ventures and 62 others have invested in rounds before Next World Capital. There are 3 companies where Accel has invested before Next World Capital and 2 companies where Redpoint Ventures has invested before Next World Capital.
- Top Co-investors of Next World Capital: 85 investors entered a company along with Next World Capital. These include investors like Scale Venture Partners (2 companies).
- Invested after Next World Capital: A total of 125 investors have invested in Next World Capital's portfolio after their investments. Top Investors include Tiger Global Management (3 companies), Goldman Sachs Investment Partners (2 companies) and Premji Invest (2 companies).
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