About Next Big Thing
Next Big Thing is a venture capital firm founded in 2016. It is primarily based out of Berlin, Germany. As of Apr 2023, Next Big Thing has invested in 19 companies. It primarily invests in Seed round in Germany based startups. Its investments are spread across a wide range of sectors from High Tech to Enterprise Applications and Real Estate and Construction Tech. Most recently it led the $6.5M Series A round of metr along with . This round also saw participation from and other investors.
A lot of funds co-invest with Next Big Thing, with names like Gula Tech Adventures sharing a substantial percentage of its portfolio.
Next Big Thing has team of 11 people including 3 partners.
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Next Big Thing's Year-on-Year Investment Trends
Next Big Thing has invested in 19 companies over the last 6 years, with an average of 0 new investment annually in the last 5 years. Its most recent first time investment was in metr.
Year | No. of Investments | ||
|---|---|---|---|
1stÌý¸é´Ç³Ü²Ô»å | Follow-on | Total | |
2025 (YTD) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2024 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2023 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2022 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2021 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2020 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Next Big Thing's Investments by Stage
Next Big Thing has made 2 investments in Seed stage with an average round size of $1M and 1 investment in Series A stage with an average round size of $6.5M.Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Stage of entry | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Seed | 2 |
Series A | 1 |
Next Big Thing's Investments by Sector
Next Big Thing has a diverse portfolio, with companies operating in the Energy, Enterprise Applications, Enterprise Infrastructure, Environment and High Tech. Notably, it has invested in 13 Tech companies, 12 Enterprise (B2B) companies, 9 Software companies and at least 7 companies focusing on Tech hardware.
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Sector | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Energy | 1 |
Enterprise Applications | 1 |
Enterprise Infrastructure | 1 |
Environment | 1 |
High Tech | 1 |
Next Big Thing's Investments by Geography
Next Big Thing has made most investments in Germany (2), followed by United Kingdom where it has made 1 investment.
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Country | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Germany | 2 |
United Kingdom | 1 |
Next Big Thing's recent investments
Here are the most recent investments by Next Big Thing:
Date | Company | Location | Round Details | Round Amount | Co-Investors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Apr 03, 2023 | Germany | Series A | $6.5M | [+2] | |
Jan 27, 2022 | United Kingdom | Seed | $1M | ||
Dec 10, 2019 | Germany | Seed | Undisclosed | - |
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Next Big Thing has a team of 11 membersÌý¾±²Ô³¦±ô³Ü»å¾±²Ô²µ 3 Partners, 1 Venture Partner and 2 PrincipalsÌýlocated in Germany. Next Big Thing's team does not sit on the board of any company as of now.Here is a list of top team members in Next Big Thing:
Name | Designation | Location | Board Memberships | Contact details |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Partner | Frankfurt Am Main | - | - | |
Partner | Germany | - | ||
Partner | Cologne | - | - | |
Venture Partner | Berlin | - | - | |
Principal | Berlin | - | - | |
Principal | Berlin | - | - | |
Advisor | Weinheim | - | - | |
Advisor | Berlin | - | - | |
Associate | Germany | - | - | |
Analyst | Germany | - | - |
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Over the past 6 years, 5 investors have co-invested in Next Big Thing's portfolio companies.
- Invested before Next Big Thing:Ìý has invested before Next Big Thing.
- Top Co-investors of Next Big Thing:Ìý4 investors entered a company along with Next Big Thing. These include investors like Gula Tech Adventures (1 company).
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