Next Coast Ventures Hires Zaz Floreani as a Principal

Next Coast VenturesNext Coast Ventures, an Austin, Texas-based venture capital firm investing in entrepreneurs on the ‘Next Coast’ of innovation, added Zaz Floreani to the team as a principal.

Floreani will be an integral member of the deal team, helping execute the firm’s strategy in its early stage investments with a focus on sourcing entrepreneurs and identifying investment prospects in markets outside the coasts. She will also support NCV’s portfolio companies by providing advice and introductions around potential hires, investors, customers and strategic partnerships.

Floreani previously served as vice president of corporate development at Austin-based Dropoff, where she was responsible for creating and overseeing strategic relationships with Fortune 500 companies and ran their M&A practice, managing the acquisition pipeline through the entire investment lifecycle and generating millions in revenue for the company.
Prior to Dropoff, Floreani helped build the business development practice at Spredfast (formerly Mass Relevance), coordinating their M&A efforts and launching and managing social network partnerships.
She was previously the director of business development at Austin Ventures, identifying and evaluating hundreds of early-stage investment opportunities in the greater Southwest region.
Floreani earned an MBA from the McCombs School of Business, an MA in Middle Eastern Studies from the University of Texas in Austin, and a BA from the University of California, Los Angeles.

Led by Thomas Ball, co-founder and managing director, and Michael Smerklo, co-founder and managing director, Next Coast Ventures is an Austin-based venture capital firm that partners with entrepreneurs building innovative companies in big markets. It provides early-stage capital to high-growth startups in ‘Next Coast’ markets, using macro trends and themes to guide their investment strategy. NCV provides hands-on, company building resources to its portfolio through its industry network, Entrepreneurs Council program and the founders’ own experiences as entrepreneurs.

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22/10/2019

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