Next Play Ventures

We believe it’s not just about your vision though, it’s also about your values; that doing well and doing good are not mutually exclusive; and that managing compassionately builds stronger teams and companies

Making world-class design accessible to everyone

Reinventing customer relationships through community

Building a virtuous cycle of wealth and opportunity

Inspiring people to achieve their goals in STEM

About Next Play Ventures

After completing 11 years as CEO of LinkedIn and stepping into the role of executive chairman, Jeff Weiner founded Next Play Ventures to focus more on investing, coaching, and philanthropy He's joined by Brian Rumao, his chief of staff for the last seven years

The name for Next Play Ventures was inspired by one of the most successful coaches of the modern era, Duke Men’s Basketball Coach Mike Krzyzewski Every time the team goes up and down the court and completes a sequence, either offensively or defensively, Coach K says the exact same thing: “Next play " He doesn’t want the team lingering too long on what just took place — whether positive or negative — but rather focused on the present moment and prepared for what's to come

While building LinkedIn, we often invoked “Next play” as our unofficial mantra It’s about taking a moment to reflect, celebrate the wins, and learn from our mistakes, before moving forward to what’s ahead

Next Play Ventures is our next play

We look forward to joining you on yours

We invest our time and resources in organizations committed to expanding the world’s collective wisdom and compassion

Our core belief is that people with equal talent deserve equal access to opportunity We strive to close the network gap and create opportunities for underserved communities

Our perspectives on leadership, productivity, and culture