New Coast Ventures
VC Fund
Chicago, United States
New Coast Ventures is a full-service web and mobile development firm that builds solutions for Fortune 500s, startups, and even itself. It helps big companies innovate by acting like their own personal entrepreneur-in-residence, and it helps small companies succeed by acting like another member of their team. New Coast Ventures builds products, develops new businesses, and helps companies innovate through mobile and responsive web development, design, and consulting services. In addition to its in-house development work, the company also makes small seed investments in companies. New Coast Ventures was founded in 2014 and is headquartered in Chicago, I.L.
- Total investments:
- 26
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 0%
- Fund size:
- $125k
- Last fund:
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Industries New Coast Ventures invests in
Stages New Coast Ventures invests in
Countries New Coast Ventures invests in
Round sizes
Contacts
| Name | Phone | Socials | |
|---|---|---|---|
Round size
- Seed
- $699k–$2M
- Series A
- $5.7M–$15M
Investment Focus
Industry
- Software 7 (27%)
- E-Commerce 4 (15%)
- Apps 3 (12%)
- Mobile 3 (12%)
- Real Estate 3 (12%)
Stage
- Seed 18 (69%)
- Series A 1 (4%)
- Series C 1 (4%)
- Venture - Series Unknown 1 (4%)
Team
| Name | Title | Investments | Links | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Nick Cromydas
Partner & Founder
|
Partner & Founder | Total investments: 2 | Find email | |
Nick Cromydas
Partner & Founder
|
Partner & Founder | Total investments: 22 | Find email | |
Sami Ahmed
Business Development and Operations
|
Business Development and Operations | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
Scott Kacyn
Partner
|
Partner | Total investments: 0 | Find email |
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
|---|---|---|---|
| Truss is an online marketplace to help small and medium-sized business owners find, tour, and lease space. Its tech-enabled platform and its people help you find the right space for the best price in record time. Its technology enables business owners to find the right space confidently by comparing spaces in its marketplace. Truss also offersdedicated brokers who act as the point person throughout the seamless process. Plus, it is the only platform to offer price transparency for small business owners, which means that Truss is the only site to compare pricing on traditional office space and co-working space.Truss was established in 2016 and is based in Deerfield, Illinois. | $15.2M / Series A / Jan 17, 2019 | ||
| Hunt Club is a new category of search firm helping companies leverage the power of relationships and referrals to achieve a better hiring experience. Hunt Club's proprietary technology transforms thousands of subject matter experts into the world’s most powerful network. They built their own technology that gives access to 5 million candidatesreferred from our network of 10,000+ subject matter experts. It connects the network of professionals to partner companies with open positions.Hunt Club was founded in 2014 and is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois, United States. | $1.8M / Venture - Series Unknown / Apr 05, 2018 | ||
| Truss is an online marketplace to help small and medium-sized business owners find, tour, and lease space. Its tech-enabled platform and its people help you find the right space for the best price in record time. Its technology enables business owners to find the right space confidently by comparing spaces in its marketplace. Truss also offersdedicated brokers who act as the point person throughout the seamless process. Plus, it is the only platform to offer price transparency for small business owners, which means that Truss is the only site to compare pricing on traditional office space and co-working space.Truss was established in 2016 and is based in Deerfield, Illinois. | $5.7M / Series A / Aug 23, 2017 | ||
| A Techstars Chicago 2015 CompanySpecless empowers publishers and advertisers to evolve beyond standard display ad formats and rich media inventory and begin bringing a more valuable advertising experience to market.Through a proprietary API and creative toolkit, Specless fundamentally separates the specifications of how an ad functions andappears from the creative content itself. This allows publishers to innovate at their own pace by selling differentiated ad formats while simultaneously increasing an advertiser's ability to scale complex creative campaigns across an endless variety of media and platforms. | $698.5K / Seed / May 23, 2017 | ||
| Everything But The House is an authenticated marketplace to find and sell everything worth owning. They created this business with the simple notion of providing a transparent and seamless solution for families and individuals looking to sell their collections. Nine years later, They committed to their vision of a revolutionary platform forone-of-a-kind discoveries, powered by the same unparalleled service and their innovative technology.In 2007, Jacquie and Brian joined forces and started EVERYTHING BUT THE HOUSE, a full-service estate sale business with a focus on driving awareness through a web presence. In early 2008, when they felt that they had a large enough audience, they experimented with selling an entire estate online. They couldn’t believe how quickly bidding heated up. Leveraging this platform, Jacquie and Brian focused on continuously exceeding their clients’ expectations. The business grew quickly and others took notice. Brothers and entrepreneurs Andy and Jon Nielsen, along with their business partner Mike Reynolds were among those that noticed. Together, they approached the pair about the potential for EBTH’s expansion and presented a plan to Brian and Jacquie for how they could partner and make the company global, staying true to a shared vision of unparalleled service powered by revolutionary technology and a love for the thrill of the hunt.Today, EBTH.com sells furniture, jewelry, art, coins, cars, collectibles, and more, in 8 markets. With ~40 sales a month, EBTH is still guided by Jacquie and Brian’s belief that there’s a one-of-a-kind piece waiting inside of every house. | $41.5M / Series C / Oct 01, 2016 | ||
| Cribspot is an online platform for college students and property managers that streamlines finding and leasing off-campus housing. It was founded in 2013 and is headquartered in Ann Arbor, Michigan. | $1.8M / Seed / Jun 01, 2016 | ||
| Truss is an online marketplace to help small and medium-sized business owners find, tour, and lease space. Its tech-enabled platform and its people help you find the right space for the best price in record time. Its technology enables business owners to find the right space confidently by comparing spaces in its marketplace. Truss also offersdedicated brokers who act as the point person throughout the seamless process. Plus, it is the only platform to offer price transparency for small business owners, which means that Truss is the only site to compare pricing on traditional office space and co-working space.Truss was established in 2016 and is based in Deerfield, Illinois. | $1.5M / Seed / Mar 02, 2016 | ||
| RecommendMe is in private beta on iOS right now. RecommendMe is in private beta on iOS right now. Use the code BETA1 to sign up today! Android users submit your email below and we'll let you know when it's available. | Seed / Mar 01, 2016 | ||
| Sentic Technologies is a Chicago-based start-up company pioneering the next level of data-driven moment marketing. The company’s new technology is utilized in numerous ways to improve online sales revenue and significantly enhance customer satisfaction. | $1.8M / Seed / Oct 30, 2015 | ||
| Rithmio's motion recognition software, Constellation, is used to create the next generation of wearables and connected clothing. Rithmio has strategic partnerships with leading semiconductor companies and consumer electronics manufacturers that embed Constellation at the System on Chip or reference design level. It was founded in 2014 andheadquartered in Chicago, Illinois. | $3M / Seed / Jun 30, 2015 | ||
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FAQ
What does New Coast Ventures invest in?
New Coast Ventures invests primarily in Software, E-Commerce and Apps startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 26 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
What round sizes does New Coast Ventures invest in?
New Coast Ventures typically joins rounds of $699k–$2M at Seed and $5.7M–$15M at Series A. These are whole funding-round sizes, not New Coast Ventures's own check, which is rarely disclosed: the 10th–90th percentile of the confirmed public funding rounds New Coast Ventures took part in.
How do I contact New Coast Ventures?
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Who are the partners at New Coast Ventures?
The team at New Coast Ventures includes Nick Cromydas (Partner & Founder), Nick Cromydas (Partner & Founder) and Sami Ahmed (Business Development and Operations). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.
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Yes — every stat on this profile is calculated from confirmed public funding rounds monitored across hundreds of sources since 2020. This profile was last refreshed in Oct 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.
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