# Next Step Labs

> Next Step Labs is a VC fund in Poland backing Banking and Payments. See 1 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Oct 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Poland, United States
- Total investments: 1
- Last investment: Apr 2014
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Oct 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/next-step-labs
- Website: http://nextsteplabs.com

Next Step Labs is an idea incubator that helps prepare a concept for creation.

## Contacts

5 contacts available for Next Step Labs. Shizune tracks 1 team members at Next Step Labs. Sign up free to unlock them: https://app.shizune.co/sign-up/investor-profiles/find-team-emails/next-step-labs?utm_source=investor_profile

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Banking | 1 | 100% |
| Payments | 1 | 100% |
| E-Commerce | 1 | 100% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Sterling Raphael | Senior Product Manager | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/sterling-raphael |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Kaznachey | Cloud payments platform ‘Kaznachey’ (www.kaznachey.ua) is the universal ‘Buy now’ button for online shop owners. | $200K | Seed | Apr 25, 2014 | http://kaznachey.ua |

1 of 1 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [WannaBiz](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/wannabiz) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Next Step Labs invest in?

Next Step Labs invests primarily in Banking, Payments and E-Commerce startups, most often at Seed stage. Most of the 1 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Ukraine. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### How do I contact Next Step Labs?

Public channels for Next Step Labs include LinkedIn and the website linked on this profile. For a verified work email and phone number, create a free Shizune account — contact data is searched across 20+ sources and validated before delivery, so your outreach lands in the right inbox.

### Who are the partners at Next Step Labs?

The team at Next Step Labs includes Sterling Raphael (Senior Product Manager). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

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