New post from Jeff Weiner and me: One of the single most important things successful startups get right is their ability to focus. It's much easier said than done. These three themes can help. nextplayventures.com/focus

Big news today from two portfolio companies: Headspace and @CarebyGinger are merging! Congrats to @GlassRuss on leading this industry transforming combination fastcompany.com/90666802/heads… #NextPlay

Proud to be the first investor in Neta. Just getting started. #VamosNeta!

Grateful to support BRINC Drones, on a mission to keep people safe in dangerous situations (including during the recent Surfside apartment building collapse). businessinsider.com/brinc-drone-st…

Excited to announce that Gather 🍇 has raised a $50M Series B led by Sequoia Capital and Index Ventures, with participation from Dylan Field, Jeff Weiner, Y Combinator! Given all the Metaverse talk lately, we wanted to elaborate on what this means to us: gather.town/post/why-the-m…

Only 10% of renters see their on-time rental payment history reflected in their credit scores. That limits their credit score and access to quality financial products. With this Freddie Mac partnership, that is going to change. Congrats Esusu!

Congrats Raphael Schaad on launching @Cron! Happy DAU since March 2021. Some of my favorite features of this new calendar app... producthunt.com/posts/cron

Congrats Elena Nadolinski on the launch! We need a universal privacy layer for crypto, and Iron Fish is building exactly that.

Congratulations Esusu on their $130M Series B funding round! Proud to be an investor in a mission-driven company that has proven that doing good and doing well are not mutually exclusive. 👊🏽 techcrunch.com/2022/01/27/esu…

One billion people worldwide suffer from neurological conditions. Proud to support Elizabeth Burstein on the launch of neurahealth, and making care more accessible for all.

Congrats Arjun Bhatnagar and Abhijay! Proud to double down on our support for Cloaked in this series A led by Lux Capital and @HumandotCapital techcrunch.com/2022/03/29/clo…

Congrats John Koelliker! Excited to support you on this important mission.

Love seeing this. Two world-class products coming together. Congrats Raphael Schaad!

Through @getXip, creators can provide personalized coaching at scale. Given our focus on coaching at Next Play Ventures, we're thrilled to support Chris and Eddie on their important mission!

Enabling all 4 billion members of the global workforce to freely earn what they deserve. A mission we're excited to be supporting. Congrats Matt Schulman and team @PaveComp!

Congrats Iron Fish and Elena Nadolinski on making The Information's Most Promising Startups List! theinformation.com/ti50?rc=ja4kl5

We're thrilled to finally tell you a bit more about what we’ve been up to and who is behind us. 🙌 We’re now live with five apps in the Slack App Store to help employees feel more connected and celebrated. ⬇️ And we’re also revealing who has been behind us, funding our $7.5M

Congrats Warp on their Series B! Proud to support their mission to reimagine the command line for developers and teams

Congrats to Sean Mendy and Westbound Equity Partners on the new fund! Proud to back and support an incredible team and mission 👊🏽

Congrats Dylan Field and the entire Figma team on today's IPO! As Dylan said this morning on CNBC, in a world where software creation becomes ubiquitous, the difference will come down to design. We at Next Play Ventures are proud to support Figma.