Franz Kofler is a Partner at Next Frontier Capital, focusing on the Mountain West, especially Utah. He previously led corporate development at Aumni and worked at Mercato Partners.

What Franz can write

Writes checks of$500K to $10M
Comes in atPre-seed, Seed, Series ACan lead the round
Ownership target> 12%At first check
Pitch pageSubmit on their siteThe firm asks founders to apply here.

NEXT Frontier Capital writes $500K to $10M checks, larger than 71% of firms in the atlas.

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Career

  1. Mercato Partners · investment team
  2. Aumni, Inc. · Chief of Staff to the CEO
  3. Next Frontier Capital · Partner
    Now
  4. Mercato Partners
  5. Aumni, Inc.

Investments named in public bios

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Focus

investment strategymountain westutah

Education

University of Utah, B.S. in Finance

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Who is Franz Kofler?

Franz Kofler is a Partner at Next Frontier Capital, focusing on the Mountain West, especially Utah. He previously led corporate development at Aumni and worked at Mercato Partners.

How much does Franz Kofler invest?

Franz Kofler invests through NEXT Frontier Capital, which writes checks of $500K to $10M at pre-seed, seed, series a.

How do I pitch Franz Kofler?

A warm intro from a founder NEXT Frontier Capital backed works best.

What did Franz Kofler do before NEXT Frontier Capital?

investment team at Mercato Partners; Chief of Staff to the CEO at Aumni, Inc.; Mercato Partners; Aumni, Inc..

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