Mel Strong
Founding Partner at NEXT VENTŪRES
Hood River, Oregon
Overview
Work Experience
Founding Partner
2019 - Current
Board Observer
2025
Cofertility is a human-centered fertility ecosystem for fertility care and third party reproduction.
Raised $5,000,000.00 from Initialized Capital, Offline Ventures, Arkitekt Ventures, Coalition Partners and Muse Capital.
Board Observer
2025
Board Director
2024
Angel Investor
2020
Angel investor in founders representing the future of health, wellness and sports. Includes: Kapha Bio - Enhancing the body's defenses to improve health Genopets - The first move-to-earn NFT game Round21 - Merging art and sport to unlock creativity and connection Break Sports - All-in-one sports venue management Poppy Seed Health - 24/7 on-demand access to doulas, midwives and nurses Soleil Space - Elevating stories from Asia, Africa, Latin America and the Caribbean Ellevest - Building wealth and financial literacy for women Merify - Community-powered career growth platform WeNatal - Transforming pre-natal care Wild Rye - Women's outdoor brand
Board Director
2023 - 2024
B2B Platform for Personalized Nutrition
Raised $12,500,000.00 from NEXT VENTŪRES, Mucker Capital and DSM Venturing.
Board Director
2021 - 2024
Honey Stinger produces convenient and nutritious honey-focused foods.
Raised $2,000,000.00.
Board Director
2021 - 2023
Momentous is a nutritional supplement company that provides performance products.
Raised $11,500,000.00 from Humble Growth.
Interim Chief Marketing Officer
2021 - 2021
Board Observer
2020 - 2021
Outside Online is the premier destination for active lifestyle enthusiasts and home to leading brands in the endurance sports.
Education
Bachelor of Science
1991 - 1995
Masters
1998 - 2000