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Mel Strong

Founding Partner at NEXT VENTŪRES

Hood River, Oregon

Overview 

Mel Strong is the Founding Partner of NEXT VENTURES VC, with a background as a VP at Nike overseeing various global brand and marketing roles. Strong's career highlights include leading the Nike SB/Skateboarding division and serving as the VP Global Brand for Nike Women.

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.

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