Team
We’re founders and tech junkies — your first call, the coach in the corner, and a kick in the ass when you need it most. We don’t split angel, seed and pre-seed into separate categories — we provide support across the board.

Sia Mohajer
Co-Founder of Next Ventures Group
Dan Fries
Co-Founder of Next Ventures Group
Tim Fries
CFO of Next Ventures Group
Thad Pryor
Senior Analyst, M&A
Shane Neagle
Director of Operations
Theo Karasavvas
Director of PR
Nick Oetken
Outreach Director
Sara Vojinovic
Outbound Sales Specialist
Elena Adraneda
Operations Manager
Cristita Dayto
Operations ManagerSia Mohajer
Co-Founder of Next Ventures Group
Dan Fries
Co-Founder of Next Ventures Group
Dan is a veteran in the digital marketing industry, having been a keynote speaker on the subject of growth marketing and SEO. Prior to founding Next Ventures, Dan was an associate scientist at the Dana Farber Institute at Harvard and MIT, co-authoring two publications under the guidance of Matthew Meyerson. There, Dan learned how Google's PageRank algorithm was based on scientific citation convention, and the mechanics of ranking in search engines mirrored those behind determining the most authoritative scientific research. Realizing that a career in digital marketing aligned better with his passions, Dan launched, grew and sold multiple digital businesses, later co-founding Next Ventures Group with Sia. Under their management, the company quickly grew to millions in ARR, fully bootstrapped without outside investment.
Tim Fries
CFO of Next Ventures Group
Thad Pryor
Senior Analyst, M&A
Shane Neagle
Director of Operations
Shane is an expert operator, helping us lead and growth our fintech portfolio. Shane combines a wealth of organizational experience to help manage technical teams.
Theo Karasavvas
Director of PR
With over a decade of experience in digital PR, Theo has helped Next Ventures manage and run over 15 campaigns with 1000+ PR mentions to his name.
Nick Oetken
Outreach Director
Nick is the man behind the machine, helping us effectively run multiple large PR campaigns and ensure smooth operations between our outbound outreach team as well as over 15 writers.
Sara Vojinovic
Outbound Sales Specialist
Sara is an outbound sales expert. She has helped run marketing campaigns for both our portfolio businesses as well as multiple partners.
Elena Adraneda
Operations Manager
Cristita Dayto
Operations Manager