Munib Zabaneh

Munib Zabaneh is a Partner at Next Play Capital, a venture capital investment firm based in the San Francisco Bay Area. In his current capacity, he helps manage a portfolio supported by over $500 million in assets under management, focusing on both direct startup investments and allocations to established venture capital funds across the United States. Through the firm's strategic platform, Zabaneh partners with leading institutional investors and co-invests alongside prominent venture capital firms such as Andreessen Horowitz, Sequoia Capital, and Lightspeed Venture Partners. He evaluates dozens of early-stage and growth-stage technology companies annually, conducting rigorous financial due diligence to identify high-potential opportunities across the digital consumer, fintech, and enterprise software sectors. Zabaneh currently focuses on leveraging his extensive professional network to bridge the gap between elite athletic communities and top-tier technology investments in the private markets.