Reimagining The Future Of Hospitality

FUNDING

ADVISING

CO-CREATING

We invest in, and collaboratively build with, hospitality and wellness entrepreneurs.

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OFFERINGS

WHO WE ARE

We began as businesspeople, built hospitality ventures out of passion, and now partner with others doing the same.

What we OFFER

We provide funding and advisory services, and, where appropriate, co-create new ventures alongside fellow entrepreneurs.

OUR DIFFERENCE

Our expertise is deeply relevant, our bias for action is unmatched, and our resources are tailored to support the next chapter in hospitality.

WORK WITH NEXT LETTER

Partnership that is tailored to your ambitions.

Capital

Straightforward and accessible financing for select owners and operators looking to launch or growing their businesses.

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Co-Creation

Active partnership with hospitality and wellness entrepreneurs to co-create and jointly launch leading, customer-first businesses.

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Consulting

No-fluff consulting across customer experience, demand generation, brand positioning and general strategy, helping operators scale wisely.

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OUR APPROACH

What makes us, us.

Jeff Fenton

Founder of next letter | hospitality INVESTOR/OPERATOR

Guidance must be lived, not just learned.

We are wellness and hospitality owners ourselves, making us well positioned to empathetically support the next generation.

Passion fills the room; expertise keeps it open

Our love of hospitality is matched with a relentless dedication to and interest in business fundamentals and operational excellence.

It is our responsibility to create the world around us

We want to create consumer-facing businesses that fundamentally improve lives

PORTFOLIO

What We've Created

Gruvi

One of North America's fastest alcohol-free beverage brands that is revolutionizing what it means to be social. We were founding team members and are current investors and advisors.

GetGruvi.com

@GetGruvi

De Mello Coffee

De Mello Coffee is one of Canada's most respected coffee roasters. Next Letter co-owns and actively operates De Mello's portfolio of premium, specialty coffee shops in some of Ontario's iconic locations and neighbourhoods.

HelloDemello.com

@demellocoffee

Leaside Sports Medicine

Starting with a visionary practitioner in a small space, Leaside Sports Medicine has grown to become one the premier sports medicine clinic in Toronto. Next Letter consulted for the clinic as it was built and subsequently scaled.

LeasideSportsMedicine.com

@LeasideSportsMedicine

Prosthodontics on Avenue

Prosthodontics on Avenue is a state-of-the-art clinic in Lytton Park, led by Dr. Jeffrey Reynolds, specialist in restorative and reconstructive dentistry. Next Letter advised on matters regarding the clinic's rebrand and online presence.

ProsthodonticsOnAvenue.com

Moment Coffee

Moment Coffee was a direct-to-consumer bean business, launched in 2020. It offered locally-roasted coffee, sourced from iconic regions across the world. Next Letter founded this business. Moment was acquired for its robust roster of coffee-drinking customers.

EnjoyMomentCoffee.com

@EnjoyMomentCoffee

Beaches Athletic Club

Launching in 2026, Beaches Athletic Club will redefine what it means to workout and recover. Next Letter was involved at an early stage to advise the club on its brand positioning, storytelling and messaging.

BeachesAthleticClub.com

@BeachesAthleticClub

Reimagining The Future Of Hospitality

We began as businesspeople, built hospitality ventures out of passion, and now partner with others doing the same.

We provide funding and advisory services, and, where appropriate, co-create new ventures alongside fellow entrepreneurs.

Our expertise is deeply relevant, our bias for action is unmatched, and our resources are tailored to support the next chapter in hospitality.

Partnership that is tailored to your ambitions.

What makes us, us.

What We've Created

Who do we want to speak with?