# Kylee McVaney

> Kylee McVaney is the founder and CEO of Nextworld, a Colorado enterprise-software company building an AI-enabled, no-code platform for finance, manufacturing, distribution, inventory, and custom business applications. The daughter of J.D. Edwards co-founder Ed McVaney, she started as the family company's self-described "Xerox girl," became fluent in payables and fixed assets before leaving high school, earned an accounting degree and CPA credential, then returned to software. Her record also includes helping found Valor Christian High School, leading its board through 2017, founding the Olympic-level TyL Dressage center, and riding her first Grand Prix in 2024.

- **Role:** Founder and Chief Executive Officer at Nextworld
- **Organizations:** Nextworld, J.D. Edwards, Valor Christian High School, TyL Dressage, Arthur Andersen, Cru
- **Education:** BS in Accounting, University of Southern California
- **Known for:** Co-founded and leads Nextworld, an enterprise application and AI-enabled no-code platform company founded in 2016., Secured a $65 million Series F for Nextworld in February 2025., Led Nextworld's 2022 acquisition of Cloud Inventory, whose products served customers across 50 countries at the time of the transaction.

## Career timeline

- **1977** — Began helping at the newly founded J.D. Edwards as the self-described “Xerox girl”; by the end of high school she had developed expertise in payables and fixed assets.
- **1988** — Completed a BS in Accounting at the University of Southern California and began a brief period in public accounting; she became a CPA.
- **1989-1993** — Worked in campus ministry with Cru.
- **1993-1998** — Returned to J.D. Edwards, holding technical and management roles including software development manager.
- **2005** — Helped found Valor Christian High School and became chairman of its board.
- **2016** — Co-founded Nextworld and became its chief executive.
- **2017** — Completed her term as chairman of Valor Christian High School's board.
- **2022** — Led Nextworld through its acquisition of Cloud Inventory, extending the company's mobile inventory capabilities and global customer footprint.
- **2024** — Rode her first Grand Prix dressage test in Wellington, Florida, on Quartet, whom she calls Ted.
- **2025** — Nextworld closed a $65 million Series F led by McVaney Investment Partnership to support product innovation, partnerships, go-to-market growth, and global expansion.

## Achievements

- Co-founded and leads Nextworld, an enterprise application and AI-enabled no-code platform company founded in 2016.
- Secured a $65 million Series F for Nextworld in February 2025.
- Led Nextworld's 2022 acquisition of Cloud Inventory, whose products served customers across 50 countries at the time of the transaction.
- Helped found Valor Christian High School and chaired its board from 2005 to 2017.
- Founded TyL Dressage, described by a company biography as an internationally recognized center for Olympic-level equestrians.
- Completed her first Grand Prix dressage test in Wellington, Florida, in 2024.

## Latest updates

- **2025-11** — Nextworld added enterprise-software veterans Lyle Ekdahl and Greg Petraetis to its executive advisory board; McVaney said their collective judgment would support the company's continued development.
- **2025-02** — Nextworld announced a $65 million Series F led by McVaney Investment Partnership, with funding directed toward R&D, partnerships, go-to-market scale, customer success, and global expansion.
- **2024-03** — McVaney published an essay connecting her first Grand Prix dressage test and her experience integrating Cloud Inventory to the leadership practice of tolerating discomfort.

## Links

- Website: https://www.nextw.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kylee-mcvaney-4a4142115/

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Last updated: 2026-09-26