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Craig Ibsen

Investor

Managing Partner at Next Level Ventures

Des Moines, Iowa

Writes $500K – $10M checks · typically $5.2M

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About

Founder and Managing Partner of Next Level Ventures, overseeing five funds with over $500M in assets and strong ties to credit unions. Previously a senior executive at Maytag Corporation and founder of Appliancezone; holds a B.A. from Luther College and an M.B.A. from Drake University.

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Invests in

Fintech

Experience

  1. Next Level VenturesManaging Partnercurrent2012 — presentDes Moines, Iowa Area
  2. CurqlManaging Partnercurrent2021 — presentDes Moines, Iowa, United States
  3. Drake UniversityBoard of Trusteescurrent2025 — presentDes Moines, Iowa, United States
  4. PatientFiBoard Observercurrent2022 — presentOrange County, California, United States
  5. Zest AIBoard Observercurrent2021 — presentBurbank, California, United States
  6. EltropyBoard Observercurrent2021 — presentSanta Clara, California, United States
  7. DwollaBoard Membercurrent2015 — presentDes Moines, Iowa Area
  8. ArcoroBoard Advisorcurrent2018 — presentUrbandale Iowa
  9. Higher Learning TechnologiesBoard Advisorcurrent2018 — presentIowa City, Iowa Area
  10. VIDA DiagnosticsBoard Membercurrent2014 — presentIowa City, Iowa
  11. BirdDog HRBoard Member2014 — 2017Urbandale, IA

Education

  1. Drake UniversityMBA, Business Administration1986 — 1988
  2. Luther CollegeBA, Management1980 — 1984

Skills & more

Business Strategy7Strategic Planning12Mergers4New Business Development11Business Planning2Product Development2Acquisition Integration1Change ManagementEntrepreneurship8Marketing Strategy1Product Management1Executive Management2
+12 moreStart-upsSales ManagementManagement ConsultingBusiness DevelopmentNegotiationProcess ImprovementFinancial AnalysisDivestituresStrategyManagementLeadershipMergers & Acquisitions

From Craig's professional profile.

Same school

Also attended Drake University8

Bikram DangInvestor Relations at Group 11Scott BrownPartner, Head of Platform at Cervin VenturesDavid MilesFounding Partner at ManchesterStory Group, LLCJohn ShufeldtGeneral Partner at Xcellerant VenturesSara FagenFounder & CEO, Tunni at The 98Scott BrueckVice President Finance and Administration at ManchesterStory Group, LLC

+ 2 more

Also attended Luther College2

Matthew H. HagenChairman at HBS Angels of BostonAmy ChristensonInvestor at AfterWork Ventures

Shared employers

Also worked at PatientFi1

Matt WilsonManaging Partner at BDev Ventures

Also worked at Zest AI3

Jeff BussgangInvestor at Flybridge Capital PartnersJay BudzikInvestor at AV8 VenturesLonne JaffeManaging Director at Insight Partners

Also worked at Eltropy1

Raju ReddyVenture Partner at Inventus Capital Partners

Also worked at Arcoro2

Todd SkokanSenior Advisor at Next Level VenturesGopi VaddiGeneral Partner at TCV

Colleagues at Next Level Ventures

Barbara Gooch
Director of Administration at Next Level Ventures
Dave Tucker
Partner at Next Level Ventures
Duane Harris
Partner at Next Level Ventures
Elizabeth Caven
Principal at Next Level Ventures
Jacob Gaspar
Analyst at Next Level Ventures
Liz Keehner
Principal at Next Level Ventures
Martin Walker
Principal at Next Level Ventures
Michael Perrin
Partner at Next Level Ventures

Network6

Duane Harris
Partner at Next Level Ventures
Elizabeth Caven
Principal at Next Level Ventures
Liz Keehner
Principal at Next Level Ventures
Martin Walker
Principal at Next Level Ventures
Scott Hoekman
Senior Advisor at Next Level Ventures
Wyatt Powers
Associate at Next Level Ventures

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