Where does Drew Kriens work?

Drew Kriens is Senior Associate at Ironspring Venture.

What does Drew Kriens invest in?

Drew Kriens invests in Advanced Manufacturing, Deep Tech, Hardware.

Where did Drew Kriens go to school?

Drew Kriens studied at University of Oregon (Bachelor of Science - BS, Business Administration); Saratoga High School.

Drew Kriens

Investor

Senior Associate at Ironspring Venture

Bay Area

About

Drew Kriens is a member of the Ironspring Ventures investment team, focusing on industrial technology and full-stack investing. He previously spent over six years as an investor at Standard Investments, backing early- to growth-stage industrial tech startups and contributing to more than 15 investments across a $500M portfolio, where he led sourcing, diligence, and thesis development. Earlier in his career he worked on the data science team at Juniper Networks, and he holds a BS in Business from the University of Oregon.

Invests in

Advanced ManufacturingDeep TechHardware

Experience

Ironspring VenturesPrincipalcurrent2026 — present
JoinBoard Observercurrent2024 — present
1440 MultiversityBoard Membercurrent2020 — present
Optimal DynamicsBoard Observer2024 — 2025
HighByteBoard Observer2024 — 2025
Standard InvestmentsSenior Associate2023 — 2025
Standard InvestmentsAssociate2022 — 2023
Standard InvestmentsAnalyst2019 — 2021
Hippo HarvestBoard Observer2023 — 2025
AlbedoBoard Observer2023 — 2025
Juniper NetworksMarketing Data Analyst2018 — 2019
Juniper NetworksMarketing Intern2017Sunnyvale, CA
Juniper NetworksMarketing Intern2016Sunnyvale,CA
Constellation Wealth AdvisorsResearch Intern2015Menlo Park, CA

Skills & more

Microsoft Excel5Microsoft OfficeSQLMicrosoft Word3TableauLeadership10Social Media2Teamwork4B2B MarketingLead GenerationVendor ManagementEvent Planning

+12 more

Digital MediaKPI DashboardsMarketingPublic SpeakingMarketing AnalyticsAnalyticsDashboardCommunicationTime ManagementData VisualizationData AnalyticsFinance

From Drew's professional profile.

Colleagues at Ironspring Venture

Adam Bridgman

Co-Founder and Venture Partner at Ironspring Venture

Charlie Kirn

Investor at Ironspring Venture

Dave Perretz

Head of Finance at Ironspring Venture

Natan Reddy

Principal at Ironspring Venture

Peter J. Holt

Co-Founder + General Partner at Ironspring Venture

Sam Natbony

Principal at Ironspring Venture

Stephanie Volk

Vice President, Platform at Ironspring Venture

Ty Findley

Co-Founder + General Partner at Ironspring Venture

Frequently asked questions

Who is Drew Kriens?: Drew Kriens is a member of the Ironspring Ventures investment team, focusing on industrial technology and full-stack investing. He previously spent over six years as an investor at Standard Investments, backing early- to growth-stage industrial tech startups and contributing to more than 15 investments across a $500M portfolio, where he led sourcing, diligence, and thesis development. Earlier in his career he worked on the data science team at Juniper Networks, and he holds a BS in Business from the University of Oregon.
Where does Drew Kriens work?: Drew Kriens is Senior Associate at Ironspring Venture.
What does Drew Kriens invest in?: Drew Kriens invests in Advanced Manufacturing, Deep Tech, Hardware.
Where did Drew Kriens go to school?: Drew Kriens studied at University of Oregon (Bachelor of Science - BS, Business Administration); Saratoga High School.