Craig Ibsen

Craig Ibsen

Managing Partner atNext Level VenturesDes Moines

Craig Ibsen is Managing Partner at Next Level Ventures, a venture capital firm. He has a background in financial technology and previously worked at Maytag Corporation.

What Craig can write

Writes checks of$500K to $10M
Comes in atSeed, Series A, Series BMostly follows a lead
Email the firm[email protected]The firm's own inbox for founders.

Next Level Ventures writes $500K to $10M checks, larger than 71% of firms in the atlas.

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Career

  1. Maytag Corporation · senior executive
  2. Next Level Ventures · Founder and Managing Partner
    Now
  3. Appliancezone

Companies founded

Next Level VenturesAppliancezone

Focus

financial technologystartupscredit unions

Education

Luther College, B.A.Drake University, M.B.A.

Also at Next Level Ventures

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Questions

Who is Craig Ibsen?

Craig Ibsen is Managing Partner at Next Level Ventures, a venture capital firm. He has a background in financial technology and previously worked at Maytag Corporation.

How much does Craig Ibsen invest?

Craig Ibsen invests through Next Level Ventures, which writes checks of $500K to $10M at seed, series a, series b.

How do I pitch Craig Ibsen?

Email [email protected], the firm's inbox for founders, and name Craig in the subject. A warm intro from a founder Next Level Ventures backed works better.

What did Craig Ibsen do before Next Level Ventures?

senior executive at Maytag Corporation; Appliancezone.

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