Duane Harris is a partner with over 30 years of experience in academics, business management, and private equity investing. He has held roles at Iowa State University, the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia, General Mills, and several private equity firms.
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Next Level Ventures writes $500K to $10M checks, larger than 71% of firms in the atlas.
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- General Mills · managed corporate M&A and business development activities
- Churchill Capital
- Northstar Capital
- Capital Management Resources · Partner
- General Mills
- Churchill Capital
- Northstar Capital
- Next Level Ventures · PartnerNow
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Who is Duane Harris?
Duane Harris is a partner with over 30 years of experience in academics, business management, and private equity investing. He has held roles at Iowa State University, the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia, General Mills, and several private equity firms.
How much does Duane Harris invest?
Duane Harris invests through Next Level Ventures, which writes checks of $500K to $10M at seed, series a, series b.
How do I pitch Duane Harris?
Email [email protected], the firm's inbox for founders, and name Duane in the subject. A warm intro from a founder Next Level Ventures backed works better.
What did Duane Harris do before Next Level Ventures?
managed corporate M&A and business development activities at General Mills; Churchill Capital; Northstar Capital; Partner at Capital Management Resources; General Mills; Churchill Capital; Northstar Capital.
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