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Iyke Iwotor

Iyke Iwotor

Senior Venture Analyst atLevel Up VenturesNew York
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Iyke Iwotor is Senior Venture Analyst at Hearst Level Up Ventures, focusing on operations and deal execution. He co-founded Elevate Thrifts and serves as Executive Director of Solid Seed Foundation.

What Iyke can write

Writes checks of$250K to $500K
Comes in atPre-seed, SeedMostly follows a lead
Pitch pageSubmit on their siteThe firm asks founders to apply here.

Level Up Ventures writes $250K to $500K checks, larger than 33% of firms in the atlas.

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Career

  1. Elevate Thrifts
  2. HearstLab · venture intern
  3. Solid Seed Foundation · Executive Director
  4. Hearst Level Up Ventures · Senior Venture Analyst
  5. Level Up Ventures · Senior Venture Analyst
    Now

Companies founded

Elevate Thrifts

Focus

operationssourcing deal flowdue diligencedeal executionearly-stage startupsdeal flow

Education

University of Georgia’s Terry College of Business, Bachelor of Business Administration in Economics

Before you pitch

Level Up Ventures does not invest inhardware, crypto, cannibas

Also at Level Up Ventures

Shashi Srikantan
Shashi SrikantanManaging Director & Head of Level Up Ventures
Damian Murray
Damian MurrayVenture Analyst
Carlton Charles
Carlton CharlesChairman

Partners like Iyke

At firms with a similar stage, sector and check size.

Derek HallBFF.vc
Brian StaffordPartner / Founder, Blue Collective
Abie J. Cohen
Abie J. CohenManaging Partner, Centre Street Partners
Badrul FarooqiFounder, Cursor Capital
Andrew GluckGeneral Partner / Founder, irrvrntVC
Maya BakhaiFounder & Managing Partner, Spice Capital

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Questions

Who is Iyke Iwotor?

Iyke Iwotor is Senior Venture Analyst at Hearst Level Up Ventures, focusing on operations and deal execution. He co-founded Elevate Thrifts and serves as Executive Director of Solid Seed Foundation.

How much does Iyke Iwotor invest?

Iyke Iwotor invests through Level Up Ventures, which writes checks of $250K to $500K at pre-seed, seed.

How do I pitch Iyke Iwotor?

A warm intro from a founder Level Up Ventures backed works best. A short LinkedIn note with one line on traction is the next best route.

What did Iyke Iwotor do before Level Up Ventures?

Elevate Thrifts; venture intern at HearstLab; Executive Director at Solid Seed Foundation; Senior Venture Analyst at Hearst Level Up Ventures.

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