Next Level Ventures is a Des Moines, Iowa based venture capital fund. They invest in Iowa based companies in manufacturing, bioscience and information technology sectors. In their investments, they look for companies able to scale with a clear path to $1 million in annual sales. Next Level Ventures typically invests $1 to $4 million.
Next Level Ventures has made investments in MakuSafe, Pitchly, LenderClose, Higher Learning Technologies (HLT), Dwolla, VIDA, Igor, Workgroups DaVinci, and 1CommMedical.
They have exited their investments in BirdDogHR.
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Funded Companies
A company developing workforce wearables, hazard management, and compliance tools.
People
Barbara Gooch
Director of Administration
Craig Ibsen
Managing Principal
Dave Tucker
Senior Advisor
Duane Harris
Principal
Michael Perrin
Senior Associate
Ryan Gerhardy
Senior Adviser
Scott Hoekman
Principal
Tej Dhawan
Senior Adviser