Craig I. Ibsen

Stages: Early Stage VC, Later Stage VC, Seed Round
Focus: Software
Location: Des Moines, IA

Managing Principal · Next Level Ventures

Craig Ibsen, Managing Partner at Next Level Ventures, invests in seed through Series B (occasionally Series C) companies across agtech, fintech, biosciences, healthtech, data analytics, and AI, with typical check sizes of $500K–$5M and a sweet spot near $5.2M[1][2][4][5]. His distinctive thesis centers on being the largest U.S. investor managing credit union assets, notably via the Curql Fund, wh…