Next Level Ventures

Next Level Ventures is an Iowa-based strategic investment firm that backs technology-driven companies across seed, early-stage and growth-stage funding. Operating from Des Moines, the firm manages investment funds and partners directly with entrepreneurs, with an explicit remit that spans long-term company growth, job creation and regional economic development alongside investor returns. Its portfolio comprises more than 45 companies.

Sector focus covers artificial intelligence, data, software, financial technology, agriculture technology and healthcare technology. The firm's most distinctive product is the Curql Funds, a set of investment vehicles that connect financial technology companies with credit unions - a distribution model that gives portfolio startups direct access to a defined institutional customer base rather than capital alone. Manufacturing and the credit union sector also feature in the firm's stated verticals.

Support extends beyond the balance sheet. Next Level Ventures describes active involvement in the financial strategy, operations and business networks of its portfolio companies, positioning itself as a partner rather than a passive investor. The stated goal is to balance investor returns with meaningful support for entrepreneurs, within a commitment to the regional innovation ecosystem across Iowa and the wider United States.