Next Level Ventures is an Iowa-based venture capital firm founded in 2014 that manages over $700 million in strategic investment funds. It partners with entrepreneurs across fintech, agtech, healthcare, biosciences, and B2B software, providing seed through growth-stage capital primarily to Midwest companies.
Average disclosed round size is $6.6M (across 24 rounds with reported amounts).
Portfolio
19
Fund Size
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Top Stage
Seed
Last 12 Mo
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Team
Portfolio Breakdown
Stage Distribution
Sector Distribution
Investment Activity
DealsAvg Round Size
Portfolio
24 investments
| Company | Round | Amount | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
 Hummingbird | Seed | $5.4M | Oct 2024 |
 Hummingbirds | Seed | $5.4M | Oct 2024 |
 Dwolla | Series D | $12M | Feb 2024 |
 iotaMotion | Series A | $12M | Jul 2023 |
 Pitchly | Series A | $7M | Mar 2023 |
| Hummingbirds | Seed | $3.3M | Jan 2023 |
 PortX | Series B | $16.5M | Jan 2023 |
 Gross-Wen Technologies | Series A | $6.5M | Aug 2021 |
| Dwolla | Series B | $21M | Jul 2021 |
 Open Loop | Seed | $3M | Apr 2021 |
 WINPRO Pet | Series B | $3M | Jan 2021 |
 MSUITE | Seed | $4M | Aug 2020 |
 VIDA Diagnostics | Seed | $1M | Jul 2019 |
 Tractor Zoom | Series A | $5M | Jul 2019 |
 MākuSafe | Seed | $3M | Feb 2019 |
| HHLT | Unknown | $8M | Jul 2017 |
| MākuSafe | Unknown | $1.3M | Jan 2017 |
| VIDA Diagnostics | Unknown | $5.1M | Dec 2016 |
 BirdDogHR | Series A | $4M | Jan 2014 |
 Mazen Animal Health | Series A | $11.2M | — |
| PortX | Series A | $10M | — |
 FarmlandFinder | Seed | $3M | — |
 Dryland Genetics | Seed | $3.8M | — |
| TTractor Zoom Raises $5M in New Round | Series A | $5M | — |
Top Co-Investors
ISA Ventures7 shared
M254 shared
Union Square Ventures2 shared
Firebrand Ventures2 shared
Alliance Ventures2 shared
HPA2 shared
Summit Partners2 shared
Charlesbank Capital Partners2 shared
Rittenhouse Ventures2 shared
Detroit Venture Partners1 shared
Bessemer Venture Partners1 shared
Human Ventures1 shared
Company Ventures1 shared
Mutual Capital Partners1 shared
Friends & Family Capital1 shared
Altos Ventures Management, Inc.1 shared
Meron Capital1 shared
Panoramic Growth Equity1 shared
Builders VC1 shared
Innova Memphis1 shared
Last updated: 20 October 2026