Craig Ibsen
Managing Partner
Craig Ibsen is the Managing Partner of Curql Fund and for the last decade has also served as the Founder and Managing Partner of Next Level Ventures, the largest venture capital firm in Iowa. Craig leads the management of five funds with over $500M in assets. With his deep roots in financial technology and startups, together with long-standing relationships with credit unions, Craig has established the first and largest strategic investment firm managing credit union assets today. Earlier in his career, Craig served as a senior executive at Maytag Corporation, founded Appliancezone (global supply chain software company) and led international operations for muti-national companies. Craig earned a B.A. from Luther College and M.B.A. from Drake University.
Key Facts:
- Board Member of Eltropy, a digital communication company for FI’s
- Board Observer of Zest AI, an AI-based loan decisioning company
- Board Observer PatientFi, a financing platform for elective medical procedures
- Board Member LoanStreet CUSO, a platform for loan trading among FI’s
- Board Member of Dwolla, a large payment platform fintech
- Former Board Member of Payrailz, a provider of payment services (acquired by Jack Henry)
Noteworthy accomplishments:
- Founded numerous companies and strategic investment funds
- Manages over $500 million in capital today
- Led his firm to earn numerous investor awards over the past decade and “Top Venture Capital Firm in Iowa” by research firm CB Insights for seven straight years