# Next Level: portfolio, investments and team

> Next Level is a private equity based in United States. 2 investments on record, latest Feb 2019. Portfolio, stages, co-investors and team.

Source: https://millionrounds.com/fund/next-level (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article)

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# Next Level

Filed with the SEC to raise a fund in Jan 2025, closing $15M. Last cheque observed Feb 2019.

Quiet New fund $15M, Jan 2025 Private equity

Seed Consumer Goods

Cheques on record

**0%** of best year **0** **cheques in 12 months**, 2 on record

Since the last cheque **2809** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec

Median round **$7.5M** Rounds led **0 of 2**

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## Next Level highlights

- 01 2 rounds on record
- 02 Mostly Seed: 100% of its rounds

## What they do

- **Type:** Private equity (from a list, unverified)
- **Cheque size:** Not stated
- **Sectors:** Consumer Goods
- **Based in:** New York, United States
- **Cold pitches:** Not stated

## The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first **2 appearances**

- **2019** 1 round
- **Feb** **[MākuSafe](https://millionrounds.com/company/makusafe)** Seed · US · FinSMEs **$3.0M** With 2 others
- **2018** 1 round
- **Feb** **[Dwolla](https://millionrounds.com/company/dwolla)** US · Clayandmilk **$12M** With 4 others

An announcement gives the size of the round, not the size of this investor's cheque: the only rounds that imply a cheque are those where they were the sole named investor.

## The team

Named by the firm itself, on a filing, its Form ADV or its company registration **6 named**

CL **Christopher Larsen** Executive Officer i Filing they signed

CI **Craig Ibsen** Managing Principal of General Partner, Next Level Ventures GP V, LLC i Filing they signed

DT **Dave Tucker** Managing Principal of General Partner, Next Level Ventures GP V, LLC i Filing they signed

EK **Elizabeth Keehner** Managing Principal of General Partner, Next Level Ventures GP V, LLC i Filing they signed

RS **Roger Scholten** Managing Principal of General Partner, Next Level Ventures GP V, LLC i Filing they signed

TK **Terry Kipp** Executive Officer i Filing they signed

We also hold **2** people at this firm from the lists this database was built from: a weaker source than the filings, since a list does not say when a title ended. Login to see them.

New fund on file

**$15M**

raised in Jan 2025

From its SEC filing, not a journalist: a firm that has just raised has money to deploy.

## The cheque

Seed

Median round joined **$7.5M** the round, not its cheque

Led 0 of 2 rounds **0%**

- **Sole investor:** Never alone
- **Last cheque:** Feb 2019

Rounds by stage said on their site

- Seed *1*

Cheques by year Led Joined

2018 2019

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## Recently backed

The latest companies Next Level put money into.

[**MākuSafe** $3.0M · Feb 2019](https://millionrounds.com/company/makusafe)[**Dwolla** $12M · Feb 2018](https://millionrounds.com/company/dwolla)

## Quick answers about Next Level

### What does Next Level invest in?

Next Level invests most often at Seed (100% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Consumer Goods.

### How active is Next Level?

2 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Feb 2019.

### What has Next Level invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: MākuSafe (Seed, Feb 2019) and Dwolla (Undisclosed round, Feb 2018).

### How big are Next Level's cheques?

The median round it joins is $7.5M.

### Is Next Level investing now?

No investments in the last 12 months; the latest was in Feb 2019.

### What kind of investor is Next Level?

Next Level is a private equity firm based in New York, United States.

### Has Next Level raised a new fund?

Its latest fund filing with the SEC was in Jan 2025, reporting $15M raised.

### Where does this information on Next Level come from?

From 2 articles and filings naming it in a round, public registers and its own website, checked and rebuilt every night.

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