Investing Profile

Kurt Akers(140)

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Venture Partner at LvlUp Ventures
lvlup.venturesChicago, Illinois
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7 Investors

Connected to Niko Bonatsos (General Catalyst), Hunter Walk (Homebrew), Boris Wertz (Version One Ventures), and 4 other investors on Signal.

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Current Investing Position
LvlUp Ventures Venture Partner
Investment Range
$100K - $5.0M
Sweet Spot
$1.5M
Investments On Record
8

Kurt Akers is on these Sector & Stage Rankings

Kurt Akers's Investments On Record (7)

CompanyStageDateRound SizeTotal Raised
LongJump VC
VC FundApr 2021$1
$1
Chaos
Pre-SeedMar 2021$500K
$220M
Co-investors: Steve Loughlin (Accel), Jackson Moses (Afore Capital)
Left Coast Ventures
SeedFeb 2019$1
$1
Docklight Brands
SeedFeb 2019$1
$1
Privateer Holdings
Series CFeb 2018$100M
Series AFeb 2013$7M
$180M
Co-investors: Geoff Lewis (Bedrock Capital)
Jane West
SeedOct 2016
Co-investors: John Estalilla (Sfventures Group LLC)
Leafly
SeedFeb 2013$1
$18M

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Cannabis investor since 2011, tech investments

Kurt Akers's Education

DePaul University BSB Finance & Management Business
Cranfield School of Management MSc in Finance and Management Business