Drew Kriens

Principal

Drew brings depth in industrial tech and full stack investing experience to the Ironspring Ventures investment team. Prior to Ironspring, Drew was an investor at Standard Investments, where he spent more than six years investing in early to growth stage industrial tech startups and contributed to 15+ investments across a $500M portfolio. At Standard, Drew also led sourcing and diligence efforts and was responsible for market research and thesis development for core industrial tech industries. Early in his career, Drew worked at Juniper Networks where he supported marketing efforts on the data science team.

Drew is highly engaged with the entrepreneurial ecosystem in the Bay Area (where he is based), serving on the board of 1440 Multiversity and as an active angel investor. He is a graduate of the University of Oregon (BS Business).

  • Senior Associate, Standard Investments
  • Analyst, Juniper Networks
  • University of Oregon, BS