About Craft Ventures
Craft Ventures is a venture capital firm founded in 2017. It is primarily based out of San Francisco, United States. As of May 2025, Craft Ventures is an active investor, having invested in 246 companies, with 17 new investments in the last 12 months. It primarily invests in Series A round in United States based startups. Its investments are spread across a wide range of sectors from Enterprise Applications to High Tech and Consumer. Most recently it led the $30M Series A round of Allen Control Systems along with Rally Ventures. This round also saw participation from Inspired Capital.
Overall, Craft Ventures portfolio has seen 23 unicorns, 15 IPOs and 27 acquisitions including key companies like Facebook, Uber and Slack. A lot of funds co-invest with Craft Ventures, with names like Abstract Ventures sharing a substantial percentage of its portfolio.
Craft Ventures has team of 38 people including 22 partners.
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Craft Ventures' List of Top Investments
Craft Ventures has a portfolio of 246 companies, including 23 unicorns. Their most notable investments are in Vultron and Highlight.Their portfolio spans across United States, Canada, United KingdomÌý²¹²Ô»å 7 more locations. They have invested in Enterprise Applications, High Tech, ConsumerÌý²¹²Ô»å 32 other sectors, across stages such as Series A, Seed Ìý²¹²Ô»å 5 more. Here is the list of top investments by Craft Ventures:
1. Facebook
Provider of online social networking and related services. It offers a platform for users to connect with friends and family, share information, and engage in various online activities. The company provides tools for communication, including messaging and video calls. Additional services encompass photo and video sharing, and the development of related applications and technologies. It also offers advertising services to businesses.
Key facts about Facebook
- Founded Year: 2004
- Location: Menlo Park (United States)
- Annual Revenue: $13.5B as on Dec 31, 2023
- Stage: Public
- Total Funding till date: $2.27B
- Employee Count: 67,317 as on Dec 31, 2023
- Investors: Vulcan Capital, Hercules Capital and 111 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Grant (prize money), Jan 15, 2017, $490
- Highlight: Public
2. Uber
App-based ride-hailing aggregator. The platform provides services including taxi-hailing, food delivery, freight solutions, self-drive electric vehicle rentals, corporate transportation, and more. Users can book services by providing location, destination, user details, payment details, and more. The app is available for both Android and iOS devices.
Key facts about Uber
- Founded Year: 2009
- Location: San Francisco (United States)
- Annual Revenue: $44B as on Dec 31, 2024
- Stage: Public
- Total Funding till date: $13.2B
- Employee Count: 31,100 as on Dec 31, 2023
- Investors: HarbourVest Partners, Vulcan Capital and 187 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Post IPO, Dec 19, 2020, $1.15B
- Highlight: Public
3. Slack
AI interfaced encrypted team messaging platform for enterprises. It offers an enterprise software platform that allows teams and businesses of all sizes to communicate. It provides software for communication options, including chat, audio and video clips, live huddles, asynchronous collaboration, engagement, and meetings. It also offers tools to create conversational channels, share files, record screens, projects, and goals management, and create audio and video clips.
Key facts about Slack
- Founded Year: 2009
- Location: San Francisco (United States)
- Annual Revenue: $903M as on Jan 31, 2021
- Last Known Valuation: $23B as on Jun 20, 2019
- Stage: Acquired
- Total Funding till date: $1.22B
- Employee Count: 1,820 as on Dec 31, 2022
- Investors: Glynn Capital, TeleSoft Partners and 68 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Post IPO, Apr 16, 2020, $863M
- Highlight: Acquired
4.
Provider of an app-based reseller of residential properties. The platform enables property sellers to information about the property, schedule video assessments, and receive offers based on comparative market analysis. Provides home inspection and mortgage solutions. Their app is available on Android and iOS devices.
Key facts about Opendoor
- Founded Year: 2014
- Location: San Francisco (United States)
- Stage: Public
- Total Funding till date: $1.35B
- Employee Count: 2,313 as on Dec 31, 2022
- Investors: Access Industries, General Atlantic and
- Latest Funding Round: Post IPO, Aug 18, 2021, $850M
- Highlight: Public
5. Bird
App-based rental platform providing self-drive electric kick-scooters. Users can locate, and reserve electric kick-scooters through the app. They can unlock vehicles by scanning the QR codes, ride the scooters, and park in legal parking spaces at the end of the ride. The kick-scooters include self-reporting damage sensors, self-sealing tires, dual anti-tipping kickstands, and anti-theft encryption. App is available for both Android and iOS devices.
Key facts about Bird
- Founded Year: 2017
- Location: Miami (United States)
- Stage: Public
- Total Funding till date: $766M
- Employee Count: 428 as on Dec 31, 2022
- Investors: Glynn Capital, Odenn Ventures and 60 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series D, Aug 04, 2021
- Highlight: Public
Craft Ventures' Year-on-Year Investment Trends
Craft Ventures has invested in 246 companies over the last 7 years, with an average of 29 new investments annually in the last 5 years. In 2024, it made 26 investments, while as of May 2025, it has made 9 investments in this year. Its most recent first time investment was in Unframe AI and most recent follow-on round was in Horizon3.AI.
Year | No. of Investments | ||
|---|---|---|---|
1stÌý¸é´Ç³Ü²Ô»å | Follow-on | Total | |
2025 (YTD) | 3 | 6 | 9 |
2024 | 20 | 6 | 26 |
2023 | 26 | 8 | 34 |
2022 | 34 | 15 | 49 |
2021 | 46 | 20 | 66 |
2020 | 25 | 8 | 33 |
2019 | 17 | 1 | 18 |
2018 | 11 | 0 | 11 |
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Craft Ventures' Investments by Stage
Craft Ventures has made 74 investments in Series A stage with an average round size of $15M, 73 investments in Seed stage with an average round size of $4.82M and 23 investments in Series B stage with an average round size of $48.3M.Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Stage of entry | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Series A | 74 |
Seed | 73 |
Series B | 23 |
Series C | 8 |
Unattributed | 2 |
Others | 2 |
Craft Ventures' Investments by Sector
Craft Ventures has a diverse portfolio, with companies operating in the Enterprise Applications, High Tech, FinTech, Consumer and Enterprise Infrastructure. Notably, it has invested in 234 Tech companies, 190 Enterprise (B2B) companies, 169 Software companies and at least 107 companies focusing on Saas.
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Sector | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Enterprise Applications | 130 |
High Tech | 51 |
FinTech | 35 |
Consumer | 33 |
Enterprise Infrastructure | 30 |
Others | 177 |
Craft Ventures' Investments by Geography
Craft Ventures has made most investments in United States (169), followed by Canada where it has made 6 investments.
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Country | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
United States | 169 |
Canada | 6 |
Anguilla | 1 |
Australia | 1 |
Brazil | 1 |
Others | 4 |
Craft Ventures' recent investments
Here are the most recent investments by Craft Ventures:
Date | Company | Location | Round Details | Round Amount | Co-Investors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
May 08, 2025 | United States | Series D | $100M | [+2] | |
Apr 22, 2025 | Singapore | Series D | $200M | Accel [+4] | |
Apr 03, 2025 | United States | Series A | $30M | ||
Apr 03, 2025 | United States | Series B | $60M | Menlo Ventures [+3] | |
Mar 28, 2025 | United States | Series A | $30M | Inspired Capital [+1] |
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Here is a list of unicorns in Craft Ventures' portfolio:
ÃØÃÜÑо¿Ëù Score | Company | Short Description | Founded year | Sector | Location | Company Stage | First Investment/ Acquisition Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
41 | Crime intelligence and analytics solution | 2016 | San Francisco | Series C | klebczb | ||
75 | AI powered application development platform | 2016 | San Francisco | Series D | pkqjfwk | ||
70 | Cloud-based platform for payroll management | 2012 | San Francisco | Series C | fsgmvov | ||
62 | Platform offering saas management solutions | 2018 | Boston | Series B | lymbpel | ||
76 | Compliance and risk management platform for enterprises | 2016 | San Francisco | Series C | h{{mpcd |
IPOs and Publicly Listed companies in Craft Ventures' Portfolio
Here are Craft Ventures' portfolio companies that went public:
Company | IPO Date | First Invested on | First Round of Investment | Round Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Feb 19, 2025 | Sep 25, 2019 | Seed | $2.5M | |
Jan 11, 2024 | - | - | - | |
Nov 18, 2022 | - | - | - | |
Nov 05, 2021 | Jun 28, 2018 | Series C | $300M | |
Sep 29, 2021 | - | - | - |
Acquired companies in Craft Ventures' Portfolio
Here are Craft Ventures' portfolio companies that got acquired most recently:
Company | Acquisition Date | First Invested on | First Round of Investment | Round Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Jun 04, 2025 | Jan 14, 2022 | Series A | $25M | |
May 28, 2025 | Aug 23, 2021 | Series A | $12M | |
Apr 23, 2025 | Aug 15, 2023 | Seed | $8M | |
Mar 29, 2025 | - | - | - | |
Mar 11, 2025 | Feb 2019 | Series A | $3.5M |
Team profile of Craft Ventures
Craft Ventures has a team of 38 membersÌýincluding 22 Partners, 3 Venture Partners and 6 PrincipalsÌýlocated in United States, United Kingdom and . Craft Ventures' team does not sit on the board of any company as of now.Here is a list of top team members in Craft Ventures:
Name | Designation | Location | Board Memberships | Contact details |
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Partner | San Francisco | - | ||
Partner | Los Angeles | - | ||
Partner | Toronto | - | - | |
Partner | San Francisco | - | ||
Partner | San Francisco | - | - | |
Partner | New York City | - | ||
Partner | San Francisco | - | ||
Partner | New York City | - | ||
Partner | Los Angeles | - | ||
Partner | New York City | - | - |
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Over the past 7 years, 1263 investors have co-invested in Craft Ventures's portfolio companies.
- Invested before Craft Ventures:Ìý, SV Angel and 326 others have invested in rounds before Craft Ventures. There are 33 companies where Y Combinator has invested before Craft Ventures and 5 companies where SV Angel has invested before Craft Ventures.
- Top Co-investors of Craft Ventures:Ìý538 investors entered a company along with Craft Ventures. These include investors like Abstract Ventures (8 companies).
- Invested after Craft Ventures:ÌýA total of 397 investors have invested in Craft Ventures's portfolio after their investments. Top Investors include Valor Equity Partners (7 companies), Tiger Global Management (7 companies) and a16z (4 companies).
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