Craft Ventures

Investor type

VC

Founded

2017

AUM

$855 M

Location

San Francisco, California, United States

Investment Ticket

$1-5 m

Investment Stage

Pre-seed Seed Series A Series B Late Stage (Series C+)

Region of investment

North America
Investor profile last updated: 18 July, 2026

Profile

Craft Ventures is a venture capital firm based in San Francisco, California, founded in 2017. The firm is led by a team of former founders and senior operators who have a track record of building and scaling successful technology businesses. Craft Ventures is designed to be a low-maintenance but high value-add partner for founders, providing access to senior talent and proven playbooks to fuel growth.

The firm focuses on investing in business-to-business technology sectors, including SaaS, marketplaces, AI, and fintech. Craft Ventures typically invests in early-stage companies, from Pre-Seed to Series B, with check sizes ranging from $50K to $50M. The firm primarily invests in the United States and has a portfolio that includes notable companies like Uber, Lyft, and Slack.

Craft Ventures has made significant investments in companies such as Ent AI - an AI-powered workspace security platform, Supabase - a backend for software development, and ElevenLabs - a leader in voice AI technology. The firm has participated in over 376 investments and has seen 28 unicorns and 16 IPOs in its portfolio.

Industry

Fintech Gaming Software Transportation Education Edtech Fashion/Beauty Financial Services Food and Beverage Foodtech Healthcare Services Marketing and Advertising Media and Entertainment Other Pharmaceuticals Real Estate Robotics Security Sports/SportsTech Telecommunications Travel MedTech Life Sciences Infrastructure Energy LegalTech Music HealthTech AdTech TravelTech

Contacts

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Jeff Fluhr General Partner
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FAQs about Craft Ventures

Craft Ventures is a venture capital firm. It backs companies at Pre-seed, Seed, Series A, Series B and Late Stage (Series C+), writing tickets of $1-5 m.
Craft Ventures is located in San Francisco, California, United States.
Craft Ventures was founded in 2017.
Craft Ventures invests in companies and startups in Fintech, Gaming, Software, Transportation, Education, Edtech, Fashion/Beauty, Financial Services, Food and Beverage, Foodtech, Healthcare Services, Marketing and Advertising, Media and Entertainment, Other, Pharmaceuticals, Real Estate, Robotics, Security, Sports/SportsTech, Telecommunications, Travel, MedTech, Life Sciences, Infrastructure, Energy, LegalTech, Music, HealthTech, AdTech, TravelTech.
Craft Ventures invests in companies and startups in North America.
Craft Ventures invests in companies and startups at Pre-seed, Seed, Series A, Series B, Late Stage (Series C+).
Craft Ventures usually invests $1-5 m on average.
Craft Ventures has around $855m assets under management.
Craft Ventures can be reached through its website craftventures.com, its LinkedIn page and its X account. Its general enquiries address is [email protected]. Cold-mailing a general inbox rarely reaches a partner, so Private Equity List also lists the investment-team contacts for Craft Ventures — names, roles, verified work emails and LinkedIn profiles — available on a Pro plan from $129/month (see pricing). Contacts are sourced from the firm's website and LinkedIn and re-verified on a rolling cycle. Spot a stale contact, or none at all? Report it — we re-run that firm within 48h and get back to you.
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