Crane Venture Partners

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Type: Venture FundStage: Pre-Seed, SeedLead: Leads or followsCheck: $750K–$3MFund Size: $135M (APAC I, 2025); $140M (Fund II, 2022); $90M (Fund I, 2019)AUM: $450MSeries: Fund IIFund Age: 4.27yLocation: United KingdomContinent: North America, Europe, Asia, OceaniaWebsiteApply

Crane Venture Partners is a London- and Singapore-based early-stage venture capital firm founded in 2015 by Krishna Visvanathan and Scott Sage. The firm makes high-conviction investments from inception through seed in foundational technology companies, with a focus on enterprise software, deep tech, AI-native software, data infrastructure, cybersecurity, and developer tools. Crane operates across Europe, the UK, Israel, the US, and Asia-Pacific (India, Singapore, Australia). It raised a $90M Fund I in 2019 and a $140M Fund II in 2022; in September 2025 it launched Crane APAC I, a $135M fund dedicated to early-stage founders in India, Singapore, and Australia, bringing total AUM to $450M through an expanded partnership with MassMutual Ventures. Anchor LPs include MassMutual Ventures, British Patient Capital, a sovereign wealth fund, and a fund of funds. Beyond capital, Crane provides hands-on go-to-market support, sales strategy, and access to CXO/CISO advisory networks. Founders can reach the team via the contact form at crane.vc/contact/.

Deep Tech (Generalist)AI and Machine LearningSoftware and SaaSSemiconductors and ComputingBiotech, Life Sciences, Synthetic Biology

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