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Crave

Santa Clara, US · Founded 2016 · 6 employees on LinkedIn · 2 known investors

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Crave provides one-click cloud infrastructure and containerized "Devspaces" — unified remote dev environments that let engineering teams onboard, build, debug, and run CI consistently. It targets DevOps and development teams migrating from legacy setups to public or private cloud, with a focus on faster compilation, caching, and reduced cloud spend.

Cloud ComputingDeveloper ToolsSaaS

Founders & leadership

Crave was founded in 2016 by Alvin C. and Yuvraaj Kelkar.

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Yuvraaj KelkarinCEO & Co-founderYuvraaj Kelkar brings 20 years of software engineering experience leading technical teams at large enterprises across virtualization, storage, networking, containerization, embedded systems, and mobile development. He founded Crave to address inefficiencies in build environments and provide managed development infrastructure for engineering teams.

Investors · 2

K9 VenturesPalo Alto · $250K – $750K
SignalFireSan Francisco · $250K – $15M

Non-dilutive funding · 1 SBIR/STTR award

Federal grants — no equity taken
AgencyPhaseYearAmount
U.S. Air ForceAir ForcePhase I2022$49.9K

Source: SBIR.gov award data (U.S. Small Business Administration). SBIR/STTR awards are competitive federal R&D grants and contracts — non-dilutive capital alongside any venture rounds above.

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Frequently asked questions

What does Crave do?
Crave provides one-click cloud infrastructure and containerized "Devspaces" — unified remote dev environments that let engineering teams onboard, build, debug, and run CI consistently. It targets DevOps and development teams migrating from legacy setups to public or private cloud, with a focus on faster compilation, caching, and reduced cloud spend.
Who founded Crave?
Crave was founded by Alvin C., Yuvraaj Kelkar in 2016.
Who are Crave's investors?
Crave's investors include K9 Ventures, SignalFire.
Where is Crave headquartered?
Crave is headquartered in Santa Clara, US.