Acrew Capital
Venture capitalSan Francisco · Seed–Growth · 39 people tracked
Also known as ACREW CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, L.P. · ACREW DIVERSIFY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, L.P.
Investment thesis
Multi-stage investor (including later-stage) run by five long-time partners, offering founders a 600+ person community of operators and executives that co-develops theses, supports companies, and advocates for systemic diversity.
Source: firm website, verified Jul 21, 2026.
Team · 39 people
from the firm's website & public directories
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What they invest in
from 84 of 137 portfolio companiesAI & Machine Learning ×39Enterprise Software ×39SaaS ×22Fintech ×21Data & Infrastructure ×14Cybersecurity ×13Developer Tools ×13Consumer ×12
HQs:United States×50Switzerland×1Colombia×1United Kingdom×1Israel×1Mexico×1
Investments · 137 tracked
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Coinbase is a cryptocurrency exchange platform that offers trading, custody, and financial services for cryptocurrencies, stocks, derivatives, and prediction markets to consumers, institutions, and developers.
Crypto & Web3FintechLos Angeles, US
Brian Armstrong(Founder/CEO)in
Alix provides a complete estate settlement service that handles the 100+ administrative, legal, and financial responsibilities executors face when settling an estate.
FintechLegalTechSaaSSan Francisco, US
Scott Quist(Director)Shital Ashok Mehta(Executive Officer, Director)Lauren Kolodny(Director)Andrew Sather(Director)Hugh Tamassia(President)Alexandra Mysoor(Founder & CEO)
Board seatLauren Kolodny· per SEC Form D
Arthur provides AI performance monitoring, optimization, explainability, and bias mitigation solutions for enterprise customers deploying artificial intelligence.
AI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareNew York, US
Mike Volpi(Director)Adam Wenchel(Executive Officer, Director)
Board seatTheresia Gouw· per SEC Form D
Austin, US
Sima Gandhi(Executive Officer, Director)Ezra Cooperstein(Executive Officer, Director)Lauren Kolodny(Director)
Board seatLauren Kolodny· per SEC Form D · $20.6M raise · filed May 2022
Alpharetta, US
David Thomas(Executive Officer, Director)
Board seatLauren Kolodny· per SEC Form D · $20M raise · filed Sep 2022
San Francisco, US
Ed Sim(Director)Asad Khaliq(Director)Keith Russell Stewart(Executive Officer, Director)
Board seatAsad Khaliq· per SEC Form D · $13.3M raise · filed May 2025
BiotechCambridge, US
Theresia Guow(Director)Sirshendu Roopom Banerjee(Executive Officer)Gabriel Kwong(Executive Officer)Stan Lapidus(Director)Amy Schulman(Director)
Board seatTheresia Gouw· per SEC Form D · $46.7M raise · filed Jul 2021
San Francisco, US
Zachary Bruhnke(Executive Officer, Director)Dmitry Gritskevich(Director)Joshua Diamond(Director)
Board seatVishal Lugani· per SEC Form D · $40M raise · filed Dec 2021
Boston, US
SIMON TAYLOR(Executive Officer, Director)ENRIQUE SALEM(Executive Officer, Director)STEFAN COHEN(Executive Officer, Director)
Board seatTheresia Gouw· per SEC Form D · $33.6M raise · filed Jun 2022
Bellevue, US
Board seatVishal Lugani· per SEC Form D · $18M raise · filed Jul 2021
Mill Valley, US
Mark S. McCombe(Director)Joel Lieginger(CEO, President, Treasurer, and Secretary)Lauren Kolodny(Director)Todd Kimmel(Director)
Board seatLauren Kolodny· per SEC Form D · $29.6M raise · filed Jun 2021
Aembit provides identity security for non-human entities, enabling businesses to safely connect applications to partners, customers, and services.
AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareSilver Spring, US
Kevin Sapp(Founder)inDavid Goldschlag(Founder)inKevin Sapp, II(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardJacob Seid(Director)Mark Kraynak(Director)Mark Hatfield(Director)
A design and branding studio that creates refined brands, websites, and interfaces for ambitious founders and creative teams, focusing on clean, responsive design that communicates clearly and supports business goals.
Los Angeles, US
David Fields(Executive Officer, Director)
Everything Universe (Anything World) offers AI-powered tools for creating 3D content, including generating and animating 3D models, game-ready SDKs, and a 3D model library.
AI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsGaming
Aquasec provides open-source and commercial security scanning solutions, including Trivy, designed to detect vulnerabilities and maintain security posture in cloud-native applications.
Cloud ComputingCybersecurityDeveloper Tools
Assembly provides quality monitoring and compliance software for Chinese electronics manufacturers, using on-site cameras and remote oversight to verify production standards and reduce defects.
Enterprise SoftwareLogistics & Supply ChainSan Francisco, US
Jonathan Friedman(Founder/CEO)in
At-Bay provides cyber insurance and risk management technology for businesses of all sizes, combining insurance products with cybersecurity expertise and monitoring to help companies prevent and manage digital risks.
CybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareInsurTechUnknown, US
Rotem Iram(Co-founder & CEO)Roman Itskovich(Co-founder & Chief Risk Officer)
Avantgarde Finance structures real-world asset (RWA) backed looping strategies to enhance capital efficiency for on-chain participants.
Crypto & Web3Fintech
BaubleBar designs and sells jewelry and accessories including beaded necklaces, earrings, bracelets, rings, and personalized items, serving consumers who want affordable on-trend pieces.
ConsumerDirect to ConsumerE-commerce
Marisa Gardini(Director)Howard Socol(Director)Daniella Yacobovsky(Executive Officer, Director)Ellie Wheeler(Director)Amy Jain(Executive Officer, Director)
Bilt operates a rewards program that allows renters and homeowners to earn points on rent and mortgage payments, which can be redeemed for travel, everyday purchases, or neighborhood benefits at partner merchants.
B2B MarketplacesConsumerFintech
Ankur Jain(Founder & CEO)in
Tenable One OT Exposure is an AI-powered platform that discovers and manages security exposures in operational technology and cyber-physical systems, protecting critical infrastructure from digital and physical attack surfaces.
AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareIoT
Canela Media operates a streaming platform and media network serving U.S.
AdTechMarketing TechMedia & EntertainmentNew York, US
Susan Lyne(Director)Luis Guttierez(Director)Michael Rafferty(Director)Rodrigo Garcia(Director)Isabel Rafferty(Executive Officer)
Catena is a governance and banking platform that enables AI agents to handle financial transactions safely within human-defined policies.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFintech
Catena is building a financial institution purpose-built for AI agents, combining a technology platform with a national trust bank to provide regulated banking with deterministic policy enforcement and immutable audit trails.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFintech
Sean Neville(CEO)Matt Venables(CTO)
Menlo Park, US
Aditya Singh(Director)David Jevans(Executive Officer, Director)Stephen Ryan(Director)
Coin Metrics provides market and on-chain data, reference rates, and indexes for digital assets via APIs, serving institutional investment teams.
Crypto & Web3Data & InfrastructureFintechBoston, US
Mathew S. McDermott(Director)Sean Judge(Director)Matt Scott Walsh(Director)Timothy Rice(Executive Officer, Director)Nic Carter(Executive Officer, Director)Bob Davis(Director)
Onchain Studios is a digital studio creating content and products for collectors, with a focus on web3 and digital collectibles.
ConsumerCreator Economy
Slack is a messaging and collaboration platform for teams and businesses, offering channel-based communication along with an AI agent (Slackbot) that routes third-party agents, surfaces business context, and executes tasks across apps.
Enterprise SoftwareFuture of WorkSaaS
Square is a platform providing integrated payroll, scheduling, team communication, and access management tools designed to help business teams coordinate and manage operations through a unified dashboard.
Enterprise SoftwareHR TechSaaSSan Francisco, US
DFINITY builds the Internet Computer, a decentralized cloud network that enables applications to run directly on the blockchain with persistent state, native HTTP serving, and built-in security without requiring external databases or a dedicated operations team.
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingCrypto & Web3Developer Tools
Dominic Williams(Founder)
Dialpad provides a platform that transforms customer conversations into actionable intelligence for businesses.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFuture of WorkSaaSSan Ramon, US
Craig Walker(Chief Executive Officer & Founder)Lily Toy(Executive Officer)Mark Shulgan(Director)Marc Andreessen(Director)John Rector(Director)John Kim(Director)
Ditto provides a distributed database that enables applications to store and access data across mobile devices, edge devices, and cloud infrastructure without relying on centralized servers, using peer-to-peer mesh replication.
Cloud ComputingData & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsEnterprise Software
Rows marked “SEC filing” are inferred from directors named on the company's SEC Form D — public regulatory data, not a portfolio list published by the firm.
Fund performance · per public LP disclosures · 2
as of Jun 2025| Fund | Vintage | Committed | Net IRR | TVPI | DPI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Acrew Capital Fund III, L.P.LPs: California Public Employees' Retirement System | 2024 | — | — | 0.87x | 0.00x |
| Acrew Diversify Capital Fund II, L.P.LPs: California Public Employees' Retirement System | 2024 | — | — | 0.67x | 0.00x |
Source: public limited-partner disclosures (CalPERS, CalSTRS). Net IRR / TVPI / DPI as reported by the limited partner; a fund's early-year IRR is an interim estimate (J-curve).
Frequently asked questions
- What stage does Acrew Capital invest at?
- Acrew Capital invests at the Seed, Series A, Series B, Series C, Growth stages.
- What is Acrew Capital's typical check size?
- Acrew Capital typically writes checks of $1M – $15M.
- What sectors does Acrew Capital focus on?
- Acrew Capital focuses on AI & Machine Learning, Consumer, Crypto & Web3, Cybersecurity, Data & Infrastructure, Enterprise Software, Fintech, Future of Work, Healthtech, Media & Entertainment, Retail Tech, SaaS.
- Where is Acrew Capital located?
- Acrew Capital is headquartered in San Francisco, US.
- Does Acrew Capital lead rounds?
- Yes, Acrew Capital leads investment rounds.
Media · Podcasts & interviews
featuring the teamAI's Impact ft. Acrew Capital Cofounder & Managing Partner Lauren Kolodny
Grace Gong · Lauren Kolodny
Asad Khaliq & Mark Kraynak, Founding Partners, Acrew Capital
The De-FUDMe Podcast · Asad Khaliq
(Smart Venture Pod watch party) Founding Partner Lauren Kolodny of Acrew Capital on the future of AI
Grace Gong · Lauren Kolodny
Acrew Capital’s Founding Partner Lauren Kolodny, Alumni Ventures Independent Board Director
Grace Gong · Lauren Kolodny
A Fireside Chat with Asad Khaliq, Founding Partner, Acrew Capital
Paklaunch · Asad Khaliq
The Business of Venture Capital - Lauren Kolodny, Managing Partner at Acrew Capital
Miguel Armaza · Lauren Kolodny
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