Craft Ventures
Venture capitalSan Francisco · Pre-Seed–Late Stage · 45 people tracked
Also known as CRAFT VENTURES AFFILIATES · CRAFT VENTURES MANAGEMENT LP
Investment thesis
Craft Ventures positions itself as a firm built by founders for founders, staffed with senior operators and investors who have personally built and scaled technology companies. It emphasizes being low-maintenance but high value-add, rolling up its sleeves to deploy proven playbooks and connect founders with senior talent to accelerate growth. The firm backs technology businesses across areas such as enterprise software, AI, cybersecurity, and developer infrastructure, drawing on its team's repeated success in building unicorn companies.
Source: firm website, verified Aug 3, 2026.
Team · 45 people
from the firm's website & curated & public directories
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What they invest in
from 103 of 156 portfolio companiesEnterprise Software ×63AI & Machine Learning ×51SaaS ×42Fintech ×19Data & Infrastructure ×17Cloud Computing ×13Developer Tools ×13Cybersecurity ×11
HQs:United States×62Austria×1Canada×1United Kingdom×1Singapore×1
Investments · 156 tracked
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Airbnb is an online marketplace that enables people to book and list accommodations for short-term rentals, experiences, and services around the world.
ConsumerMarketplacesTravel & HospitalitySan Francisco, US
Brian Chesky(Founder/CEO)inNathan Blecharczyk(Founder/CTO)inJoe Gebbia(Founder/CPO)inAlfred Lin(Director)Belinda Johnson(Executive Officer)Laurence Tosi(Executive Officer)
BitGo provides institutional-grade digital asset infrastructure including custody, trading, wallet services, and stablecoin management for financial institutions and enterprises.
Crypto & Web3Enterprise SoftwareFintech<UNKNOWN>, US
Michael A. Belshe(Executive Officer, Director)Chen Fang(Executive Officer, Director)Krishna Juvvadi(Executive Officer)Ed Reginelli(Executive Officer)J. WILLIAM LEE(Director)ANTONIO GRACIAS(Director)
Sourcegraph is a code intelligence platform that helps developers search, write, and understand code with insights from their entire codebase integrated into their editor.
AI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSan Francisco, US
Quinn Slack(Executive Officer, Director)Beyang Liu(Executive Officer, Director)Scott Raney(Director)Daniel Friedland(Director)David Sacks(Director)
Board seatDavid Sacks· per SEC Form D
Vendr provides a SaaS pricing intelligence platform and AI-powered negotiation tools for procurement, finance, and IT teams to benchmark software costs and reduce overpayment.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaSBoston, US
Ryan Neu(Founder)inJeff Epstein(Director)David Sacks(Director)
Board seatDavid Sacks· per SEC Form D
Frigade provides an SDK and AI-powered platform for building product onboarding flows including checklists, tours, and announcements that adapt to product changes.
AI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSaaSSan Francisco, US
Eric Brownrout(Founder)inChristian Mathiesen(Founder)in
BoardGuillermo RauchArash Ferdowsi
Norm Ai develops AI agents and automation systems for legal and compliance tasks, serving institutional clients managing large asset portfolios.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareLegalTech
John Nay
Pave provides compensation and equity data to help employees understand and compare their pay.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFintechHR TechSaaSSan Francisco, US
Matt Schulman(Founder)inAaron Hultgren(Executive Officer, Director)John Geiken(Executive Officer, Director)Oren Bass(Executive Officer, Director)Alexander Turkot(Director)Salim Lahoud(Director)
Spekit builds AI-powered enablement software for go-to-market teams, delivering answers, content, and training in real-time to help sales representatives learn and execute faster.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFuture of WorkSaaSSales Tech
Zari Zahra(Co-Founder)Melanie Fellay(Co-Founder)
Lakewood, US
Hao Yu(Director)Hank Cui(Director)Jeff Fluhr(Director)Haobo Wen(Executive Officer, Director)
Board seatJeff Fluhr· per SEC Form D · $3.5M raise · filed Feb 2019
San Diego, US
Brian Evans(Executive Officer, Director)
Board seatDavid Sacks· per SEC Form D · $400M raise · filed Nov 2021
Northspyre is an end-to-end development management platform that helps real estate developers automate workflows, digitize information, and make data-driven decisions across the design, development, and investment phases of building projects.
Enterprise SoftwarePropTechSaaSNew York, US
William Sankey(Co-founder)Jeff Fluhr(Director)David Bates(Director)Sifan Liu(Director)
Board seatJeff Fluhr· per SEC Form D · $9.6M raise · filed May 2020
Austin, US
Board seatDavid Sacks· per SEC Form D · $22M raise · filed Dec 2022
West Hollywood, US
Board seatDavid Sacks· per SEC Form D · $80.3M raise · filed Jul 2024
Phoenix, US
Ryan Andrew Smith(Director)Jeff Fluhr(Director)Angel Herrera(Director)
Board seatJeff Fluhr· per SEC Form D · filed Mar 2022
San Francisco, US
Eduardo Vilar(Executive Officer, Director)Ariel Poler(Director)Rajeev Singh-Molares(Director)Jeff Fluhr(Director)
Board seatJeff Fluhr· per SEC Form D · $19M raise · filed Apr 2019
Roboflow provides tools for developers to build and deploy computer vision applications, including image annotation, model benchmarking, and dataset management.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSan Francisco, US
Joseph Nelson(Founder)inBrad Dwyer(Founder)in
BoardCrystal Huang(Director)
Board seatDavid Sacks· per SEC Form D
Travel & HospitalitySeattle, US
Scott Kubly(Executive Officer, Director)David Sacks(Director)
Board seatDavid Sacks· per SEC Form D · $13.3M raise · filed Jun 2021
San Francisco, US
Ethan Ruby(Director)Felix Feng(Executive Officer, Director)Alexander Soong(Director)
Board seatEthan Ruby· per SEC Form D · $14.4M raise · filed May 2021
Burlingame, US
Sky Dayton(Director)Ryan Johnson(Director)Adrien Perkins(Director)Brian Manning(Executive Officer, Director)Tyler Reid(Director)Jeff Crusey(Director)
Board seatSky Dayton· per SEC Form D · $170M raise · filed Apr 2026
A sleep system designed for deeper recovery.
8090 is an AI-native software development platform designed for regulated enterprises in healthcare, financial services, manufacturing, and government that enables teams to build production code from business intent with full audit trails and governance controls.
AI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsEnterprise Software
Chamath Palihapitiya(Co-founder and CEO)
Addepar is a portfolio management platform that enables investment teams and CIOs to aggregate, analyze, and report on diverse asset classes—including liquid equities and private markets—within a single consolidated system.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareFintechMountain View, US
Joe Lonsdale(Founder)inEric Poirier(CEO)inLaurence Tosi(Director)Stephen Snyder(Executive Officer)Mitchell Bompey(Executive Officer)
BoardJuan Sabater(Director)
AgentSync provides insurance infrastructure software that manages onboarding, licensing, and appointment processes for carriers, agencies, MGAs, and producers.
Enterprise SoftwareInsurTechSaaSDenver, US
Niji Sabharwal(Founder & Chief Executive Officer)inJennifer Knight(Founder & Chief Technology Officer)in
Allen Control Systems develops autonomous precision weapon systems designed to counter unmanned aerial threats for military and allied forces.
AI & Machine LearningDefense TechRobotics
Mike Wior(CEO)Steve Simoni(President)Luke Allen(CTO)
Private workspace for startup founders, investors, and advisors to collaborate.
A framework designed to orchestrate multiple AI agents to work together as a collaborative team.
Arcol is an authoring platform that enables architects and design teams to create buildings using AI agents and construction intelligence integrated into the design process.
AI & Machine LearningConstruction TechDeveloper Tools
Autonomic builds the Transportation Mobility Cloud, a connected vehicle cloud platform that enables developers to create applications interacting with multiple vehicle models through a unified API.
Cloud ComputingEnterprise SoftwareMobility & Transportation
Sundeep Madra(Executive Officer, Director)Amar Varma(Executive Officer, Director)Benjamin Black(Executive Officer, Director)Gavin Sherry(Executive Officer, Director)
Aerospace company building reusable rockets and the Starlink satellite internet network.
Bandana is a job matching and application platform that recommends personalized job opportunities and provides tools to generate resumes and manage applications.
HR TechSaaS
Ad marketplace that connects brands with creators on YouTube and other platforms.
Bird operates a shared electric scooter and e-bike service designed to reduce car trips and emissions in urban environments across multiple continents.
CleantechMobility & TransportationSanta Monica, US
Bitwise Investments provides professionally managed cryptocurrency funds and investment products for institutional and individual investors.
Crypto & Web3FintechSan Francisco, US
Katherine Dowling(Executive Officer)Matt Hougan(Executive Officer)Teddy Fusaro(Executive Officer)Corey Mulloy(Director)Hong Kim(Executive Officer, Director)Hunter Horsley(Founder & CEO)
A resource providing guides, reviews, and analysis of cryptocurrency gambling platforms for US players, focusing on blockchain payments, provably fair systems, and regulatory compliance.
Crypto & Web3
Camber provides revenue cycle management infrastructure for specialty care practices, leveraging claims data and automation to reduce billing denials and accelerate reimbursement.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareHealthtechSaaSNew York City, US
Christophe Rimann(Founder)inCelina Qi(Founder)inNathan Lee(Founder)in
Candex provides a platform to manage vendor engagement, tracking, and payment for organizations, eliminating manual administrative overhead in procuring and paying service vendors.
B2B MarketplacesEnterprise SoftwareFintechSaaSNew York, US
Automates the administrative work of investing in alternative assets like venture capital and private equity.
Cartwheel delivers evidence-based mental health and clinical care services to students and families through partnerships with school districts.
Digital HealthEdTechHealthtechMental HealthCambridge, US
Joe English(Co-Founder and CEO)Holly Maloney(Director)Greg Yap(Director)Daniel Tartakovsky(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardSteve Kupfer(Director)
An AI-powered, browser-based 3D motion platform for character animations.
Startup database and discovery engine to find, analyze, and track private companies.
Cloud platform that powers connected-vehicle data and mobility services.
Compliance and licensing infrastructure for insurance carriers, brokers, and agencies.
CloudTrucks provides a platform that connects independent truck owner-operators to a network of carriers for freight shipping, handling compliance and cash flow management.
Logistics & Supply ChainSaaS
Tobenna Arodiogbu(Founder & CEO)Jin Shieh(Founder)George Ezenna(Founder)
A legal engineering platform that uses AI agents to automate regulatory compliance.
Operating system for generative media.
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 · 5
as of Sep 2025| Fund | Vintage | Committed | Net IRR | TVPI | DPI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Craft Ventures Growth II, L.P.LPs: San Diego City Employees' Retirement System | 2022 | — | 24.1% | 1.33x | 0.00x |
| Craft Ventures IV, L.P.LPs: San Diego City Employees' Retirement System | 2022 | — | 0.8% | 1.01x | 0.00x |
| Craft Ventures Growth I, L.P.LPs: San Diego City Employees' Retirement System | 2021 | — | 4.4% | 1.17x | 0.00x |
| Craft Ventures III, L.P.LPs: San Diego City Employees' Retirement System | 2021 | — | -0.7% | 0.97x | 0.00x |
| Craft Ventures II, L.P.LPs: San Diego City Employees' Retirement System | 2019 | — | 20.0% | 2.55x | 0.01x |
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 Craft Ventures invest at?
- Craft Ventures invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A, Series B, Series C, Growth, Late Stage stages.
- What is Craft Ventures's typical check size?
- Craft Ventures typically writes checks of $50K – $50M.
- What sectors does Craft Ventures focus on?
- Craft Ventures focuses on AI & Machine Learning, Cloud Computing, Cybersecurity, Developer Tools, Enterprise Software, Fintech, Marketplaces, SaaS, Sector Agnostic.
- Where is Craft Ventures located?
- Craft Ventures is headquartered in San Francisco, US.
- Does Craft Ventures lead rounds?
- Yes, Craft Ventures leads investment rounds.
Media · Podcasts & interviews
featuring the teamE838: David Sacks Craft Ventures $350m raise, big Bird bet, VR, crypto, Yammer, Zenefits, investing
This Week in Startups · David Sacks
Craft Ventures' David Sacks talks Trump fundraiser in Silicon Valley
CNBC Television · David Sacks
Axios' Dan Primack & Craft Ventures Co-founder & Partner David Sacks at Axios BFD: San Francisco
Axios · David Sacks
What the Future of SaaS Holds for 2024 with David Sacks, Founder & General Partner, Craft Ventures
SaaStr · David Sacks
Watch CNBC's full interview with Craft Ventures' David Sacks
David Sacks · cnbc.com
Watch CNBC's full interview with Craft Ventures Co-Founder David Sacks
David Sacks · cnbc.com
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