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Krishna Visvanathan

InvestorFounder

Partner at Crane Venture Partners · Co-founder & Partner at Crane · Board director at Netronome

London

Writes $750K – $3M checks · typically $2M

FoundedCrane

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162 people in our graph share verified history with Krishna — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.

Abdul GueforunlockedKrishna: together at ICAEW (1993–1995)
×3Krishna: together at Front
Krishna: together at Centrifuge
×2Krishna: together at Shipamax

About

Co-founder of Crane who has backed European founders for two decades, investing across the enterprise stack. He previously held operational roles including co-founding a deep tech startup, and is based in the UK.

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Co-founder & Partner at Crane

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Crane's investors · 2

boundless venturesMumbaiIsomer CapitalLondon

Co-founders at Crane

SSScott Sage
Scott SageCo-founder & Partner

Board director at Netronome

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Netronome's investors · 2

Cambridge Angels groupCambridge · $195K – $1.9M checksCisco InvestmentsSan Jose

Co-founders at Netronome

JN
Jan Niel ViljoenExecutive Officer, Director
NV
Niel ViljoenCEO and Founder

Experience

  1. Crane Venture PartnersCo-founder & Partnercurrent2015 — presentLondon Area, United Kingdom
  2. SilverflowPre Seed Investor & Board Membercurrent2020 — presentAmsterdam, Netherlands
  3. GigsSeed Investor & Board Observercurrent2021 — present
  4. CyberhavenSeed Investor & Board Observercurrent2018 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  5. CoMindSeed Investor & Board Observercurrent2019 — presentGreater London, England, United Kingdom
  6. QoverySeed Investor & Board Membercurrent2021 — present
  7. EncorePre Seed Investor & Board Membnercurrent2021 — presentStockholm, Stockholm County, Sweden
  8. GitpodSeed Investorcurrent2020 — presentKiel, Germany
  9. PaidSeed Investor & Board Membercurrent2020 — presentLondon, United Kingdom
  10. ForecastBoard Membercurrent2019 — presentCopenhagen, Capital Region of Denmark, Denmark
  11. VirtuosoBoard Membercurrent2017 — presentGreater London, England, United Kingdom
  12. StratioBoard Membercurrent2018 — presentLisbon, Portugal
  13. Fiducia DLTAdvisorcurrent2018 — presentGreater London, England, United Kingdom
  14. FrontAngel Investorcurrent2014 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  15. Sofar SoundsAngel Investorcurrent2012 — presentGreater London, England, United Kingdom
  16. LimioAngel Investorcurrent2018 — presentGreater London, England, United Kingdom
  17. GENETICA® USAngel Investorcurrent2018 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area and Ho Chi Minh City
  18. Foundries.ioBoard Member2019 — 2024Greater London, England, United Kingdom
  19. MycelialSeed Investor2021 — 2022
  20. AlertFusionBoard Member2019 — 2022Greater London, England, United Kingdom
  21. AireBoard Member2018 — 2022Greater London, England, United Kingdom
  22. ShipamaxSeed Investor & Board Observer2017 — 2022Greater London, England, United Kingdom
  23. NetronomeBoard Member2006 — 2022Santa Clara, California
  24. CentrifugeBoard Observer2019 — 2021Berlin, Germany
  25. edjingAngel Investo2013 — 2019Paris, Île-de-France, France
  26. VungleAngel Investor2012 — 2019London, Paris, San Francisco
  27. QOSMOSSupervisory Board Member2011 — 2016Greater Paris Metropolitan Region
  28. CampanjaBoard Member2013 — 2015Greater Stockholm Metropolitan Area
  29. ACHICABoard Member2012 — 2015London Area, United Kingdom
  30. TrustpilotBoard Member2013 — 2015Copenhagen Metropolitan Area
  31. SportPursuitBoard Observer2012 — 2015London Area, United Kingdom
  32. Draper EspritPartner2009 — 2015London Area, United Kingdom
  33. Cambridge Semiconductor LtdBoard Member2009 — 2015Greater Cambridge Area
  34. Encore VenturesPartner2009 — 2011
  35. Icera Semiconductor IncBoard Member2008 — 2011Greater Bristol Area, United Kingdom
  36. The Cloud NetworksBoard Member2004 — 2011London Area, United Kingdom
  37. 3iPartner1999 — 2009
  38. EzurioBoard Member2004 — 2008London Area, United Kingdom
  39. Optika Fibre TechnoligiesCFO1998 — 1999
  40. Pricewaterhouse Coopers, Kuala Lumpur MalaysiaAsst. Manager1997 — 1998

Skills & more

Secondaries3Exits3Private Equity35Angel Investing32Buyouts10Entrepreneurship44Due Diligence22Corporate Finance12Venture Financing6Carve-outs2Valuation10Investments70
+12 moreDeal SourcingCorporate DevelopmentLBOInternational ExpansionVenture CapitalBoard of Director experienceGrowth CapitalFinancial StructuringM&A experienceMezzanineStrategyStrategic Planning

Languages Indonesian · Malay

From Krishna's professional profile.

Colleagues at Crane Venture Partners

Aga Paliwoda
Executive Assistant to Co-Founders at Crane Venture Partners
Aleksandra Totoń
Fund Controller at Crane Venture Partners
Alisha Fernandes
Executive Assistant, India Team at Crane Venture Partners
Anandamoy Roychowdhary
Managing Director, India & APAC at Crane Venture Partners
Andy Leaver
General Partner at Crane Venture Partners
Anna Cachadiña Abelló
Investor at Crane Venture Partners
Ashwwani Verma
Director Legal at Crane Venture Partners
Ayala Ples
Head of Platform at Crane Venture Partners

Network2

Ben Wright
GTM Venture Partner at Crane Venture Partners
Bonnie Kraus
COO and Partner at Crane Venture Partners

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Krishna Visvanathan?
Co-founder of Crane who has backed European founders for two decades, investing across the enterprise stack. He previously held operational roles including co-founding a deep tech startup, and is based in the UK.
Where does Krishna Visvanathan work?
Krishna Visvanathan is Co-founder & Partner of Crane and Partner at Crane Venture Partners and Board director at Netronome.
What check size does Krishna Visvanathan write?
Krishna Visvanathan typically writes checks of $750K – $3M.
What companies did Krishna Visvanathan found?
Krishna Visvanathan founded Crane.
Where did Krishna Visvanathan go to school?
Krishna Visvanathan studied at University of Manchester Institute of Science & Technology (UMIST) (BSc, Management Science); ICAEW (Qualified Chartered Accountant).

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