Fundraising Fox

Krishna Visvanathan

Investor

Partner at Crane Venture Partners

London

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

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.

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

Education

  1. University of Manchester Institute of Science & Technology (UMIST)BSc, Management Science1990 — 1993
  2. ICAEWQualified Chartered Accountant1993 — 1997

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

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