Krishna Visvanathan
InvestorPartner 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.
Contact· self-published, not guessed
Experience
- Crane Venture PartnersCo-founder & Partnercurrent2015 — presentLondon Area, United Kingdom
- SilverflowPre Seed Investor & Board Membercurrent2020 — presentAmsterdam, Netherlands
- GigsSeed Investor & Board Observercurrent2021 — present
- CyberhavenSeed Investor & Board Observercurrent2018 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- CoMindSeed Investor & Board Observercurrent2019 — presentGreater London, England, United Kingdom
- QoverySeed Investor & Board Membercurrent2021 — present
- EncorePre Seed Investor & Board Membnercurrent2021 — presentStockholm, Stockholm County, Sweden
- GitpodSeed Investorcurrent2020 — presentKiel, Germany
- PaidSeed Investor & Board Membercurrent2020 — presentLondon, United Kingdom
- ForecastBoard Membercurrent2019 — presentCopenhagen, Capital Region of Denmark, Denmark
- VirtuosoBoard Membercurrent2017 — presentGreater London, England, United Kingdom
- StratioBoard Membercurrent2018 — presentLisbon, Portugal
- Fiducia DLTAdvisorcurrent2018 — presentGreater London, England, United Kingdom
- FrontAngel Investorcurrent2014 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- Sofar SoundsAngel Investorcurrent2012 — presentGreater London, England, United Kingdom
- LimioAngel Investorcurrent2018 — presentGreater London, England, United Kingdom
- GENETICA® USAngel Investorcurrent2018 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area and Ho Chi Minh City
- Foundries.ioBoard Member2019 — 2024Greater London, England, United Kingdom
- MycelialSeed Investor2021 — 2022
- AlertFusionBoard Member2019 — 2022Greater London, England, United Kingdom
- AireBoard Member2018 — 2022Greater London, England, United Kingdom
- ShipamaxSeed Investor & Board Observer2017 — 2022Greater London, England, United Kingdom
- NetronomeBoard Member2006 — 2022Santa Clara, California
- CentrifugeBoard Observer2019 — 2021Berlin, Germany
- edjingAngel Investo2013 — 2019Paris, Île-de-France, France
- VungleAngel Investor2012 — 2019London, Paris, San Francisco
- QOSMOSSupervisory Board Member2011 — 2016Greater Paris Metropolitan Region
- CampanjaBoard Member2013 — 2015Greater Stockholm Metropolitan Area
- ACHICABoard Member2012 — 2015London Area, United Kingdom
- TrustpilotBoard Member2013 — 2015Copenhagen Metropolitan Area
- SportPursuitBoard Observer2012 — 2015London Area, United Kingdom
- Draper EspritPartner2009 — 2015London Area, United Kingdom
- Cambridge Semiconductor LtdBoard Member2009 — 2015Greater Cambridge Area
- Encore VenturesPartner2009 — 2011
- Icera Semiconductor IncBoard Member2008 — 2011Greater Bristol Area, United Kingdom
- The Cloud NetworksBoard Member2004 — 2011London Area, United Kingdom
- 3iPartner1999 — 2009
- EzurioBoard Member2004 — 2008London Area, United Kingdom
- Optika Fibre TechnoligiesCFO1998 — 1999
- Pricewaterhouse Coopers, Kuala Lumpur MalaysiaAsst. Manager1997 — 1998
Skills & more
Secondaries3Exits3Private Equity35Angel Investing32Buyouts10Entrepreneurship44Due Diligence22Corporate Finance12Venture Financing6Carve-outs2Valuation10Investments70
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Deal SourcingCorporate DevelopmentLBOInternational ExpansionVenture CapitalBoard of Director experienceGrowth CapitalFinancial StructuringM&A experienceMezzanineStrategyStrategic PlanningLanguages 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
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
Ben Wright
GTM Venture Partner at Crane Venture Partners
Network3
Aneel Lakhani
Investor at Crane Venture Partners
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 Partner at Crane Venture Partners.
- What check size does Krishna Visvanathan write?
- Krishna Visvanathan typically writes checks of $750K – $3M.
- 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).
Same school
Also attended ICAEW134
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Shared employers
Also worked at Cyberhaven6
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Also worked at Forecast3
Also worked at Stratio3
Also worked at Draper Esprit32
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