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.
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
Education
- University of Manchester Institute of Science & Technology (UMIST)BSc, Management Science1990 — 1993
- ICAEWQualified Chartered Accountant1993 — 1997
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
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Same school
Also attended ICAEW110
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Shared employers
Also worked at Cyberhaven6
Also worked at Forecast3
Also worked at Stratio3
Also worked at Draper Esprit24
Isabel FoxHead of Investor Relations at Hoxton VenturesMohadeseh AbdullahiPartner at Giant Ventures Global LlpTheo WetheredPrincipal at Nauta CapitalTom BradleyManaging Partner at Salica InvestmentsMichael DimelowCCO at Bloc VenturesRichard MarshChief Portfolio Officer at Molten Ventures
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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
Aneel Lakhani
Investor 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
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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