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Scott Sage

Investor

Partner at Crane Venture Partners

London

Writes $100K – $5M checks · typically $1.5M

FoundedManifest Data Labs, Inc.

About

Co-founder of Crane who has backed European founders for 20 years, with prior experience in marketing, strategy, research, and finance. Originally from Texas, he invests across the enterprise stack.

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Experience

  1. Stealth AI Security CoPre Seed Investorcurrent2025 — presentLondon Area, United Kingdom
  2. Crane Venture PartnersCo-founder and Partnercurrent2015 — presentLondon Area, United Kingdom
  3. Pavo AIPre Seed Investorcurrent2025 — presentLondon Area, United Kingdom
  4. Stealth AI CoPre Seed Investorcurrent2024 — presentUnited Kingdom
  5. IcitePre Seed Investor & Board Membercurrent2024 — presentTexas, United States
  6. GablePre Seed Investor & Board Membercurrent2023 — presentSeattle, Washington, United States
  7. QuaisrPre Seed Investorcurrent2022 — presentLondon Area, United Kingdom
  8. EncordSeed Investorcurrent2021 — presentLondon, England, United Kingdom
  9. LunePre Seed Investor & Board Membercurrent2021 — presentLondon, England, United Kingdom
  10. Tinybird.coPre Seed Investor & Board Membercurrent2020 — presentMadrid, Community of Madrid, Spain
  11. Axiom, Inc.Seed Investor & Board Membercurrent2019 — present
  12. MailchainPre Seed Investor & Board Membercurrent2022 — present
  13. Timeseer.AISeed Investor & Board Membercurrent2022 — presentBelgium, Texas, etc.
  14. ZenMLPre Seed Investor & Board Membercurrent2021 — presentMunich, Bavaria, Germany
  15. PometryPre Seed Investorcurrent2021 — presentLondon Area, United Kingdom
  16. CerbosPre Seed Investorcurrent2021 — presentLondon, England, United Kingdom
  17. SenseonSeed Investorcurrent2018 — presentLondon, England, United Kingdom
  18. HarbrPre Seed Investorcurrent2018 — presentLondon, United Kingdom
  19. OpenSensorsSeed Investorcurrent2017 — presentLondon, Greater London, United Kingdom
  20. Next MatterPre Seed Investor2019 — 2025Berlin, Germany

Education

  1. University of CambridgeDiploma, International Business2005 — 2006
  2. Texas Tech University - Rawls College of BusinessBBA, Finance2001 — 2005

Skills & more

Strategy37Management13Cheese1Sandwiches1Start-ups99Venture Capital99Entrepreneurship80Investments43New Business Development25Mobile Devices19Private Equity26Strategic Partnerships17
+12 moreMarketingBusiness DevelopmentEnterprise SoftwareAngel InvestingBusiness ModelingProduct ManagementCorporate DevelopmentDigital MediaB2BCustomer AcquisitionInbound MarketingExecutive Management

From Scott's professional profile.

Same school

Also attended University of Cambridge652

Niko BonatsosInvestment Team at General CatalystGeorgia StevensonInvestor at Index VenturesHannah SealInvestor at Index VenturesAnthony PhilippakisInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)Erik NordlanderInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)Nic LowdenInvestor at Moonfire Ventures

+ 646 more

Also attended Texas Tech University - Rawls College of Business12

Jack RobersonInvestor at 8VCRaymond CheResearch Associate at Archer Capital GroupFredrik NiléhnSenior Associate – Corporate Finance at ScietyMadina NiangInvestment Manager at SAGANARaymond CheResearch Associate at Archer Venture CapitalShawna ChenDirector at Interactive Niagara Media Cluster o/a Innovate Niagara

+ 6 more

Shared employers

Also worked at Pavo AI2

Max ChapmanInvestor at Crane Venture PartnersBill LehmannInvestor at Step Function Ventures

Also worked at Icite1

Max ChapmanInvestor at Crane Venture Partners

Also worked at Senseon3

Keith RobinsonSenior Advisor at OxxMina SamaanGeneral Partner at MMC VenturesDamien HenaultManaging Director, Forgepoint Capital International at ForgePoint Capital

Also worked at Harbr2

Evgenia PlotnikovaGeneral Partner at Dawn Capital LLPAlex BrunickiCo-Founder, Partner at Backed

Deals · 1

Manifest Data Labs, Inc.Board seat

via Crane Venture Partners · filed Jul 2024 · $20.4M raise

Attribution from SEC filings, press coverage, and firm rosters.

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

Network4

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
Ciaran O'Leary
General Partner at BlueYard Capital

Investors connected to Scott in public investor directories — a warm-intro map.