Latest fund size
$484M
Announced
September 15, 2026
Global HQ
United Kingdom
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Check size
$500K-$5M
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Stage focus
Pre-Seed, Seed
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Regions of investment
United Kingdom, United States, Asia Pacific
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Crane Venture Partners is a London-founded venture capital firm established in 2015, investing from inception through seed stage in underserved technology hubs worldwide. The firm operates from five cities, London, San Francisco, New York, Singapore, and Bangalore, and has made 138 investments with 10 exits to date. MassMutual Ventures has anchored all of Crane's funds since 2018.
Krishna Visvanathan — Co-Founder & Partner
krishna@crane.vc
Scott Sage — Co-Founder & Partner
Bonnie Kraus — COO & Partner
Carlos Jo-Loo — Investment Partner
carlosjoloo@gmail.com
Anandamoy Roychowdhary — Managing Director
roy@crane.vc
Morgane Zerath — Principal
morgane@crane.vc
Dan Jaeck — Principal
dan@crane.vc
Guy Bentley — Principal
guy@crane.vc
Sam Kester — Investor
sam@crane.vc
Vivian Zhang — Investor
vivian@crane.vc
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Names, roles, emails and LinkedIn profiles for the team, plus the fund's website.
Crane Venture Partners invests at the inception through seed stages, writing checks of $500,000 to $5 million.
The firm focuses on foundational technology across data infrastructure, fintech, AI, and deep tech, with a mandate to find outlier founders in markets it considers underserved by traditional venture capital.
Crane maintains what it calls stage discipline across all of its regions, spanning Europe, the Americas, and Asia-Pacific.
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What the fund looks for in founders and which sectors it backs.
In September 2026, Crane Venture Partners announced $484 million raised across four vehicles: Crane III ($169M), Crane APAC I ($150M), Crane US I ($100M), and Crane Opportunity Fund I ($65M).
MassMutual Ventures has anchored all four funds since 2018 and separately delegates management of a $450 million Europe/APAC portfolio to Crane.
The raise extends Crane's global footprint across London, San Francisco, New York, Singapore, and Bangalore.
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Fund size, LPs and track record.
Leadership
Investment Strategy
Crane writes checks of $500,000 to $5 million at the inception-to-seed stage, targeting outlier founders in underserved geographies while maintaining consistent stage discipline across its regions.
Notable Investments
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Leadership, investment strategy, notable investments and exits.
