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Crane Venture Partners

Last cheque observed Oct 2026; 73 cheques on record.

Deploying nowNew fund $100M, Oct 2026VC firm

Pre-seedSeedSeries ASubscriptionRecurringSaaS

Deploying now
81%of best year17cheques in 12 months, 73 on record
Since the last cheque23days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$8.0MCheque size, as they say$1.0M – $5.0MRounds led4 of 73Sole investor5 roundsMostly inUnited States, 41%
Pitch Crane Venture Partners

Crane Venture Partners highlights

  1. 01

    17 cheques in the last 12 months

  2. 02

    Mostly Seed and Series A: 67% of its rounds

  3. 03

    Sole investor in 5 rounds, median $3.1M

What they do

We back outlier founders everywhere, from inception to seed.From their own website
Type
VC firm (from a list, unverified)
Cheque size
$1.0M – $5.0M as they say
Stages
Pre-seedSeedSeries A
Sectors
SubscriptionRecurringSaaS
Based in
Albemarle Street, United Kingdom
Cold pitches
Not stated

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first73 appearances

  1. 2026

    17 rounds

  2. Oct
    IMMIXSeed · GB · EU-Startups$3.5MLed
  3. Sept
    OuterlimitPre-seed · GB · AlbionVC$16MWith 10 others
  4. Sept
    ExpanseSeed · GB · EU-Startups$5.3MLed
  5. Jul
    NopanSeed · NL$8.2MWith 2 others
  6. Jun
    YouLabsSeed · SG$2.6MSole investor
  7. Jun
    Aseon LabsVenture · USUndisclosedWith 1 other
  8. Jun
    Ardent AIPre-seed · US$500KWith 2 others
  9. May
    CentrifugeVenture · CHUndisclosedWith 3 others
  10. May
    Hacktron AISeed · SG$2.9MWith 1 other
  11. Apr
    BluefishSeries B · US · TechStartups$43MWith 9 others
  12. Apr
    FenceSeries A · ES$20MWith 2 others
  13. Mar
    SilverflowSeries B · NL · Ventureburn$40MWith 5 others
  14. Mar
    PQShieldVenture · GBUndisclosedWith 4 others
  15. Feb
    EncordSeries C · US · Bright Pixel$60MWith 7 others
  16. Feb
    nyra healthSeries A · AT$24MWith 2 others
  17. Feb
    ChiralSeed · CH$12MWith 4 others
  18. Feb
    OLIXSeries A · GB$220MWith 4 others
  19. 2025

    15 rounds

  20. Oct
    CoMindSeries A · GB · Entrepreneur First$60MWith 7 others
  21. Sept
    QoverySeries A · FR · TechStartups$13MWith 9 others
  22. Sept
    Ardent AIPre-seed · US$2.1MWith 1 other
  23. Sept
    UmonySeries A · GB$15MWith 3 others
  24. Aug
    SRE.aiSeed · TechCrunch$7.2MLed
  25. Aug
    BluefishSeries A · US · AlleyWatch$20MWith 5 others
  26. Aug
    CentrifugeVenture · CHUndisclosedWith 2 others
  27. Jul
    Memories.aiSeed · US$8.0MWith 4 others
  28. Jun
    OnaVenture · USUndisclosedWith 3 others
  29. May
    SandgardenSeed · US$3.0MWith 3 others
  30. Apr
    Pyannote AISeed · FR$8.8MWith 4 others
  31. Mar
    GableSeries A · US$20MWith 2 others
  32. Mar
    ConfigHub Inc.Pre-seed · US$4.0MWith 1 other
  33. Feb
    AxiomVenture · US$15MWith 4 others
  34. Feb
    IciteSeed · US$5.0MWith 1 other
  35. 2024

    7 rounds

  36. Dec
    KurrentVenture · GB$12MWith 1 other
  37. Sept
    SandgardenSeed · US$4.5MWith 3 others
  38. Aug
    ConfigHub Inc.Pre-seed · US$3.6MWith 1 other
  39. Jun
    PQShieldSeries B · GB$37MWith 4 others
  40. Jun
    TinyBirdSeries B · FR$30MWith 4 others
  41. Mar
    Bitpart AISeed · US$5.4MWith 2 others
  42. Feb
    RaitoVenture · BEUndisclosedWith 1 other
  43. 2023

    8 rounds

  44. Nov
    SilverflowSeries A · NL · Firms' own news pages$16MWith 5 others

An announcement gives the size of the round, not the size of this investor's cheque: the only rounds that imply a cheque are those where they were the sole named investor.

The team

Named by the firm itself, on a filing, its Form ADV or its company registration3 named

BPBonnie Phik Shan KrausDesignated Member of ManageriFiling they signed
JSJeffrey Scott SageDesignated Member of ManageriFiling they signed
KVKrishna VisvanathanDesignated Member of ManageriFiling they signed

We also hold 22 people at this firm from the lists this database was built from: a weaker source than the filings, since a list does not say when a title ended. Login to see them.

What the register says

From the firm's own filings with the SEC, which it must file accurately by law

$768Mgross assets of its fundsOct 2026
Exemptreporting adviserventure or small private funds
Legal name
Crane Venture Partners LLP
SEC number
CRD 297067

What they claim to have backed

From their own portfolio page (on their website)

1 of 1 we have independently watched raise

Oncoshot

Weaker than a round we watched, stronger than a list somebody sold us. A firm is far less willing to put a company on its own site that it never funded.

Who they invest alongside

The investors most often in the same rounds as Crane Venture Partners. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed.

Recently backed

The latest companies Crane Venture Partners put money into.

Mentioned on podcasts

Episodes that name Crane Venture Partners in their description, not their title.

Quick answers about Crane Venture Partners

What does Crane Venture Partners invest in?

Crane Venture Partners invests most often at Seed and Series A (67% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Subscription, Recurring and SaaS.

How active is Crane Venture Partners?

73 investments on record, 17 of them in the last 12 months, and it led 4. The most recent was in Oct 2026.

What has Crane Venture Partners invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: IMMIX (Seed, Oct 2026), Outerlimit (Pre-seed, Sept 2026) and Expanse (Seed, Sept 2026).

How big are Crane Venture Partners's cheques?

The median round it joins is $8.0M. It says it writes cheques of $1.0M to $5.0M.

Does Crane Venture Partners lead rounds?

Sometimes: it led 4 of its 73 investments on record (5%).

Where does Crane Venture Partners invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (41%), the United Kingdom (23%) and the Netherlands (8%).

Is Crane Venture Partners investing now?

Yes: it is actively investing, with 17 investments in the last 12 months.

Who does Crane Venture Partners invest alongside?

Most often LocalGlobe (7 rounds together), Seedcamp (6 rounds together) and Plug and Play (5 rounds together).

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