# Crux: Finance, Washington, United States

> Crux: Crux is the ecosystem used by financial institutions, developers, and purchasers of tax credits to manage transferable tax credits.

Source: https://millionrounds.com/startup/crux-3 (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article)

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# Crux

Crux is the ecosystem used by financial institutions, developers, and purchasers of tax credits to manage transferable tax credits.

Funding reported Last round: Series A

Finance Washington, United States

Company summary

- **Founded:** 2023 3 years old
- **Team:** 1 1 to 10 people
- **Funding reported:** $27M in dollars
- **Last round:** Series A Jan 2024

How sure we are

- ✓ **Listed** We know it exists and what it does
- 2 **Funding reported** A company dataset reports a raise
- 3 **Observed** A filing or a dated announcement confirms a round

No round for Crux has been confirmed by a filing or an announcement yet, so nothing here counts toward an investor's record. [How we decide](https://millionrounds.com/methodology)

## What company datasets say Crux raised

Funding, as reported

Reported in all **$27M** in dollars

Rounds **3**

Last round **Series A**

Last round date **Jan 2024**

Investors listed **16**

## Founders and team

From Crux's own website: 2 founders, 83 on the team.

**Alfred Johnson** Co-founder & CEO

**Allen Kramer** Co-founder & COO

- **Michiah Prull** Chief of Staff to the CEO
- **Bronwyn Sastry** Vice President, Platform Transactions
- **Evelyn Sen** Executive Assistant to the CEO
- **Andrew Hsiung** Chief Financial Officer
- **Carly Williams** Executive Assistant to the Chief Capital Officer
- **Emily Verlinde** Chief Compliance Officer
- **Yonette Chung McLean** Chief Capital Officer
- **Emily Hughes** Head of Marketing
- **Eric Chen** VP of Strategic Finance
- **Eric Heintz** Head of Investments
- **Hasan Nazar** Head of Government Affairs & Public Policy
- **Jacqueline DeMarco** Executive Assistant to the Head of Investments
- **Jess Zhao** Head of Operations
- **John DeRosa** Head of Tax Credit Markets
- **Okwudiri Onyedum** Head of Strategic Bank Capital
- **Tanay Mehta** Head of Product
- **Allen Shvarts** Senior IT Lead
- **Anna von Greacen** Product Lead

And 65 more on the team.

Advisers *James Wright* *Arthur Matuszewski* *Bill Daley* *Itai Grinberg* *Josh Goldman* *Rob Parker* *Tim Rice*

## On 2 portfolio pages

Investors who name them

- [Acrew Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/acrew-capital)
- [Commonweal Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/commonweal-ventures)

Each firm lists Crux on its own website. That is the firm's claim, a weaker thing than a round we watched, but a named source.

## Finance in United States

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