Crane Venture Partners
Venture capital firm backing early-stage founders developing foundational technologies.
Crane backs founders building core computing technologies, from semiconductors and AI infrastructure to developer tools and enterprise systems.
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Timeline for Crane Venture Partners
Took a £35m commitment
UK Startups and Innovation: British Business Bank writes £180m into six AI fundsMentioned in: Edinburgh students raise $5.3m seed
UK Startups and InnovationBackground
[Crane Venture Partners](https://crane.vc/our-story) backs technology founders at the earliest stages of company formation, from [inception through seed](https://www.british-business-bank.co.uk/news-and-events/news/british-business-bank-commits-ps180m-across-five-ai-and-deeptech-vc-funds). Its investment interests include the infrastructure underlying artificial intelligence, semiconductors, developer tools and enterprise systems. The Firm also invests in hard technology, where developing a product requires substantial scientific or engineering work.
Krishna Visvanathan and Scott Sage founded Crane to work alongside early-stage founders. Its geographic approach spans Europe, North America and Asia, seeking founders beyond established investment networks. Crane combines investment with practical support for the people building its portfolio companies. Its focus is on the underlying technologies used to develop and operate other products and businesses.
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