Crane Venture Partners
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Crane Venture Partners

https://crane.vc
Last activity: 18.09.2026
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Building European software champions. We exclusively work with enterprise software and deep tech founders based in Europe and help them scale globally.
News
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Portfolio
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Persons
14
Mentions
107
Location: United Kingdom, England, Westminster
Employees: 11-50
Founded date: 2015
Investment Type: Venture Capital
Investment Stage: Seed; Series A; Series B; Series D; Series E
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Portfolio 54

DateNameWebsiteTotal RaisedLocation
15.07.2026Nopannopan.com$8.22MNetherland...
18.05.2026Hacktronhacktron.ai$2.9MUnited Sta...
09.02.2026Chiral Nan...chiralnano.com$15.8MSwitzerlan...
20.10.2025CoMindcomind.io$205MUnited Kin...
30.09.2025Umonyumony.com$15MUnited Kin...
27.07.2025Memories.a...memories.ai$8MUnited Sta...
21.08.2023SeeChangeseechange.com$10.11M-
01.05.2023Quaisrquaisr.com$3.1MUnited Kin...
14.02.2023Veratrakveratrak.com$6.56MUnited Kin...
14.02.2023Mailchainmailchain.com$4.6M-
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Persons 14

DateFirst NameLast NameTitleLinkedInLocation
-AyalaPlesPlatform M...linkedin.c...-
-RichardSneeCMO in Res...linkedin.c...-
-BonnieKrausChief Oper...linkedin.c...-
-BenWrightGTM Adviso...linkedin.c...-
-KrishnaVisvanatha...Co-founder...linkedin.c...-
-MorganeZerathPrincipallinkedin.c...-
-MartaBulaichAdvisory P...linkedin.c...-
-ZacDannellyVenture Pa...linkedin.c...-
-AneelLakhani-linkedin.c...-
-ScottSageCo-founder...linkedin.c...-
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News 65

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22.02.2023We’re Hiring a Legal CounselYou can find more details about Crane and what the role involves on the application form. We look forward to hearing from you! (No recruiters please.)
12.02.2023Introducing Guy BentleyEveryone in the Crane Herd is excited to announce our newest co-conspirator, Guy Bentley. Guy is returning to an investing role after spending the last 3+ years in operating roles at startups. Guy started his career as a deep tech investor...
31.01.2023Announcing Veratrak’s £5.3M Seed Round to Modernize Pharma Supply Chains 💊📦⛓️Is there someone in your life who relies on a wonder of modern medicine and science in the form of a life saving therapeutic, aka “drug”, to live a good life? What about just to deal with something they were born with that could make their ...
27.01.2023Introducing Ben Wright (and being pathologically obsessed)We are very excited to welcome Ben as Crane’s latest Advisory Partner. Ben is London based and spends 100% of his time on the sales end of GTM with our portfolio companies. He’s already making a material impact. Ben brings decades of exper...
28.09.2022Introducing Liz Zalman and What No One Tells FoundersWe’re very excited to introduce Liz Zalman, who, after much polite begging and insistent badgering, has agreed to be a part-time Founder Advisor at Crane. Liz is the Co-Founder and former CEO of both strongDM and Media Armor. Our founders a...
08.09.2022Announcing Mailchain: The Future of Web3 Communication 📢💌⛓️When you email someone, you don’t worry about what network they’re on, whether they have other email addresses, the domain [the part after @] the address is in, or even whether you’re reaching the person you want to. When you want to recei...
17.08.2022We’re Hiring an AssociateAre you looking to start your career in tech investing? Do you have the drive, focus, grit and motivation to source and close deals in a highly competitive environment? If so, we’d love to hear from you. We are looking for an Associate to ...
21.06.2022Seeding edge native infrastructure, why we invested $3.8M in MycelialWebAssem-what? That’s more or less how our journey with Mycelial started. Chris Aniszczyk, CTO of the CNCF—who has since joined Crane as an Advisory Partner!!!—suggested that maybe we should be paying attention to WebAssembly and introduce...
24.05.2022Celebrating the Developer Creators, Data Innovators, Deeptech Dreamers and Introducing Crane Fund II“The Journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step,” – Lao Tzu And our journey still has some way to go, with many bumps, twists, turns, lows and highs to come. The privilege of interacting with visionary entrepreneurs – be it tho...
24.05.2022Crane Venture Partners Raises $140 Million for its Second Fund to Empower the Builders of the World’s Digital InfrastructureCrane’s first fund resulted in >75 percent graduation rate from seed to Series A; the firm almost doubles investment for second fund with consistent focus on early-stage software and deep tech across Europe, Israel and United States LON...
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Mentions in press and media 107

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19.09.2026Europe's Deep Tech Surge: Satellites, AI, and the Sovereignty RaceEurope's tech scene thrives. Open Cosmos secured €300M for satellite intelligence, propelling a continent-wide deep tech surge. This investment bolsters European sovereignty in space and connectivity. Cybersecurity firm Exein raised $270M, ...
18.09.2026Open Cosmos secures €300M, Europe at "acute risk of marginalisation, and Sweden’s evolving foodtech ecosystemThis week, we tracked more than 70 tech funding deals worth over €1.7 billion and over 10 exits, M&A transactions, rumours, and related news stories across Europe. If email is more your thing, you can always subscribe to our newsletter ...
16.09.2026Edinburgh Graduates’ AI Infrastructure Firm Expanse Raises $5.3mExpanse has secured seed funding to develop software that predicts the computing resources required by AI workloads before they run, with the aim of reducing wasted capacity and helping organisations make better use of existing infrastructu...
04.08.2026Olix Raises $312m in Series B Funding at a $3.3bn ValuationOlix, a London, UK-based builder of the infrastructure for frontier AI inference, raised $312m in Series B financing at a $3.3bn valuation. Backers included existing investors Hummingbird Ventures, Crane, Plural, Creandum, Phoenix Court and...
03.08.2026Olix Raises $312M at $3.3B Valuation To Scale Specialized AI Inference SiliconAs AI has exploded over the last few years, there have been different types of AI chips designed to solve different tasks. Olix raises $312 million to create one chip that handles every part of an AI model’s work. New York firm Fundomo led ...
03.08.2026Venture Capital & Startup Funding Roundup, August 3, 2026: Atreides, Battery Ventures, NEA, Sequoia, Point72 & MoreOver the past day, investors have plowed into the underlying hardware and infrastructure needed to power the AI boom. The largest rounds are pushing capital toward real-world enablers: for example, El Segundo–based Valar Atomics raised $1 b...
18.07.2026Nopan Secures €7.2M to Revolutionize European Account and Wallet PaymentsNopan, spearheaded by ex-Netflix payment veterans, secured €7.2 million. This funding drives its mission to transform European account and wallet payments. The platform targets the operational gaps and performance inconsistencies plaguing n...
15.07.2026Nopan Raises €7.2 Million To Expand Account And Wallet Payments PlatformNopan, a performance platform for account and digital wallet payments, has raised €7.2 million in total funding, including a new investment round led by Newion. Existing investors Crane and Seedcamp participated in the latest financing, alo...
14.07.2026Former Netflix payments team raises €7.2M to date for payment performance platform NopanNopan, the performance platform for account and wallet payments, today announced that it has raised €7.2 million to date, including a new funding round led by Newion, with follow-on investment from Crane and Seedcamp and support from a grou...
02.07.2026Aseon Labs Secures $10M to Revolutionize Autonomous Fleet ServicingAseon Labs raised $10 million in seed funding. The capital will build a decentralized network of robotic micro-depots. These pods will service autonomous vehicle fleets. They address critical bottlenecks in robotaxi operations. Aseon's syst...
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