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Shop craft materials & find free patterns.

Whether you’re a knitter, embroider, crocheter, or a little-bit-of-everything crafter, this is your home for daily craft inspiration!

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Location: United Kingdom, England, London

Employees: 51-200

Total raised: $92.86M

Founded date: 2010

Investors 4

Date	Name	Website
-	True True	true.globa...
-	Scottish E...	sep.co.uk
-	Highland E...	highlandeu...
-	Balderton ...	balderton....

Funding Rounds 5

Date	Series	Amount	Investors
28.01.2021	-	$22M	-
15.04.2020	-	$10M	Balderton ...
24.04.2017	-	$33.36M	-
16.11.2015	Series B	$20M	-
02.03.2015	-	$7.5M	-

Mentions in press and media 24

Date	Title	Description
27.03.2026	Hiro Capital boss on LeCun, Clegg, and AI investing	The boss of the VC firm that hit the headlines when it snapped up Yann LeCun and Nick Clegg says it invested around €50m in a co-leading investment in LeCun’s much-hyped world model startup AMI Labs, as part of the startup’s $1bn plus raise...
10.12.2025	Hiro Capital snaps up Nick Clegg and Yann LeCun, as launches fund	London-based VC firm Hiro Capital has snapped up two high-profile individuals from the European tech scene, as it launches a new fund targeting the European scaleup gap. Nick Clegg, the former deputy PM and former Meta executive, is joining...
16.06.2025	Flight delayed? Here’s how to stay entertained at the airport	Share Share Share Share Email Airport delays are a frustrating part of modern travel, often caused by a mix of overbooked schedules, air traffic congestion, weather disruptions, and staffing shortages. In fact, UK airports are not only oper...
11.10.2021	Hilary Swank creates sweater and dog jumper pattern to raise funds for Hilaroo Foundation	Hilary Swank has teamed up with LoveCrafts to create a matching sweater vest pattern and dog jumper to raise funds for her Hilaroo Foundation. The two-time Oscar-winner founded the charity to "bring youth, who have been given up on, an...
28.01.2021	LoveCrafts raises $22m and makes US acquisition	LoveCrafts, the leading online crafts community backed by SEP, has acquired WEBS, America’s Yarn Store. The company secured an additional $22m of funding from its existing investors alongside Silicon Valley-based debt providers TriplePoint...
28.01.2021	LoveCrafts makes US acquisition	LoveCrafts, the leading online crafts community backed by SEP, has acquired WEBS, America’s Yarn Store. The company secured an additional $22m of funding from its existing investors alongside Silicon Valley-based debt providers TriplePoint...
15.04.2020	Craft marketplace LoveCrafts takes funding to $10m with Balderton backing	LoveCrafts, a start-up which builds social marketplaces for the crafts sector, has secured $7.5m from Balderton Capital to help increase its services for craft communities; taking tits total funding to date to $10m after earlier seed fundin...
18.10.2019	There’s still time: why mid-stage scaling founders should apply for Upscale today	When you’re the founder of a scaling company, it’s essential to have access to tailored, relevant and trustworthy support in order to overcome the unique challenges that accompany rapid growth. Our established, curated and free Upscale gro...
11.04.2019	10 successful female-led tech startups from London which got the maximum funding so far	Women entrepreneurs are increasing in number unlike ever before. They have busted stereotypes and are striving to bring about progressive changes in the business ecosystem. The quench for success has made them cross all roadblocks and lead ...
07.03.2018	26 late-stage UK tech companies join Future Fifty	This article was originally posted on the Tech City UK website. We’re excited to announce the new cohort of 26 late-stage companies joining our Future Fifty programme today! Some of the UK’s fastest growing tech companies have been chosen ...
25.04.2017	Investment Update: Lovecrafts raises £26m	-
25.04.2017	Term Sheet — Tuesday, April 25	MONEY-LOSING HOUSE OF HORRORS Contrarian: The message around Cloudera’s IPO, which is expected to price on Thursday after the market closes, has been yikes. The company was last valued at $4.1 billion; its share pricing values the company a...
25.04.2017	LoveCrafts Raises £26M in Funding	LoveCrafts, a London, UK based creator of online crafts communities, completed a £26m funding. The round was led by Scottish Equity Partners (SEP), with participation current investors Balderton and Highland Europe. In conjunction with the ...
25.04.2017	LoveCrafts raises £26 million for its crafts social site	LoveCrafts, a social platform for crafts, has raised £26 million in a round led by Scottish Equity Partners (SEP) with participation from previous investors Balderton and Highland Europe. London-based LoveCrafts is an online community for m...
24.04.2017	LoveCrafts raises $33 million to grow its community-based platform for makers	Did you miss a session from GamesBeat Summit 2022? All sessions are available to stream now. Learn more. LoveCrafts, an online community and platform for crafts, has raised £26 million ($33 million) in a round of funding led by Scottish Equ...
24.04.2017	LoveCrafts, a social network and marketplace for makers, raises $33M	Facebook may have the generalist, mass-market social network on lockdown, but when it comes to communities based around special interests, the playing field remains full of promise. Today, a U.K. startup called LoveCrafts, aimed at knitters...
02.03.2017	50 London-Based Startups You Need to Watch in 2017	Across the pond, London's tech scene, also known as the Silicon Roundabout, is bursting at the seams with startup activity. Among the buzzing streets of London lives Tech City UK, an accelerator aimed at fueling digital entrepreneurs to ima...
22.02.2017	Announcing 26 New Companies Joining Future Fifty in 2017	This article was originally posted on the Tech City UK website. Today we’re delighted to announce the companies joining the Future Fifty programme in 2017. We’re also celebrating 26 companies graduating from the programme and the remarkabl...
16.11.2015	LoveCrafts announces $20M in new funding	Craft community and marketplace, LoveCrafts attracts $20M in funding led by Highland Europe. LoveCrafts, recently named as one of the fastest-growing start-up companies in the Sunday Times Start-up Track 15 Company list, has announced $20m...
16.11.2015	Daily funding roundup - November 16, 2015	Signostics secured $35M; LoveCrafts raised $20M; Varentec landed $13M Wellmo, a Helsinki, Finland-based mobile solution to run digital health programs, raised €1 million (approximately $1.8 million) in seed funding. The backers remained und...
16.11.2015	LoveCrafts Raises $20M in Series B Funding	LoveCrafts, a London, UK-based crafting community and marketplace, raised $20m in Series B funding. The round was led by Highland Europe with participation from existing backer Balderton Capital. The company will use the funds to continue t...
16.11.2015	LoveCrafts, The Crafting Community And Marketplace, Knits Together $20M Series B	LoveCrafts, the crafting community, marketplace and e-commerce startup, has knitted together a $20 million Series B round. The funding is being led by Highland Europe, with participation from existing investor Balderton Capital. LoveCrafts ...
02.03.2015	LoveCrafts Raises $7.5M in Funding	LoveCrafts, a London, UK-based startup that operates social marketplaces for the crafts sector, raised $7.5m in funding. UK-based venture capital firm Balderton Capital made the investment. The company intends to use the funds to continue t...
-	Craft marketplace LoveCrafts takes funding to $10m with Balderton backing	LoveCrafts, a start-up which builds social marketplaces for the crafts sector, has secured $7.5m from Balderton Capital to help increase its services for craft communities; taking tits total funding to date to $10m after earlier seed fundin...

LoveCrafts Crochet

Investors 4

Funding Rounds 5

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