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Crane Venture Partners | Institution profile
Institution at a glance
Crane Venture Partners is a global inception-to-seed investor in foundational technology. Its themes include AI infrastructure, semiconductors, developer technology, enterprise systems and hard tech. The firm describes a globally connected platform spanning Europe, North America, India and Asia-Pacific, with strategic and go-to-market support for founders.
Source verification date: · The USD 484 million announcement covers four investment vehicles, not AUM or a single company check. The SRE.ai USD 7.2 million amount is the total seed round co-led by Crane and Salesforce Ventures; Crane’s individual commitment was not disclosed. Team career details are taken from Crane’s biographies.
Recorded financing connections
- SRE.ai2025-08-20 · Seed · USD 7,200,000
These are recorded participations, not a complete portfolio or performance score.
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Key facts
| Founded | 2015, by Krishna Visvanathan and Scott Sage. |
|---|---|
| Investment stages | Inception、Pre-seed、Seed |
| Investment themes | AI and automation、Data infrastructure、Deep tech and hard science、Enterprise productivity、Financial systems、Health and bio、Security |
| Global reach | Europe、North America、India、Asia-Pacific |
| Founder support | The firm cites strategic guidance and go-to-market expertise throughout a company’s journey. |
| Leadership experience | Krishna Visvanathan — Co-Founder and Partner; 27 years backing European founders and prior operating roles, including co-founding a deep-tech startup.、Scott Sage — Co-Founder and Partner; 20 years backing European founders, with earlier marketing, strategy, research and finance roles.、Anandamoy “Roy” Roychowdhary — Managing Director, India and APAC; more than a decade at Sequoia Capital India & Southeast Asia (now Peak XV), investing early and contributing to the Surge program.、Carlos Jo-Loo — Head of APAC and Partner; previously a Principal at MassMutual Ventures, a BCG consultant and an equity research associate at BMO Capital Markets. |
| 2026 fundraising | On September 21, 2026, Crane announced USD 484 million across Crane III (USD 169M), Crane APAC I (USD 150M), Crane US I (USD 100M) and Crane Opportunity Fund I (USD 65M). This is aggregate fund capital, not AUM or an individual investment. |
Organization background
The biographies describe early-stage European investing, deep-tech company building, marketing and strategy, venture investing in India and APAC, consulting and equity research.
Milestones
- 2015
Krishna Visvanathan and Scott Sage founded Crane Venture Partners.
- 2026-09-21
Crane announced USD 484 million across four investment vehicles spanning Europe, North America, India and Asia-Pacific.
Public record
- SRE.ai · Seed · 2025-08-20 · Salesforce Ventures and Crane Venture Partners co-led a USD 7.2 million seed round; the total is not Crane’s individual check.
- Crane’s portfolio page groups companies across AI and automation, data infrastructure, deep tech, enterprise productivity, financial systems, health and security. The displayed list is not a complete performance record.
Official contact details
- Official website and portfolio: Crane Venture Partners
- General contact and founder outreach: Website contact form; offices listed in London, San Francisco, New York, Singapore and Bangalore.
Sources
- 1. Crane Venture Partners
Inception through seed. Foundational technology. Global from day one. Offering strategic guidance and go-to-market expertise throughout a company’s journey.
- 2. Our Story | Crane Venture Partners
2015 - Present
- 3. Team | Crane Venture Partners
Krishna co-founded Crane and has been fortunate to have had the opportunity to back European founders for 27 years, investing across every layer of the enterprise stack. Prior to VC, he had several operational roles including co-founding a deep tech start-up. … Scott co-founded Crane and has been backing European founders for 20 years. He previously spent time in marketing, strategy, research and finance roles before becoming a venture capitalist. … Carlos is Head of APAC and Partner at Crane Venture Partners, based in Singapore. Previously, he served as a Principal at MassMutual Ventures, where he helped establish the firm's presence in the APAC and Europe. … Roy is a Managing Director at Crane, where he leads investments in AI and Deeptech across India and APAC. He joins Crane following over a decade at Sequoia Capital India & Southeast Asia (now Peak XV), where he was an early-stage investor and a key contributor to the Surge program.
- 4. Portfolio | Crane Venture Partners
AI & Automation Data Infrastructure Deep Tech & Hard Science Enterprise Productivity Financial Systems Health & Bio Security
- 5. Contact | Crane Venture Partners
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- 6. Big Week for Crane. Even Bigger for Founders.
The announcement brought together Crane III ($169M), Crane APAC I ($150M), Crane US I ($100M), and Crane Opportunity Fund I ($65M) — $484 million of capital across a platform spanning Europe, North America, India and Asia-Pacific.
- 7. SRE.ai launches with a $7.2M seed round co-led by Salesforce Ventures and Crane
announced a $7.2 million seed round led by Salesforce Ventures and Crane Venture Partners.