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At a glance
Craft Ventures appears in 8 funding rounds tracked by ValueAddVC since 2024. Its most frequent sectors in these rounds are Developer Tools and Enterprise Software, and its most recent tracked deal was Noetive's $41M Seed round (Sep 16, 2026). It co-invests most often with Coatue Management, Andreessen Horowitz and Felicis Ventures. ValueAddVC also tracks 7 funds managed by Craft Ventures.
Strategy
Stages
SeedSeries ASeries B
Sectors
CybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareAI
Geographies
USASan Francisco, California, USA
Check size
$1M-$25MRecent changes
- Sep 16, 2026Sep 16, 2026Invested in Noetive (Seed, $41M) PR Newswire (Noetive)
- Sep 5, 2026Sep 5, 2026Sectors updated: Cybersecurity, Enterprise Software, AI craftventures.com
- Aug 7, 2026Aug 7, 2026New fund: Craft Ventures V SEC EDGAR Form D
- Jul 20, 2026Jul 20, 2026Invested in Neo (Series A, $100M) Calcalistech
- Jul 8, 2026Jul 8, 2026Invested in 8090 Labs (Series A, $135M) Business Wire
Earlier changes (11)
- Jun 16, 2026Jun 16, 2026Invested in Ent.AI (Seed, $100M) SecurityWeek
- Mar 11, 2026Mar 11, 2026Invested in Replit (Series D, $400M) TechCrunch
- Oct 20, 2025Oct 20, 2025Invested in OpenEvidence (Series C, $200M) TechCrunch
- Oct 3, 2025Oct 3, 2025Invested in Supabase (Series E, $100M) Supabase
- May 9, 2024May 9, 2024Invested in Peregrine Technologies (Series B, $30M) Peregrine (summary of GovTech coverage)
- Jun 3, 2022Jun 3, 2022New fund: Craft Ventures Venture Fund IV SEC EDGAR Form D
- Jun 3, 2022Jun 3, 2022New fund: Craft Ventures Growth Fund II SEC EDGAR Form D
- Mar 25, 2021Mar 25, 2021New fund: Craft Ventures Venture Fund III SEC EDGAR Form D
- Mar 25, 2021Mar 25, 2021New fund: Craft Ventures Growth Fund I SEC EDGAR Form D
- Oct 16, 2019Oct 16, 2019New fund: Craft Ventures Fund II ($500M) Crunchbase News
- Nov 19, 2018Nov 19, 2018New fund: Craft Ventures Venture Fund II SEC EDGAR Form D
Funds
7| Fund | Vintage | Size | Strategy | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Craft Ventures V | 2026 | — | Venture | As of Aug 7, 2026SEC EDGAR Form D |
| Craft Ventures Growth Fund II | 2022 | — | Growth | As of May 22, 2023SEC EDGAR Form D |
| Craft Ventures Venture Fund IV | 2022 | — | Venture | As of May 22, 2023SEC EDGAR Form D |
| Craft Ventures Growth Fund I | 2021 | — | Growth | As of Mar 29, 2021SEC EDGAR Form D |
| Craft Ventures Venture Fund III | 2021 | — | Venture | As of Mar 29, 2021SEC EDGAR Form D |
Show 2 earlier funds
| Fund | Vintage | Size | Strategy | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Craft Ventures Fund II | 2019 | $500M | Flagship | As of Oct 16, 2019Crunchbase News |
| Craft Ventures Venture Fund II | 2018 | — | Venture | As of Nov 19, 2018SEC EDGAR Form D |
Portfolio
16 totalRecent Investment Activity
8Track record: led 0 and participated in 8 of 8 tracked venture rounds · 6 in the last 12 months
| Date | Company | Event | Role | Amount | Valuation | Investors | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 16, 2026 | Noetive | Seed | Participated | $41M | — | Eclipse VenturesLeadCraft VenturesSwish VenturesFactoryunverifiedGigascale CapitalLiquid 2 VenturesThe Westly GroupIncite VenturesOperator Partners | PR Newswire (Noetive) |
| Jul 20, 2026 | Neo | Series A | Participated | $100M | — | Andreessen HorowitzLeadunverifiedBessemer Venture PartnersLeadunverifiedCraft VenturesunverifiedMerlin Ventures | Calcalistech |
| Jul 8, 2026 | 8090 Labs | Series A | Participated | $135M | — | Pulse story | |
| Jun 16, 2026 | Ent.AI | Seed | Participated | $100M | — | SecurityWeek | |
| Mar 11, 2026 | Replit | Series D | Participated | $400M | $9B | GeorgianLeadG SquaredPrysm CapitalCoatue ManagementAndreessen HorowitzCraft VenturesY CombinatorDatabricks VenturesAccenture VenturesOkta Ventures | TechCrunch |
| Oct 20, 2025 | OpenEvidence | Series C | Participated | $200M | — | TechCrunch | |
| Oct 3, 2025 | Supabase | Series E | Participated | $100M | — | AccelLeadunverifiedPeak XV PartnersLeadunverifiedFigmaunverifiedY CombinatorunverifiedCoatue ManagementunverifiedFelicis VenturesunverifiedCraft VenturesunverifiedSquare Pegunverified | Supabase |
| May 9, 2024 | Peregrine Technologies | Series B | Participated | $30M | — | Peregrine (summary of GovTech coverage) |
Sector / Stage Activity
By sector (portfolio)
Developer tools
3 · 19%
Enterprise SaaS
3 · 19%
Cybersecurity
2 · 13%
AI infra
2 · 13%
Fintech
1 · 6%
Defense
1 · 6%
AI
1 · 6%
Healthcare
1 · 6%
Space
1 · 6%
By stage (tracked rounds)
Seed
2 · 25%
Series A
2 · 25%
Series D
1 · 13%
Series C
1 · 13%
Series E
1 · 13%
Series B
1 · 13%
Co-Investors
12Andreessen Horowitz · 5 sharedCoatue Management · 5 sharedSequoia Capital · 5 sharedSV Angel · 4 sharedFifth Down Capital · 3 sharedFriends & Family Capital · 3 sharedAlkeon Capital · 2 sharedBessemer Venture Partners · 2 sharedCrosspoint Capital Partners · 1 sharedNikesh Arora · 1 sharedThe Production Board · 1 sharedWndrCo · 1 shared
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Latest Pulse
- Sep 25, 2026OpenEvidence Raises $250M Led By Andreessen HorowitzOpenEvidence, the Miami-based clinical search platform for physicians, raised a new $250 million round led by hospital systems and Andreessen Horowitz.→
- Sep 19, 2026Noetive Raises $41M To Digitize The Physical EconomyNoetive emerged from stealth with a $41 million seed round led by Eclipse. The company pairs self-improving AI with multi-modal sensing pods to build what it calls an 'intelligence of record' for the physical economy -- manufacturing, logistics, energy and data centers.→
- Sep 3, 2026Upwind Triples Valuation to $3.8B Riding Wiz's ExitThe cloud-security startup raised $300 million led by Bessemer and TCV at a $3.8 billion valuation, tripling its price in roughly five months as rivals scramble to fill the gap Google's $32 billion Wiz acquisition left in independent cloud security.→
- Jul 28, 2026Cyera to Acquire Oasis Security for $1 BillionCyera signed a letter of intent to acquire Israeli non-human-identity security startup Oasis Security for roughly $1 billion, the second-largest security deal of 2026 and a direct bet on securing the AI agents flooding enterprise networks.→
- Jul 20, 2026Neo Launches With $100M to Secure Agentic AI SoftwareThree SentinelOne veterans launched Neo out of stealth with $100 million from a16z and Bessemer to secure the AI agents enterprises are now running against production systems.→
- Jul 8, 2026Chamath's 8090 Raises $135M Led by Salesforce8090, the enterprise AI-agent software company founded by Chamath Palihapitiya, closed a $135 million Series A led by Salesforce, with Palihapitiya stepping down from the board to become full-time CEO.→
- Jun 30, 2026Chamath's 8090 Labs Raises $135M Series A Led by Salesforce Ventures8090, the AI-native 'software factory' co-founded by Chamath Palihapitiya, raised a $135 million Series A led by Salesforce Ventures, with Palihapitiya stepping down from the board to become full-time CEO the same week the round closed.→
- Jun 29, 2026Chamath Palihapitiya Raises $135M Series A for 8090 Labs, Takes CEO Role8090 Labs, the enterprise AI-coding startup Chamath Palihapitiya founded in January 2024, raised a $135 million Series A led by Salesforce Ventures, with Palihapitiya stepping in as full-time CEO for the first time since leaving Facebook. The company's Software Factory product helps corporate engineering teams use AI to build production-grade software with the audit trails and controls large enterprises require, rather than the vibe-coded prototypes most AI coding tools produce.→
- Jun 29, 2026Chamath Palihapitiya Raises $135M Series A for AI Coding Startup 8090 Labs, Takes CEO Role8090 Labs, the enterprise AI coding startup founded by Chamath Palihapitiya, closed a $135 million Series A led by Salesforce Ventures on June 29, with Chamath stepping into the CEO seat — his first full-time operating role since leaving Facebook. The company's Software Factory product helps corporate engineering teams ship production-quality software with AI agents rather than vibe-coded prototypes.→
- Jun 29, 2026Chamath Palihapitiya Raises $135M for AI Coding Startup 8090 Labs, Returns as CEOChamath Palihapitiya's 8090 Labs raised a $135 million Series A led by Salesforce Ventures, with Palihapitiya taking the CEO role -- his first full-time operating job since leaving Facebook -- to scale Software Factory, an AI coding platform built for regulated industries including healthcare, insurance, aerospace and government, TechCrunch reported June 29.→
Craft Ventures FAQ
What is Craft Ventures' latest fund?
Craft Ventures Fund II, closed at $500M (As of Oct 16, 2019; Crunchbase News).
What companies has Craft Ventures invested in?
Craft Ventures' portfolio includes Anduril Industries, Supabase, OpenEvidence, Noetive, Upwind, ElevenLabs, and 10 more tracked companies.
Who does Craft Ventures co-invest with most?
In the rounds Value Add tracks, Craft Ventures most often invests alongside Andreessen Horowitz (5 shared deals), Coatue Management (5 shared deals), Sequoia Capital (5 shared deals), SV Angel (4 shared deals), Fifth Down Capital (3 shared deals).
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Where these figures come from
- Business Wireprimary source1 fact
- Peregrine (summary of GovTech coverage)primary source1 fact
- PR Newswire (Noetive)primary source1 fact
- SEC EDGAR Form Dprimary source1 fact
- SEC EDGAR Form Dprimary source1 fact
- SEC EDGAR Form Dprimary source1 fact
- SEC EDGAR Form Dprimary source1 fact
- SEC EDGAR Form Dprimary source1 fact
Figures are labelled Reported (a source states it), Estimated, Derived (computed from other facts) or Rumored (in talks / unconfirmed). Rumors never replace a confirmed figure. Each figure keeps its own as-of date; history is preserved rather than overwritten.