Why We Invested in Avenue 8
Why We Invested in Avenue 8
Agents have long spent the lion’s share of their time out in the world — showing homes, meeting with clients, and juggling miscellaneous…
Why We Invested in SnackMagic
Why We Invested in SnackMagic
Today, Craft Ventures is excited to announce that we are leading the $15 million Series A in SnackMagic.
50 Shades of Marketplaces
50 Shades of Marketplaces
We started StubHub less than five years after eBay invented the low-touch marketplace and our model was one of the first to diverge from…
Why we invested in Sonar
Why we invested in Sonar
Ops teams are the boiler room mechanics of tech. They’re the backstop for all your GTM systems that make you look good and keep your…
Why We Invested in TryNow
Why We Invested in TryNow
We’ve known Ben for a long time. We saw him build and scale a Shopify brand from scratch and so knew he had the grit, commerce chops and…
Why Craft Led the Series A in Route
Why Craft Led the Series A in Route
Why we led the Series A in Route
Section 230: Mend It, Don’t End It
Section 230: Mend It, Don’t End It
The First Amendment Provides a Path to Peace for Social Media
The Super Beginner’s Guide to B2B Prospecting
The Super Beginner’s Guide to B2B Prospecting
Early stage B2B startups follow a familiar pattern: they have an idea, build an MVP, then rope friends and former co-workers into becoming…
Why We Invested In Klue
Why We Invested In Klue
Today Craft Ventures is excited to announce that we are leading the $15 million Series A in Klue, a competitive enablement platform that…
Why We Invested in Northspyre
Why We Invested in Northspyre
Craft recently led the $7.5mm Series A for Northspyre, a cloud-based intelligence platform for real estate owners, developers and project…
The Cadence: How to Operate a SaaS Startup
The Cadence: How to Operate a SaaS Startup
You think you need a COO. What you really need is an operating philosophy.
Why We Invested in ClickUp
Why We Invested in ClickUp
Today Craft Ventures is excited to announce that we are leading the $35 million Series A in ClickUp, and I will be joining the board. This…
Failure is NOT an option — and other thoughts from Twenty Minute VC
Failure is NOT an option — and other thoughts from Twenty Minute VC
Lessons on building startups during a downturn
Be Like Mike: What Founders Can Learn from The Last Dance
Be Like Mike: What Founders Can Learn from The Last Dance
ESPN’s new series The Last Dance is an extraordinary behind-the-scenes look at Michael Jordan’s sixth and final championship run in 1998…
Masks Should Be the Law
Masks Should Be the Law
If you’re willing to quarantine America, why wouldn’t you try masks?
Happy Talk versus Hard Talk
Happy Talk versus Hard Talk
On Friday President Trump declared a national emergency. The market shot up 10% in a relief rally. Why would people be relieved that there…
Why We Invested in Sourcegraph
Why We Invested in Sourcegraph
Today Craft Ventures is excited to announce that we are leading the $23 million Series B in Sourcegraph and I will be joining the board…
BlitzFail: How Not to Go Off the Rails
BlitzFail: How Not to Go Off the Rails
Every year, the tech ecosystem witnesses once-promising startups go off the rails. The speed with which a unicorn can go from hot startup…
Why we invested in Lightning Labs
Why we invested in Lightning Labs
Craft’s support of Lightning Labs is an expression of three things: our belief in bitcoin, the Lightning Network, and the Lightning Labs…