Efficiency as the Primary Operating Principle
Efficiency as the Primary Operating Principle
Eight initiatives to increase efficiency in an economic downturn
Figma’s Early Days: Growth Marketing Lessons
Figma’s Early Days: Growth Marketing Lessons
A conversation with early Growth Marketer Toni Gemayel on how he scaled growth marketing at Figma.
Why We Invested in Candex
Why We Invested in Candex
We’re very excited to announce that Craft led a $12 million Series A2 round in Candex, the “tail spend” payments platform for enterprise…
Figma’s Early Days — How Patience & Discipline Fostered a Killer Product
Figma’s Early Days — How Patience & Discipline Fostered a Killer Product
Conversation Series with Figma’s Early Leaders Starting November 16th
Surviving and thriving in tough sales conditions
Surviving and thriving in tough sales conditions
I’ve been selling professionally since 2013, which is an eternity in “startup time.” However, it’s not an eternity in “macroeconomic cycle…
Why We Invested in Vendr
Why We Invested in Vendr
Craft and SoftBank are co-leading the $150M growth round
Why We Invested in Vanta
Why We Invested in Vanta
Craft is excited to lead the company’s $110 million Series B.
Applying the Burn Multiple to Marketplace Business Models
Applying the Burn Multiple to Marketplace Business Models
The Burn Multiple, which was coined by David Sacks at Craft Ventures, has become a key metric for measuring the efficiency of growth for…
Average Seller vs. Great Seller
Average Seller vs. Great Seller
There has been a Cambrian explosion of b2b SaaS companies. Both founders and investors are starting to realize how lucrative it is to be…
Why We Invested in Grata
Why We Invested in Grata
We’re pleased to announce that we at Craft Ventures are leading the
$25 million Series A round for Grata, the leading private company…
Cheat Codes: 5 SaaS Sales Challenges & How to Solve Them
Cheat Codes: 5 SaaS Sales Challenges & How to Solve Them
Takeaways from the Craft GTM Roundtable
Why We Invested in Atrium
Why We Invested in Atrium
If you’ve read (or seen) Moneyball, you’re already familiar with Billy Beane’s story. He is the long time general manager of the Oakland…
Why we invested in Spekit
Why we invested in Spekit
First off, the stats were fire. Top-line, cmgr, ndr, burn multiple. All A+.
Why We Invested in CloudTrucks
Why We Invested in CloudTrucks
A virtual trucking carrier that empowers independent truck drivers raises its $115 million growth round. Their success could have a major…
Why We Invested in Fellow
Why We Invested in Fellow
Today Craft Ventures is excited to announce that we are leading the $24M Series A in Fellow, a meeting productivity tool.
J Zac Stein and Georg Ell Join Craft as Venture Partners
J Zac Stein and Georg Ell Join Craft as Venture Partners
It is rare to find investors and operators who have unique insight into SaaS and/or marketplace businesses and share Craft’s founder-first…
Why We Invested in Roboflow
Why We Invested in Roboflow
Today we’re pleased to announce that Craft Ventures is leading the $20 million Series A round of Roboflow, a powerful developer tool…
Why We Invested in Moesif
Why We Invested in Moesif
We’re pleased to share that Craft Ventures is leading the $12 million Series A for Moesif, an analytics platform for creators and users of…
Why We Invested in SentiLink
Why We Invested in SentiLink
Today Craft Ventures is thrilled to announce we are leading the $70M Series B in SentiLink through our new Growth Fund. Sentilink is an…
Announcing Craft III: $1.1 Billion for SaaS and Marketplaces
Announcing Craft III: $1.1 Billion for SaaS and Marketplaces
Today we are announcing the closing of our two latest funds — Craft Ventures III ($612 million) and Craft Ventures Growth I ($510 million)…
Why We Invested in Orum
Why We Invested in Orum
Today, Craft Ventures is excited to announce that we are leading the $15 million Series A in Orum, a “smart auto-dialer” for enterprise…
Why We Led the Series C for Instawork
Why We Led the Series C for Instawork
We are delighted to lead the $60 million Series C round for Instawork, the leading marketplace that connects businesses (aka “Partners”)…