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BioCraft Ventures

VC
San Francisco, CA, USA

BioCraft Ventures is a Pre-Seed, Seed venture capital firm based in San Francisco, CA, USA investing in Other, Climate / Energy. The firm typically writes $150K–$1.0M checks and has 1 portfolio company in our records.

Check size
$150K–$1.0M
Portfolio
1 company on record
Partners
1 listed
Stage
Pre-Seed, Seed
Sectors
Other, Climate / Energy
HQ
San Francisco, CA, USA
AUM
Not in our records

Last verified: 2026-05-18

How to approach: cold outreach ok
Stage

Pre-Seed, Seed

Check Size

$150K – $1.0M

Portfolio

1+ companies

Team

1 partner

Investor activity
Investments in last 12 months: 0

Investment Thesis

Focused on synthetic biology, chemical-based innovations, and bioengineered material science solutions.

How BioCraft Ventures invests

BioCraft Ventures is a vc firm based in San Francisco, CA, USA. The firm invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed stages, with a focus on Other, Climate / Energy. It does not invest in Consumer, Media.

BioCraft Ventures typically writes checks of $150K–$1.0M per investment.

BioCraft Ventures has backed 1 company in our records, including Checkerspot.

Partners & Team

SY

Stephen Yao

Managing Partner

Synthetic Materials
Bioengineering

Industry Focus

Invests In

Other
Climate / Energy

Does Not Invest In

Consumer
Media

Portfolio Companies (1)

Other

CH

Checkerspot

Synthetic Biology
How to pitch BioCraft Ventures
  • Raising at Pre-Seed, Seed? You're squarely in their sweet spot.
  • Lead with your fit in Other, Climate / Energy — the sectors they actively back.
  • Size your ask to their typical $150K – $1.0M check.
  • cold outreach ok
  • Address your outreach to a specific partner, such as Stephen Yao, Managing Partner.
  • A warm introduction beats a cold email. Get matched and request an intro.

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