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Crafters Fund

VC
Austin, TXWebsite
How to approach: warm intro preferred
Stage

Pre-Seed, Seed

Check Size

$250K – $2.0M

Portfolio

2+ companies

Team

4 partners

Investor activity
Investments in last 12 months: 0

Investment Thesis

Focused exclusively on startups enabling local, distributed manufacturing, supply chain innovations, and creator economy infrastructure.

How Crafters Fund invests

Crafters Fund is a vc firm based in Austin, TX. The firm invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed stages, with a focus on Other, AI / ML, Developer Tools. It does not invest in Biotech, Deep Tech.

Crafters Fund typically writes checks of $250K–$2.0M per investment.

Crafters Fund has backed 2 companies in our records, including SupplyLoop, PrintFlow AI.

Meet the Team

AC

Alex Carpenter

GP

Manufacturing Tech
Logistics Tech
Digital Fabrication
AB

Ayush Bharti

General Partner

Ayush has a proven track record of building and scaling successful technology companies, and has a passion for helping founders succeed.

AK

Abhinav Krishna

General Partner

Abhinav is an experienced entrepreneur who has launched and grown tech startups. With a successful exit behind him, he’s driven by a commitment to empower fellow founders.

IH

Ivy H Russell

General Partner

Details about our team members will be announced soon.

Industry Focus

Invests In

Other
AI / ML
Developer Tools

Does Not Invest In

Biotech
Deep Tech

Portfolio Companies (2)

Other

SU

SupplyLoop

Logistics Tech
PR

PrintFlow AI

Manufacturing Tech
How to pitch Crafters Fund
  • Raising at Pre-Seed, Seed? You're squarely in their sweet spot.
  • Lead with your fit in Other, AI / ML, Developer Tools — the sectors they actively back.
  • Size your ask to their typical $250K – $2.0M check.
  • warm intro preferred
  • Address your outreach to a specific partner, such as Alex Carpenter, GP.
  • A warm introduction beats a cold email. Get matched and request an intro.

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