Pre-Seed, Seed
$250K – $2.0M
2+ companies
4 partners
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
Alex Carpenter
GP
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.
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.
Ivy H Russell
General Partner
Details about our team members will be announced soon.
Industry Focus
Invests In
Does Not Invest In
Portfolio Companies (2)
Other
SupplyLoop
PrintFlow AI
- •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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