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Crush Ventures

VC
New York, NYWebsite
How to approach: warm intro preferred
Stage

Pre-Seed, Seed

Check Size

$50K – $300K

Portfolio

22+ companies

Team

3 partners

Investor activity
Investments in last 12 months: 0

Investment Thesis

Crush Ventures specializes in funding startups reshaping the music and artist engagement landscape.

Meet the Team

BH

Ben Hatkoff

Partner

Music Tech
Entertainment
JD

Jonathan Daniel

General Partner

AI
Consumer Tech
Web3
Gaming
D(

Dan (Daniel) Kruchkow

Partner

Digital Marketing
Product Development
Music Technology
Web3
NFTs
Social Media

Industry Focus

Invests In

Other

Portfolio Companies (22)

Other

VI

Victory Records

Music Tech
FU

FUGA

Entertainment
LO

Look North

"Discovered via firm_website (high confidence)"

UGC video game developer and publisher for creator platforms.

MA

Manhead Merch

"Discovered via firm_website (high confidence)"

Leading merch company for music and entertainment.

ST

Stealth

"Discovered via firm_website (high confidence)"

A video game for the next 1B+ music creators.

CO

Cove

"Discovered via firm_website (high confidence)"

A mobile game for learning to bank responsibly.

VI

ViralMoment

"Discovered via firm_website (high confidence)"

AI technology that understands why and where trends start in TikTok videos.

LE

Levellr

"Discovered via firm_website (high confidence)"

Software for building thriving communities in messaging apps, like Discord.

RO

Rough House Games

"Discovered via firm_website (high confidence)"

Award-winning web3 video game studio.

DO

Dolce Glow

"Discovered via firm_website (high confidence)"

Leading premium self tanner and skincare brand. Founded by THE celebrity spray tan artist and partnered with Miley Cyrus.

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