# Crane Venture Partners

> Crane Venture Partners is a VC fund backing Software. See 131 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: London, United Kingdom
- Total investments: 131
- Last investment: Aug 2026
- Lead investor: 48%
- Fund size: $140M
- Last fund: May 2022
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/crane-venture-partners
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/crane_vc?lang=en
- Website: https://www.crane.vc/

Crane Venture Partners is a VC fund in London focused on Software and Information Technology. Crane is a London based VC firm investing and building seed and early stage intelligent enterprise and deep technology businesses across Europe. Our strategy is to support founders in building and executing their go-to-market strategy.

## Contacts

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## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $2.8M–$8.8M |
| Series A | $8M–$39M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Software | 36 | 27% |
| Information Technology | 25 | 19% |
| Artificial Intelligence | 22 | 17% |
| Machine Learning | 16 | 12% |
| Analytics | 9 | 7% |

87 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 53 | 40% |
| Series A | 24 | 18% |
| Funding Round | 8 | 6% |
| Series B | 6 | 5% |
| Pre-Seed | 4 | 3% |

10 stages tracked in total.

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United Kingdom | 31 | 24% |
| United States | 12 | 9% |
| Germany | 7 | 5% |
| France | 3 | 2% |
| Spain | 2 | 2% |

12 countries tracked in total.

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Ravinder Dhaliwal | Investor, Venture & Limited Partner | 1 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ravinder-dhaliwal |
| Anandamoy Roychowdhary | Managing Director | 20 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/anandamoy-roychowdhary |
| Bonnie Kraus | COO | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bonnie-kraus |
| Guy Bentley | Investor | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/guy-bentley-5510 |
| Jeffrey Sage | Co-founder and Partner | 40 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/scott-sage |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| OLIX | OLIX designs and manufactures optical processors that use light-based circuits to accelerate artificial intelligence workloads. The company develops Optical Tensor Processing Units that execute matrix and tensor operations for training and running inference on large-scale machine learning models. Its hardware aims to increase performance and reducepower consumption relative to conventional electronic accelerators by processing data in the optical domain. Flux Computing focuses on infrastructure for generative AI and advanced neural networks, targeting data centers and organizations that require intensive model computation. The product stack centers on custom optical chips integrated with supporting electronics, control software, and tools that link into existing AI frameworks. Sales and partnerships primarily address customers building large AI clusters, research environments, and emerging applications that benefit from high-throughput, low-energy computation. | $312M | Series B | Aug 03, 2026 |  |
| Nopan | Nopan is a specialized Payment Service Provider (PSP) built to optimize European account-to-account (A2A) and digital wallet payments for enterprise merchants, fintechs, and PSPs | $8.2M | Seed | Jul 13, 2026 |  |
| Aseon Labs | Aseon Labs builds robotic pitstops for self-driving cars that provide charging, cleaning, and inspection for autonomous fleets directly in operating zones. The company develops modular robotic vehicle stations, referred to as Aseon Pods, that function as depots in a box rather than centralized facilities. These stations are designed to supportautonomous vehicles with routine turnaround tasks so that vehicles can remain near demand instead of traveling to distant depots. Aseon Labs focuses on the operational infrastructure layer for autonomous mobility, offering hardware and software systems that manage robotic station operation. Its products are intended for autonomous fleet operators and mobility companies that need distributed, always-on infrastructure to keep vehicles available. The company positions its technology for use across urban operating areas where autonomous vehicles run continuous services. | $10M | Seed | Jun 26, 2026 |  |
| YouLabs | YouLabs is an early-stage, data-driven biotechnology and longevity technology company focused on shifting healthcare for South Asians from reactive medicine to proactive prevention. the company is building a native health-data graph to establish demographic-specific clinical reference standards.Through its ultra-premium, physician-managed conciergesubscription called the 150 Programme, YouLabs delivers hyper-personalized diagnostic tracking, metabolic profiling, and custom peptide/supplement maps to high-net-worth individuals and executives via a unique WhatsApp-based AI interface. | $2.6M | Seed | Jun 12, 2026 |  |
| Hacktron AI | Hacktron AI offers autonomous tools that search for vulnerabilities in code. The service provides AI agents that test, find, and prove security issues. Users can connect Hacktron to their code through GitHub for automated security checks. The platform supplies proof of vulnerabilities and patch suggestions. Security researchers also contributetools to assist teams in detecting risks. | $2.9M | Seed | May 13, 2026 |  |
| Fence | At Fence, we're transforming the way debt facilities are managed. We are the Operating System for your debt facility, reducing the amount of resources spent in back-office operations and letting teams focus on what matters.Our platform, built on blockchain technology, offers a Software as a Service (SaaS) solution that simplifies andautomate debt facility operations. Whether you're a capital provider or an asset originator, Fence leads you toward a smarter financial future.For capital providers, our platform enables internet-native debt solutions and real-time portfolio insights, enhancing your credit investment monitoring. With Fence, you stay ahead, making informed decisions for success. Asset originators benefit from enhanced capital efficiency and reduced operational costs, thanks to Fence's automation. We seamlessly integrate debt facilities into your tech stack and provide on-demand programmable debt, giving you unprecedented control over the capital you borrow. | $20M | Series A | Apr 29, 2026 |  |
| Bluefish Labs | Bluefish helps brands turn AI into a powerful new marketing channel to reach consumers and tell their story online. | $43M | Series B | Apr 14, 2026 |  |
| Silverflow | Silverflow is a payment processing technology company that provides direct card-network access to payment service providers. Its cloud-based processing platform provides an upgrade for payment providers to accelerate technological innovation. With Silverflow, PSPs can now directly access card networks, instantly add new functionality, havereal-time insight into transaction fees, and get smart data directly from the networks – all to better serve their merchants.Silverflow was founded in 2019 and is headquartered in Amsterdam, Netherlands. | $40M | Series B | Mar 04, 2026 |  |
| Encord | Cord is a collaborative training data platform with algorithmic features designed to automate manual annotation for computer vision, and make it easy to manage and evaluate training data. The company's suite of powerful tools allows for seamless collaboration across roles and teams, from domain-expert annotators to project managers and machinelearning engineers. | $60M | Series C | Feb 26, 2026 |  |
| nyra health | nyra health is an artificial intelligence and evidence-based neurological research tablet app that offers a revolutionary form of therapy. nyra health was founded in 2020 and was headquartered in Vienna, Austria. | $23.6M | Series A | Feb 24, 2026 |  |

10 of 131 investments shown.

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## FAQ

### What does Crane Venture Partners invest in?

Crane Venture Partners invests primarily in Software, Information Technology and Artificial Intelligence startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 131 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United Kingdom. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is Crane Venture Partners's check size?

Crane Venture Partners typically joins rounds of $2.8M–$8.8M at Seed and $8M–$39M at Series A. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Crane Venture Partners participates in.

### How do I contact Crane Venture Partners?

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### Who are the partners at Crane Venture Partners?

The team at Crane Venture Partners includes Ravinder Dhaliwal (Investor, Venture & Limited Partner), Anandamoy Roychowdhary (Managing Director) and Bonnie Kraus (COO), among 9 team members tracked by Shizune. The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

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