# Palm Tree Crew

> Palm Tree Crew is a VC fund backing Software and Cryptocurrency. See 33 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Miami Beach, United States
- Total investments: 33
- Last investment: Mar 2026
- Lead investor: 9%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/ptch/
- Website: https://palmtreecrew.com/

Palm Tree Crew is a VC fund in Miami Beach focused on Software and Cryptocurrency. Palm Tree Crew operates and invests in companies at the intersection of consumer, entertainment, and technology. Palm Tree Crew was co-founded by Kygo, alongside Myles Shear and Austin Criden.

## Contacts

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## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $3M–$20M |
| Series A | $10M–$20M |
| Venture - Series Unknown | $6M–$12M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Software | 7 | 21% |
| Cryptocurrency | 4 | 12% |
| Food and Beverage | 4 | 12% |
| Music | 3 | 9% |
| Blockchain | 3 | 9% |

60 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 13 | 39% |
| Series A | 11 | 33% |
| Venture - Series Unknown | 5 | 15% |
| Pre-Seed | 1 | 3% |
| Series C | 1 | 3% |

6 stages tracked in total.

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United States | 22 | 67% |
| Canada | 1 | 3% |
| Cayman Islands | 1 | 3% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Austin Criden | Co-Founder, CEO | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/austin-criden |
| Michael Diaz | CEO | 2 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/michael-diaz-c375 |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Artemis | Powered by AI, Mona Lee is the fastest, most efficient way for homeowners to go solar. Through a direct-to-consumer approach, Mona Lee’s AI-powered self-serve platform transforms the solar buying experience by eliminating non-stop solicitation calls, lengthy design and evaluation processes, and back-and-forth price negotiations that can take up toweeks. With Mona Lee, customers go from quote to scheduling their installation in minutes. Feel free to visit our website to read customer testimonials and Mona Lee solar reviews.Mona Lee was founded by a group of serial entrepreneurs with decades of experience in clean energy. The company is headquartered in Boston, MA and is proud to serve homeowners nationwide. | $6M | Venture - Series Unknown | Mar 04, 2026 |  |
| Hook | Hook operates as a music expression platform that harnesses the power of AI. | $15.8M | Series A | Feb 18, 2026 |  |
| Cove Soda | Cove Soda is a food and beverage company that specializes in kombucha, a fermented tea beverage. Their organic kombucha is made with ingredients to meet the standards of Organic Canada and the NON-GMO Project. This results in a wholesome product that is sustainable and in harmony with their values. They believe it’s important to give back wheneverpossible.Cove Kombucha offers organic loose leaf tea which is low in sugar, organic verified with fermentation for over a month, enabling the consumer to get a beverage full of probiotics that are good for the stomach. The company's mission is to inspire a healthy lifestyle by providing access to healthy (and delicious) beverages for everyone. | $15M | Series A | Nov 03, 2025 |  |
| Sauz | Sauz is a food and beverages company that offers a variety of pasta sauce. | $12M | Venture - Series Unknown | Jun 11, 2025 |  |
| Hook | Hook operates as a music expression platform that harnesses the power of AI. | $3M | Seed | Mar 26, 2025 |  |
| Aerflo | Aerflo a transportable method of carbonating sparkling water. | $10M | Venture - Series Unknown | Aug 28, 2024 |  |
| W Labs | W is a line of men's personal care products that are intended to work harder and smell amazing. W's better-for-you goods are made to last, especially when you need them most. The company was founded to provide men the confidence to succeed in all that they set their minds to. | $11M | Series A | Jul 23, 2024 |  |
| FUZE Technology | Portable phone charging made easy. Pick-up & drop-off portable chargers anywhere in your city via our chargeFUZE APP. | $11.5M | Series A | Jun 13, 2024 |  |
| Footprint | Footprint is an onboarding platform that solves KYC, Security, Auth, and Fraud with five lines of code. By utilizing novel technologies such as nitro enclaves, passkeys, and app clips, Footprint has helped companies generate hundreds of thousands of dollars in customer LTV by boosting their conversion while also preventing fraud attacks throughpropriety deterministic signals. | $13M | Series A | May 21, 2024 |  |
| Medium Rare | Medium Rare operates as a live events and management company. |  | Venture - Series Unknown | Apr 11, 2024 |  |

10 of 33 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Variant](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/variant-9ecc) — VC Fund, 4 deals together
- [1confirmation](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/1confirmation) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
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- [Lerer Hippeau](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/lerer-ventures) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Pear VC](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/pejman-mar-ventures) — VC Fund, 3 deals together

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## FAQ

### What does Palm Tree Crew invest in?

Palm Tree Crew invests primarily in Software, Cryptocurrency and Food and Beverage startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 33 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is Palm Tree Crew's check size?

Palm Tree Crew typically joins rounds of $3M–$20M at Seed, $10M–$20M at Series A and $6M–$12M at Venture - Series Unknown. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Palm Tree Crew participates in.

### How do I contact Palm Tree Crew?

Public channels for Palm Tree Crew include LinkedIn and the website linked on this profile. For a verified work email and phone number, create a free Shizune account — contact data is searched across 20+ sources and validated before delivery, so your outreach lands in the right inbox.

### Who are the partners at Palm Tree Crew?

The team at Palm Tree Crew includes Austin Criden (Co-Founder, CEO) and Michael Diaz (CEO). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

Yes — every stat on this profile is calculated from confirmed public funding rounds monitored across hundreds of sources since 2020. This profile was last refreshed in Aug 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.

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