Craft Ventures

Craft Ventures is an early-stage venture capital firm based in San Francisco, founded in 2017. The firm focuses on investing in innovative companies across various sectors, including e-commerce, SaaS, cryptocurrency, and blockchain, as well as business and consumer products and services. It is managed by a team of 15 experienced investors and operators, who bring a blend of entrepreneurial expertise and investment insight. The partners have collectively built and invested in numerous iconic companies over the past two decades and are dedicated to identifying the next generation of transformative businesses while honoring the vision of their founders.

Sarah Blanchard

Operating Partner, Community and Executive Briefing Center

Zao Chen

Senior Associate

Margarita Del Coto

Chief of Staff to Jeff Fluhr and General Partner

Jeff Fluhr

Co-Founder and Partner

Kevin Gabura

Vice President

Jessica Hoffman

Operating Partner and Head of Platform

Ryan Hrabak

Principal

Bill Lee

Co-Founder and Venture Partner

Kindle Van Linge

Investor

Arra Malekzadeh

Principal

Mike Marg

Partner and Investor

Lainy Painter

Partner

Elena Painter

Partner

Sitara Ramesh

Associate, Investments

Bryan Rosenblatt

Partner

Ethan Ruby

Partner, Analytics

J Zac Stein

Venture Partner

Jennifer Sui

Principal, Investment

Sean R. Whitney

Principal

Andrew Ziperski

Associate

Past deals in Recruiting

Instawork

Series D in 2023
Instawork operates an online job marketplace designed to connect hospitality businesses with qualified workers. The platform automates the recruitment process, allowing businesses to fill job shifts on demand while enabling professionals to choose work that fits their schedules. By streamlining traditional recruiting methods, Instawork creates economic opportunities for both local businesses and workers. The company is rapidly expanding its reach across the United States, focusing on meeting the evolving needs of the hospitality sector.

Toothio

Seed Round in 2023
Toothio is revolutionizing the dental staffing industry by leveraging technology to seamlessly connect dental offices with high quality talent on-demand.

UserGems

Series A in 2021
UserGems is an AI-powered prospecting solution for revenue teams. By delivering prospects that are most likely to convert, UserGems helps companies drive bigger pipeline, faster sales cycle, and larger deals. Whenever your customers change their jobs, UserGems automatically surfaces them as new prospects to your sales reps. This allows your reps to be in front of the right buyers at the right time, and before the competition is. Leveraging machine learning, UserGems automatically identifies other prospects that look exactly like your best customers. That means you get a complete, up-to-date list of leads that match your ideal customer profile, persona and other key criteria without requiring reps to spends hours on researching.

Instawork

Series C in 2021
Instawork operates an online job marketplace designed to connect hospitality businesses with qualified workers. The platform automates the recruitment process, allowing businesses to fill job shifts on demand while enabling professionals to choose work that fits their schedules. By streamlining traditional recruiting methods, Instawork creates economic opportunities for both local businesses and workers. The company is rapidly expanding its reach across the United States, focusing on meeting the evolving needs of the hospitality sector.

Harmonic

Venture Round in 2021
Developer of enterprise software designed to transform business activities into actionable insights that drive growth. The company's software accesses the sourcing pipeline of leading venture firms, targets new accounts, leads, and customer intent signals before competitors, and tracks the strategic movements of companies and professionals with customizable workflows and alerts, enabling clients to automate sourcing and networking.

UserGems

Seed Round in 2021
UserGems is an AI-powered prospecting solution for revenue teams. By delivering prospects that are most likely to convert, UserGems helps companies drive bigger pipeline, faster sales cycle, and larger deals. Whenever your customers change their jobs, UserGems automatically surfaces them as new prospects to your sales reps. This allows your reps to be in front of the right buyers at the right time, and before the competition is. Leveraging machine learning, UserGems automatically identifies other prospects that look exactly like your best customers. That means you get a complete, up-to-date list of leads that match your ideal customer profile, persona and other key criteria without requiring reps to spends hours on researching.

Trusted

Series B in 2020
Trusted, Inc. operates a digital employment platform specifically designed for nurses, facilitating their connection to flexible job opportunities in the healthcare sector. Founded in 2017 and headquartered in San Francisco, the platform automates the recruitment process by enabling nurses to create and manage their resumes, credentials, and certifications digitally. It also provides real-time alerts for job openings that match their qualifications and preferences, thereby simplifying the application process. Trusted is supported by notable investors, including Craft Ventures and Texas Medical Center, which underscores its significance in the healthcare employment landscape.

Terminal

Series B in 2019
Terminal Inc. specializes in recruitment services and the development and management of workspaces for technology companies. Founded in 2017 and headquartered in San Francisco, California, with additional offices in Canada and Mexico, the company connects elite engineers with high-growth firms across emerging tech hubs worldwide. Terminal provides comprehensive operational support, including human resources, benefits, payroll, and legal administration, enabling companies to operate efficiently in new markets. By fostering communities of top technologists, Terminal helps organizations tackle complex challenges in various software development areas, such as data science, DevOps, and augmented/virtual reality. The firm exclusively partners with technology companies backed by prominent venture capitalists, ensuring they maintain competitive advantages and access to global tech leaders.

Trusted

Series A in 2019
Trusted, Inc. operates a digital employment platform specifically designed for nurses, facilitating their connection to flexible job opportunities in the healthcare sector. Founded in 2017 and headquartered in San Francisco, the platform automates the recruitment process by enabling nurses to create and manage their resumes, credentials, and certifications digitally. It also provides real-time alerts for job openings that match their qualifications and preferences, thereby simplifying the application process. Trusted is supported by notable investors, including Craft Ventures and Texas Medical Center, which underscores its significance in the healthcare employment landscape.

Terminal

Series A in 2018
Terminal Inc. specializes in recruitment services and the development and management of workspaces for technology companies. Founded in 2017 and headquartered in San Francisco, California, with additional offices in Canada and Mexico, the company connects elite engineers with high-growth firms across emerging tech hubs worldwide. Terminal provides comprehensive operational support, including human resources, benefits, payroll, and legal administration, enabling companies to operate efficiently in new markets. By fostering communities of top technologists, Terminal helps organizations tackle complex challenges in various software development areas, such as data science, DevOps, and augmented/virtual reality. The firm exclusively partners with technology companies backed by prominent venture capitalists, ensuring they maintain competitive advantages and access to global tech leaders.
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