Vultron, which makes AI tools for federal contractors, raised $22M from investors including David Sacks' Craft Ventures, raising ethical questions
When Vultron announced its $22 million funding round earlier this week, the AI startup made sure to highlight a key investor: Craft Ventures …
A White House memo says David Sacks and Craft Ventures are divesting holdings in AI companies and hyperscalers like xAI and Meta
THE WHITE HOUSE WASHINGTON COUNSEL TO THE PRESIDENT TO: DAVID O. SACKS SPECIAL ADVISOR … Bluesky: @thinkyparts : I think it's tax free for him to sell because he's in the administration right? [embedd...
White House memo: David Sacks sold $200M+ in digital asset-related investments personally and via his firm, Craft Ventures, before starting his government job
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New York-based Upwind, which sells tools to secure cloud infrastructure, raised a $100M Series A led by Craft Ventures at a $900M post-money valuation
Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch :
Zurich-based Loft Dynamics, which makes a VR training simulator for helicopter pilots, raised a $20M Series A led by Craft Ventures, Sky Dayton, and Up Partners
Boston-based Vendr, which helps companies manage SaaS purchasing, raised a $150M Series B at a $1B valuation led by Craft Ventures and SoftBank Vision Fund 2
getting you the best price quickly, without you having to negotiate a single deal: https://www.bloomberg.com/... Aaron Epstein / @aaron_epstein : So impressed with what @ryanRneu has built at @VendrHQ...
Vanta, which offers enterprise data security compliance tools, raises $110M led by Craft Ventures at a $1.6B valuation, bringing its total funding to ~$163M
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Vanta, which offers enterprise data security compliance tools, raises $100M led by Craft Ventures at a $1.4B valuation
In some ways, Vanta Inc. looks like a startup from a frothier era. It's run by a 35-year-old entrepreneur in San Francisco and sells software primarily to other startups. Thanks: @mariesdiamond
Let's Do This, which uses fitness, racing, and social data to recommend endurance activities, raises a $60M Series B led by Craft Ventures and Headline
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Sequoia, YC, Craft Ventures, and other VCs give startups advice on surviving the downturn; Lightspeed: “boom times of the last decade are unambiguously over”
Wall Street Journal :