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Crane

Crane

Venture Capital

Early stage venture capital firm focusing on technology investments.


Recent investments

Seed
£2.2M

The seed round was led by Crane with participation from Seedcamp, Techstars and several prominent angel investors.

"Every SME who has ever dealt with large enterprises knows the pain and the time it takes to do even a simple thing like onboarding as a supplier, signing a contract, or getting paid on time. What they may not know is that that frustration is usually shared by the enterprise buyer, whose internal, one-size fits all process means they can’t move quickly."
— Tom Howsam, Co-Founder and CEO
Series A
£7.5M

The Cambridge-founded legal tech company has secured £7.5m from Octopus Ventures and existing backers to scale its US presence and sales operations.

"To receive this investment in the current climate is testament to the relevance of ThoughtRiver’s technology, when across the globe, businesses are looking to do more with less."
— Tim Pullan, CEO
Series C
£38.3M

The Series C financing was led by SBI Investment and Salesforce Ventures to support international expansion and product development.

"We chose to invest in Onfido because they have proven their expertise at using artificial intelligence to effectively fight fraud, giving businesses a safe and secure way to scale their businesses online."
— Tomoyuki Nii, Executive Officer