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Craft Ventures LLC

Venture capital firm co-founded by David Sacks in 2017
Tracked because Venture capital firm co-founded by David Sacks in 2017 · 9 documented connections
Facts on record11
Connections mapped9
Sources cited12
Evidence: 5P 6I
Stated vs Revealed
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Connection Map
Key Connections
← Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) company
affiliation
David Sacks is co-founder of Craft Ventures, with no evidence of direct employment at Andreessen Horowitz, but he collaborated with a16z on cryptocurrency investments.
→ BitGo company
investor
Holds equity stake in cryptocurrency custody firm
→ Lightning Labs company
investor
Holds equity stake in Bitcoin protocol developer
→ Bitwise Asset Management company
investor
Portfolio company providing cryptocurrency index funds
→ Anduril Industries company
investor
Craft Ventures is an investor in Anduril Industries
→ Shield AI company
investor
Craft Ventures is listed as investor in Shield AI
→ BitGo Holdings, Inc. company
investor
BitGo is a portfolio company of Craft Ventures
← David Sacks person
founder
Co-founded venture capital firm in 2017
Facts (11)
Data Freshness
Ageing Last update: 159d ago · Avg age: 457d
Confidence Tiers: Primary Source — cross-referenced government/corporate filings Pending Review — sourced but not independently verified AI Inference — analytical hypothesis from cross-referencing
✓ Verified Findings (5)
Independently re-checked: a second model read the source artifact and confirmed it supports the extracted claim.
✓ verified Primary Source Craft Ventures has invested in 255 companies including 26 unicorns, 15 IPOs and 31 acquisitions
Date: 2026-01-01 Added: 11 Apr 2026 ↗ SOURCE: Tracxn investor profile
✓ verified Primary Source Craft Ventures raised $500 million in 2019, $1.3 billion in 2021, and announced $1.3 billion more in 2023, bringing total assets under management to $3.3 billion
Date: 2023-12-31 Added: 11 Apr 2026 ↗ RECORDS: ExecutiveBiz reporting
✓ verified Primary Source Craft Ventures still holds equity in BitGo (2.5% of Sacks' total assets) and Lightning Labs (1.1% of total assets)
Date: 2025-03-05 Added: 11 Apr 2026 ↗ RECORDS: White House ethics memo dated March 5, 2025
✓ verified Primary Source Craft Ventures raised $612 million for Fund III and $510 million for Growth I in August 2021
Date: 2021-08-01 Added: 11 Apr 2026 ↗ SOURCE: Wikipedia article on Craft Ventures
✓ verified Primary Source Craft Ventures announced $1.32 billion in fresh capital across Craft Ventures IV ($712 million) and Craft Ventures Growth II ($608 million) in November 2023
Date: 2023-11-01 Added: 11 Apr 2026 ↗ SOURCE: Medium announcement and Wikipedia article
All Connections (9)
→ BitGo company
investor confirmed
Holds equity stake in cryptocurrency custody firm
→ Lightning Labs company
investor confirmed
Holds equity stake in Bitcoin protocol developer
investor confirmed
Portfolio company providing cryptocurrency index funds
→ Anduril Industries company
investor confirmed
Craft Ventures is an investor in Anduril Industries
→ Shield AI company
investor confirmed
Craft Ventures is listed as investor in Shield AI
→ BitGo Holdings, Inc. company
investor confirmed
BitGo is a portfolio company of Craft Ventures
← David Sacks person
founder confirmed
Co-founded venture capital firm in 2017
affiliation primary since 2017
David Sacks is co-founder of Craft Ventures, with no evidence of direct employment at Andreessen Horowitz, but he collaborated with a16z on cryptocurrency investments.
← Trae Stephens person
industry association inferential since 2017
Stephens operates in the same venture capital and defense technology ecosystem as entities associated with Craft Ventures
Sources (12)
2026-05-10 UNVERIFIED SEARCH_ERROR: Craft Ventures LLC not found in opencorporates claim_flag Processed 📜 Receipt
2026 UNVERIFIED Research: Craft Ventures LLC — Parliamentary records (no results) parliamentary_record Processed 📜 Receipt
2026 UNVERIFIED Research: Craft Ventures LLC — Court records (no results) court_document Processed 📜 Receipt
2026 UNVERIFIED Research: Craft Ventures LLC — Lobbying disclosures (no results) government_disclosure Processed 📜 Receipt
2026 UNVERIFIED Research: Craft Ventures LLC — Corporate registrations (no results) government_disclosure Processed 📜 Receipt
2026 UNVERIFIED Research: Craft Ventures LLC — USASpending contracts (no results) contract Processed 📜 Receipt
2026 UNVERIFIED Research: Craft Ventures LLC — SEC filings (no results) sec_filing Processed 📜 Receipt
2026-01-01 ↗ Tracxn investor profile web_search Processed 📜 Receipt
2021-08-01 ↗ Wikipedia article on Craft Ventures web_search Processed 📜 Receipt