Krishna Visvanathan

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Krishna Visvanathan is a venture investor, technology entrepreneur and experienced company builder with more than 20 years of experience backing European founders.

Before moving into venture capital, Krishna held several operational roles, including co-founding a deep-tech start-up. This experience gives him a practical understanding of the challenges founders face while building and scaling technology companies.

As the Co-founder and Partner at Crane Venture Partners, Krishna invests across every layer of the enterprise technology stack. He works closely with early-stage founders developing foundational technologies, including enterprise software, AI infrastructure, developer tools, semiconductors and hard tech.

Born and raised in Malaysia and based in the UK for the past 30 years, Krishna is a passionate advocate for European entrepreneurship. Through Crane, he supports ambitious founders with long-term investment, practical guidance and hands-on partnership throughout their company-building journey.

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