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Kindle Van Linge

Kindle Van Linge

Principal atCraft VenturesFirm active Sep 29San Francisco
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Kindle Van Linge is a Principal at Craft Ventures in San Francisco, focusing on AI, defense tech, and enterprise software. She previously invested at Accel and worked in tech investment banking at Goldman Sachs.

What Kindle can write

Writes checks of$10M to $30M+
Comes in atSeries A, Series BCan lead the round
Ownership target7-10%At first check
Pitch pageSubmit on their siteThe firm asks founders to apply here.

Craft Ventures writes $10M to $30M+ checks, larger than 97% of firms in the atlas.

Bars: how many firms report each check band. Highlighted: Craft Ventures.

Career

  1. Goldman Sachs · technology investment banking team
  2. Accel · investor
  3. Craft Ventures · Investor
    Now
  4. Craft Ventures · Principal
    Now

Focus

aidefense techenterprise software

Education

University of Southern California

Also at Craft Ventures

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David Sacks
David SacksPartner
Jeff Fluhr
Jeff FluhrPartner
Kevin Gabura
Kevin GaburaPartner
Kyle Parrish
Kyle ParrishPartner
Lainy Painter Singh
Lainy Painter SinghPartner
Michael Robinson
Michael RobinsonPartner, Head of Investment Team
Mike Marg
Mike MargPartner

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Who is Kindle Van Linge?

Kindle Van Linge is a Principal at Craft Ventures in San Francisco, focusing on AI, defense tech, and enterprise software. She previously invested at Accel and worked in tech investment banking at Goldman Sachs.

How much does Kindle Van Linge invest?

Kindle Van Linge invests through Craft Ventures, which writes checks of $10M to $30M+ at series a, series b.

How do I pitch Kindle Van Linge?

A warm intro from a founder Craft Ventures backed works best. A short LinkedIn note with one line on traction is the next best route.

What did Kindle Van Linge do before Craft Ventures?

technology investment banking team at Goldman Sachs; investor at Accel.

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