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Sean Whitney

Sean Whitney

Principal atCraft VenturesFirm active Sep 29San Francisco
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Sean Whitney is a Principal at Craft Ventures in San Francisco, focusing on AI, creative tools, developer tools, APIs, and software. He previously worked at Figma and Enjoy, and holds degrees from Cornell and Boston University.

What Sean 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. Enjoy
  2. Figma · early employee
  3. Enjoy Technology, Inc. · Operations, Growth, & Business Development
  4. Figma · Strategic Finance, Business Operations, & GTM
  5. Craft Ventures · Principal
    Now

Focus

creative toolsdeveloper toolsapisaiplg saasvertical saas

Education

Cornell University, Bachelor of ScienceBoston University, Masters of Business Administration

Also at Craft Ventures

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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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Andrew Walsh
Andrew WalshManaging Director, First Analysis

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Questions

Who is Sean Whitney?

Sean Whitney is a Principal at Craft Ventures in San Francisco, focusing on AI, creative tools, developer tools, APIs, and software. He previously worked at Figma and Enjoy, and holds degrees from Cornell and Boston University.

How much does Sean Whitney invest?

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

How do I pitch Sean Whitney?

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 Sean Whitney do before Craft Ventures?

Enjoy; early employee at Figma; Operations, Growth, & Business Development at Enjoy Technology, Inc.; Strategic Finance, Business Operations, & GTM at Figma.

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