Craft Ventures

David Sacks was PayPal's first product leader and later its COO, part of the group later nicknamed the 'PayPal Mafia,' before founding Yammer, an enterprise social networking company he built and sold to Microsoft for $1.2 billion. He co-founded Craft Ventures in 2017 with Bill Lee, built around a deliberately operator-led model that pairs capital with hands-on go-to-market and talent support for B2B software founders. The firm has grown to $3.3 billion in total assets under management following its 2023 Craft IV and Growth II funds, and its early conviction in Reddit - invested in 2017, years before its 2024 IPO - has become one of its most visible public outcomes.

$3.3B+ AUM 75/100 Power Score™ 2017 Founded San Francisco, CA
SaaS Marketplaces AI Cloud/Infrastructure Fintech
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Signature Exit

Reddit's 2024 IPO on NYSE - Craft backed the company in 2017, years before its public debut

Key Partners & Leadership

Partner & Co-Founder
Co-Founder & Venture Partner

Firm Timeline

2017
David Sacks and Bill Lee found Craft Ventures in San Francisco.
2018
Closes its inaugural $350 million fund.
2019
Closes its second fund at $500 million.
2021
Craft III and Growth I close at $1.12 billion combined, bringing total AUM to $2 billion.
2023
Craft IV and Growth II close at $1.32 billion combined, bringing total AUM to $3.3 billion.
2024
Portfolio company Reddit goes public on NYSE.

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