Craft Ventures

Craft Ventures is a San Francisco-based early-stage venture capital firm focused on investing in innovative companies across various sectors, including e-commerce, SaaS, and unique market offerings like spacecraft and digital asset services. Founded by a team with extensive entrepreneurial and investment experience, the firm is dedicated to identifying and supporting the next generation of transformative businesses. With a team of 15 investors and operators, Craft Ventures emphasizes a deep respect for founders and their visions, aiming to cultivate companies that have the potential to change the world.

Jeff Fluhr

Partner

Jessica Hoffman

Operating Partner, Marketing & Communications

Ryan Hrabak

Principal

Brian Murray

Partner and COO

Past deals in Speech Recognition

Woflow

Series A in 2022
Through a combination of pattern recognition AI and human augmentation, we turn flat images into structured data 10X faster and more accurately than manual transcription.

Spekit

Series B in 2022
Spekit, Inc. is a digital training solutions provider that focuses on enabling employees to effectively learn their tools and adapt to process changes in real-time. Founded in 2018 and based in Denver, Colorado, Spekit offers a range of products, including an Outlook Extension for accessing knowledge directly from users' inboxes, a Salesforce Chrome Extension for integrating guides into various fields, and a Salesforce Data Dictionary for documenting metadata and processes. The platform is designed to support financial services and sales enablement, allowing organizations to streamline employee training through a modern digital adoption framework combined with a contextual knowledge base. This approach caters to the needs of growing and remote teams, providing an efficient solution for continuous learning and support.

SentiLink

Series B in 2021
SentiLink is a technology company that helps you detect and block synthetic identities. The company's technology links with fraudulent crime ring to detect and block synthetic identities by searching for statistical anomalies through real-time application programming interface and risk analyst tools, enabling business clients to identify fake people and other connected fraudulent applications to harm bottom line of the organizations.

ConverseNow

Series A in 2021
ConverseNow Technologies, Inc. develops voice artificial intelligence (AI) based software for quick service restaurants (QSRs) to automate and personalize the ordering process, driving efficiencies, and reducing customer wait times. The company through its platform automates and personalizes restaurant orders in high volume voice channels, including phone, drive thru, self-service kiosks, voice assistants, and voice assisted chat on mobile. ConverseNow Technologies, Inc. was incorporated in 2018 and is based in Austin, Texas. It has an additional location in Gainesville, Florida.

Voiceflow

Series A in 2021
Voiceflow Inc. operates a platform that enables content creators to design, prototype, and monetize voice applications for smart speakers like Alexa and Google Assistant. Founded in 2018 and based in Toronto, Canada, the company provides a user-friendly interface that allows individuals and businesses to build powerful voice applications without the need for coding skills. The platform features a visual programming language with a drag-and-drop interface, facilitating the easy creation and deployment of voice apps. This approach empowers users to develop conversational interfaces efficiently, helping them to leverage voice technology for various applications, including voice shopping.

Orum

Series A in 2021
Orum Inc. develops a speech recognition tool for companies to speck with prospects. The company was incorporated in 2018 and is based in San Francisco, California.

Mote

Seed Round in 2021
Mote is a Chrome extension that enables users to add transcribed voice comments to shared documents, enhancing communication and feedback in educational and workplace settings. The software allows users to provide voice notes on documents and assignments, which are transcribed for easy reading or listening by recipients. It also facilitates communication in users' preferred languages, thereby improving the overall effectiveness of feedback. By allowing users to edit transcripts, Mote ensures clarity and precision in communication, making it a valuable tool for teachers and teams aiming to enhance their feedback processes.

Woflow

Seed Round in 2021
Through a combination of pattern recognition AI and human augmentation, we turn flat images into structured data 10X faster and more accurately than manual transcription.

Resemble AI

Seed Round in 2020
Resemble AI develops a speech-generating device and software solution. The company's technology uses speech recordings to create a personalized digital voice. The company offers voice cloning solutions consumed via web or API; creates fictitious voices from digital characters and games; and provides detection of voice solutions. The company serves the entertainment sector and marketing agencies. The company was founded in 2019 and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.

Resemble AI

Pre Seed Round in 2019
Resemble AI develops a speech-generating device and software solution. The company's technology uses speech recordings to create a personalized digital voice. The company offers voice cloning solutions consumed via web or API; creates fictitious voices from digital characters and games; and provides detection of voice solutions. The company serves the entertainment sector and marketing agencies. The company was founded in 2019 and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.