About Crush Ventures
Crush Ventures is a venture capital firm founded in 2015. It is primarily based out of New York City, United States. As of Oct 2024, Crush Ventures has invested in 50 companies. It primarily invests in Seed round in United States based startups. Its investments are spread across a wide range of sectors from Enterprise Applications to Consumer and High Tech. Most recently it participated in the $***** Seed round of Kaiber Overall, Crush Ventures portfolio has seen 6 acquisitions including key companies like Motion, Melon and Phoenix Rising FC. A lot of funds co-invest with Crush Ventures, with names like Andreessen Horowitz sharing a substantial percentage of its portfolio. Crush Ventures has team of 2 people including 2 partners.Key Metrics
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Crush Ventures' List of Top Investments
Crush Ventures has a portfolio of 50 companies. Their most notable investments are in Resonado and Levellr.Their portfolio spans across United States, Mexico, United Arab Emirates and 1 more locations. They have invested in Enterprise Applications, Consumer, High Tech and 13 other sectors, across stages such as Seed, Series A stages. Here is the list of top investments by Crush Ventures:1. Splice
Provider of royalty-free sounds, effects, presets, plugins, and virtual instruments. The company offers downloadable samples, instrument preset packs, and rent-to-own plugins. It provides applications for desktop and mobile workflows. The company’s catalog includes samples, virtual instruments, and tools for music creators.
Key facts about Splice
- Founded Year: 2013
- Location: New York City (United States)
- Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Series D
- Total Funding till date: $164M
- Employee Count: 354 as on May 31, 2026
- Investors: Founders Circle Capital, DFJ Growth and 15 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series D, Dec 10, 2020, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
2. Beacons AI
AI based marketing suite solution. It offers a variety of tools for creators, including a link in bio website builder, post activity tracking, audience management, email marketing, online storefront creation, link shortening, QR code generation, and more. The platform offers e-commerce and monetization capabilities, and AI-powered tools to help creators build and manage businesses.
Key facts about Beacons AI
- Founded Year: 2017
- Location: Stanford (United States)
- Annual Revenue: $0 - $1M as on Apr 30, 2021
- Stage: Series A
- Total Funding till date: $29.8M
- Employee Count: 132 as on May 31, 2026
- Investors: Andreessen Horowitz, 6MV and 14 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series A, Apr 05, 2022, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
3. Live Nation
Provider of tickets and information for live music, comedy, and family events. It offers access to a variety of shows. These shows include concerts, comedy acts, and family entertainment. The events span multiple genres and cater to diverse audiences.
Key facts about Live Nation
- Founded Year: 2008
- Location: Dubai (United Arab Emirates)
- Stage: Seed
- Employee Count: 41 as on May 31, 2026
- Investors: Thomas H Lee Partners and Crush Ventures
- Latest Funding Round: Conventional Debt, 2009, $*****
4. Audioshake
Developer of audio separation and stem creation software for various uses. The software isolates instruments, dialogue, music, and effects from audio recordings. It provides tools for lyric transcription, alignment, and real-time sound separation. The technology supports mixing, mastering, localization, captioning, interactive audio experiences, and sync licensing. It also facilitates audio analysis, A/V editing, and fan engagement opportunities.
Key facts about Audioshake
- Founded Year: 2020
- Location: San Francisco (United States)
- Stage: Series A
- Total Funding till date: $24.1M
- Employee Count: 35 as on May 31, 2026
- Investors: WndrCo, Thomson Reuters Ventures and 29 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series A, Aug 20, 2025, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
5. Modulate
Provider of voice AI for fraud detection and online safety solutions. It offers tools to understand sentiment and emotion in real-time voice interactions. The company’s technology detects harmful behaviors, assists with compliance, and helps manage risk. It provides customizable and scalable solutions for various industries. The AI interprets conversational context, tone, and intent across multiple languages.
Key facts about Modulate
- Founded Year: 2017
- Location: Cambridge (United States)
- Stage: Series A
- Total Funding till date: $32M
- Employee Count: 56 as on May 31, 2026
- Investors: Old Silver VC, Galaxy and 4 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series A, Aug 16, 2022, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
Crush Ventures' Year-on-Year Investment Trends
Crush Ventures has invested in 50 companies over the last 10 years, with an average of 2 new investments annually in the last 10 years. Its most recent first time investment was in Kaiber and most recent follow-on round was in Look North World.Year | No. of Investments | ||
|---|---|---|---|
1st Round | Follow-on | Total | |
2026 (YTD) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2025 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2024 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
2023 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
2022 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
2021 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
2020 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Crush Ventures' Investments by Stage
Crush Ventures has made 16 investments in Seed stage with an average round size of $2.88M and 3 investments in Series A stage with an average round size of $26.6M.Stage of entry | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Seed | 16 |
Series A | 3 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Crush Ventures' Investments by Sector
Crush Ventures has a diverse portfolio, with companies operating in the Enterprise Applications, Consumer, Media & Entertainment, High Tech and Consumer Goods. Notably, it has invested in 32 Tech companies, 26 Consumer (B2C) companies, 17 Enterprise (B2B) companies and at least 17 companies focusing on Software.Sector | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Enterprise Applications | 9 |
Consumer | 8 |
Media & Entertainment | 6 |
High Tech | 3 |
Consumer Goods | 2 |
Others | 15 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Crush Ventures' Investments by Geography
Crush Ventures has made most investments in United States (18), followed by United Kingdom where it has made 1 investment.Country | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
United States | 18 |
United Kingdom | 1 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Crush Ventures' recent investments
Crush Ventures has not made any investment in 2026 so far.Here are the most recent investments by Crush Ventures:
Filter this listDate | Company | Location | Round Details | Round Amount | Co-Investors |
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Oct 16, 2024 | United States | Seed | 3964 | ||
Sep 26, 2024 | United States | Seed | 6127 | ||
Jul 25, 2024 | United States | Seed | 5322 | [+3] | |
Jan 29, 2024 | United States | Seed | 1196 | [+3] | |
Nov 16, 2023 | United States | Seed | 5378 | [+4] |
Acquired companies in Crush Ventures' Portfolio
6 companies from Crush Ventures' portfolio have been acquired. The most recent acquisition was Vault Comics in May 2025 by Aethonbooks for $*****.Here are Crush Ventures' portfolio companies that got acquired most recently:
Company | Acquisition Date | First Invested on | First Round of Investment | Round Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
May 29, 2025 | Mar 17, 2022 | Seed | 2843 | |
May 09, 2023 | Jul 20, 2022 | Seed | 6151 | |
Jan 12, 2022 | - | - | 7917 | |
Feb 10, 2018 | - | - | 2197 | |
Sep 20, 2017 | Jan 04, 2016 | Seed | 3106 |
Team profile of Crush Ventures
Crush Ventures has a team of 2 members including 2 Partners. Crush Ventures' team does not sit on the board of any company as of now.Co-investors of Crush Ventures
Over the past 10 years, 156 investors have co-invested in Crush Ventures's portfolio companies. This includes funds and angels.
- Invested before Crush Ventures: Y Combinator, Techstars and 36 others have invested in rounds before Crush Ventures. There is 1 company where Y Combinator has invested before Crush Ventures and 1 company where Techstars has invested before Crush Ventures.
- Top Co-investors of Crush Ventures: 92 investors entered a company along with Crush Ventures. These include investors like Andreessen Horowitz (2 companies).
- Invested after Crush Ventures: A total of 26 investors have invested in Crush Ventures's portfolio after their investments. Top Investors include Indicator Ventures (1 company), Side Door Ventures (1 company) and AJR Ventures (1 company).
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