Acrew Capital

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Acrew Capital is an early-stage venture capital firm founded in 2019, headquartered in San Francisco, CA. It manages over $1.7 billion across multiple funds, backing seed-to-growth-stage companies in fintech, cybersecurity, and applied AI. The firm runs a 600+ person 'Crew of Leaders' operator network and a dedicated Diversify Capital Fund that brings women and underrepresented LPs into leading later-stage tech companies.

Key facts

Founded

2019

Founders

Theresia Gouw, Lauren Kolodny, Vishal Lugani, Asad Khaliq, Mark Kraynak

Employees

53

Sectors

fintech, security, ai, saas

Website

www.acrewcapital.com

Investment thesis

Acrew backs early-stage companies in fintech, cybersecurity, and applied AI, writing $1–15M checks from Seed through Series A, and deploys $10–20M growth checks through its Inflection Fund. The firm deliberately prioritises diverse perspectives — at the GP, LP, and portfolio level — arguing this produces better investment decisions and broader wealth creation.

Recent activity

• Apr 2026investment
  Acrew Capital participated in the seed round of Formulary Financial, an AI-native fund administrator that emerged from stealth with $4.6 million led by Khosla Ventures. zoominfo.com
• Apr 2026investment
  Acrew participated in the funding of Zamp, which launched a global sales tax operating system with investment also from Thomson Reuters Ventures. tracxn.com
• Jan 2026leadership
  Aliisa Rosenthal, former Head of Sales at OpenAI who scaled enterprise revenue from ~$10M to ~$10B, joined Acrew as General Partner — the firm's first GP addition since its 2019 founding. vcwire.tech
• Jan 2026investment
  Lauren Kolodny led Acrew's Series A investment in Glide, an AI-first platform modernising community banks and credit unions. startupintros.com
• Oct 2024fundraise
  Acrew closed $700 million in new capital, bringing total assets under management to over $1.7 billion across its Long Term View, Diversify Capital, and Inflection funds. startupintros.com
• Mar 2025press
  Acrew was cited in TechCrunch fintech coverage, reflecting continued visibility in the fintech investment space. techcrunch.com
• Apr 2023investment
  Acrew led Ditto's $45 million Series A for its distributed edge data synchronisation platform, with co-investors including U.S. Innovative Technology Fund and True Ventures. ditto.com

Notable investments

• GlideSeries AJan 2026startupintros.com
• Nokod SecuritySeed2024startupintros.com
• Protect AISeries B2024startupintros.com
• Radiant SecuritySeries A2024startupintros.com
• AembitSeed2023startupintros.com
• DittoSeries AApr 2023ditto.com
• Arthur AISeries B2023startupintros.com
• ChimeSeedearly-stagestartupintros.com
• CoinbaseSeedearly-stagestartupintros.com
• VantaEarlyearly-stagestartupintros.com

Key people

Named individuals at the firm. We don't expose direct email or phone — use their LinkedIn for outreach.

• Theresia Gouw · Founding Managing Partner
• Lauren Kolodny · Founding Managing Partner
• Vishal Lugani · General Partner, Co-Founder
• Asad Khaliq · Founding Partner
• Mark Kraynak · Founding Partner
• Aliisa Rosenthal · General Partner

Sources

• Acrew Capital: Funding, Team & Investors | Startup Intros
• Acrew Capital Adds Former OpenAI Head of Sales Aliisa Rosenthal as General Partner
• Aliisa Rosenthal Joins Acrew Capital as General Partner
• Acrew Capital - VC Fund Breakdown
• Acrew Capital – Info, Investments & Portfolio
• Ditto Closes $45 Million Series A Funding Round
• Acrew Capital - 2026 Investor Profile | Tracxn
• Lauren Kolodny - Wikipedia

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