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Joe Kraus

North America, California, United States, Palo Alto

Description

Joe Kraus is the President at Lime. Additionally, Joe Kraus has had 6 past jobs including as a Partner at GV. He graduated from Stanford Uni...

Investor Profile

Joe Kraus has backed more than 12 startups, with 0 new investments in the last 12 months alone. The firm has led 0 rounds, about 0% of its total and boasts 5 exits across its portfolio.

Investment Focus Highlights

  • Concentrates on Seed, Series A, Series B rounds (top funding stages).
  • Majority of deals are located in United States.
  • Strong thematic focus on Virtual Reality, Augmented Reality, 3D Technology.

Stage Focus

  • Seed (50%)
  • Series A (25%)
  • Series B (17%)
  • Angel (8%)

Country Focus

  • United States (100%)

Industry Focus

  • Virtual Reality
  • Augmented Reality
  • 3d Technology
  • Media And Entertainment
  • Casual Games
  • Gaming
  • Internet
  • Ios
  • Mobile
  • Social Network
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Learn who this investor regularly partners with—both firms and angels—and explore their latest activity.

Who does Joe Kraus frequently co-invest with?

Google Ventures
North America, California, United States, Mountain View
Co-Investments: 1
Presence Capital
North America, California, United States, San Francisco
Co-Investments: 3
Lifeforce Capital
North America, California, United States, San Francisco
Co-Investments: 1
Flex Capital
North America, California, United States, San Francisco
Co-Investments: 1
Y Combinator
North America, California, United States, Mountain View
Co-Investments: 2
Audacious Ventures
North America, California, United States, San Francisco
Co-Investments: 1
MV
North America, Tennessee, United States, Nashville
Co-Investments: 1
Crew Capital
North America, New York, United States, New York
Co-Investments: 1
Anorak Ventures
North America, California, United States, San Francisco
Co-Investments: 1
BC
North America, California, United States, San Francisco
Co-Investments: 1

Which angels does Joe Kraus often collaborate with?

MP
North America, Colorado, United States, Aspen
Shared Deals: 2
JC
North America, California, United States, Menlo Park
Shared Deals: 2
Allen Shim
Asia, Singapore
Shared Deals: 1
SM
North America, California, United States, San Francisco
Shared Deals: 1
RC
North America, California, United States, San Francisco
Shared Deals: 2
RH
North America, California, United States, San Francisco
Shared Deals: 2
RW
North America, California, United States, San Francisco
Shared Deals: 2
AS
North America, California, United States, San Francisco
Shared Deals: 1
BS
North America, California, United States, San Francisco
Shared Deals: 1
AK
North America, Massachusetts, United States, Boston
Shared Deals: 1

What are some of recent deals done by Joe Kraus?

Synapticure

Chicago, Illinois, United States

We provide neurodegenerative disease patients with expert MDs and 24/7 wrap around care, no matter where you live in the US

Health CareMedicalNeuroscienceWellness
SeedFeb 2, 2022
Amount Raised: $6,000,000
Vartana

San Francisco, California, United States

Vartana is a B2B payments platform that helps businesses reach their potential by purchasing software and versatile payment options.

FinanceFinancial ServicesService Industry
SeedJan 20, 2022
Amount Raised: $7,000,000
Spatial

New York, New York, United States

Spatial is a gaming platform where millions of creators build and share fun experiences that bring people together across web, mobile, & VR.

3D TechnologyAugmented RealityNon-Fungible Token (NFT)SoftwareVirtual RealityWeb3
SeedOct 24, 2018
Amount Raised: $8,300,000
Wave

Los Angeles, California, United States

Wave focuses on interactive virtual experiences with a mission to help artists make money at the intersection of gaming and entertainment.

ConcertsDigital EntertainmentVirtual Reality
SeedAug 5, 2016
Amount Raised: $2,500,000
Loom.ai

San Francisco, California, United States

Loom.ai's technology combines deep learning, computer vision and VFX to transform a single selfie into a fully expressive 3D avatar.

3D TechnologyArtificial Intelligence (AI)Augmented RealityComputer VisionMachine LearningVirtual Reality
SeedJun 1, 2016
Amount Raised: $1,350,000
UploadVR

San Francisco, California, United States

UploadVR is dedicated to accelerating the success of the VR + AR (XR) industry.

Augmented RealityEducationMedia and EntertainmentVirtual Reality
SeedDec 16, 2015
Amount Raised: $1,250,000
Kongregate

San Francisco, California, United States

Kongregate is a mobile game publisher and web gaming portal.

Casual GamesGamingInternetiOSMobileSocial Network
Series BAug 1, 2007
Amount Raised: $5,000,000
Kongregate

San Francisco, California, United States

Kongregate is a mobile game publisher and web gaming portal.

Casual GamesGamingInternetiOSMobileSocial Network
Series AMar 22, 2007
Amount Raised: $1,000,000
Feedster

San Francisco, California, United States

Social Content Marketing - Vanity Profiles meets Content Marketing

AdvertisingContentLocation Based ServicesMarketingSocial Media Marketing
Series AJul 13, 2006
Odeo

New York, New York, United States

Odeo is a digital media company developing tools to support podcasting services.

Digital Media
Series AAug 10, 2005