A venture capital firm that combines vision, network, and access to industry talent to create outcomes for startups.

Artisanal Ventures

We have formed a brand new venture fund to invest in the best clients of Artisanal Talent Group, alongside our favorite VC's.  Our Limited Partners are some of the most impressive, successful operators in the history of software and major VC's.  

Congrats to Artisanal Ventures portfolio company, Armada, on their latest round.  What they’re doing is so cool and interesting.  Use cases are ENDLESS.  Dan Wright and team, nice work!!!

One of my absolute favorite things about venture tech is the diversity aspect.  Most of our Founders are women, immigrants, people from all our the world.  Hearing their personal stories is always so damned inspirational, it makes me feel not only humble but just blown away by what they go through to get here and then start important companies.  Artisanal Ventures is proud to back so many. And Artisanal Talent is proud to build for them.  You people ROCK!!!!  Thank you all.

Listen to Artisanal Talent CEO Chris Johnson share his insights!

Founders become CEO’s when they learn to develop people, vs expect them to show up in an early stage, resource constrained environment and hit home runs on day one.   The turnover rates in seed to B co’s are just ridiculous because you have the blind leading the blind.  You know a great Founder when they choose well and a truly great one when they take a capable exec and help them turn into a star.  Or pluck someone from the younger ranks and develop them into a core player.  Don’t be the lazy or clueless Founder who shoots execs the minute they realize they don’t wear a red cape or shoot lasers from their eyeballs.  YOU CAN DO BETTER.  And you must…

Very proud to say that, as usual, a large number of Artisanal Talent’s clients are listed in this amazing group and Artisanal Ventures investments too!  Go people, go!!!

More than a third of these AI startups are Artisanal Talent clients and several are Artisanal Ventures investments.  This list misses a few by a MILE like Abnormal Security. And there are a bunch of new ones they haven’t even seen yet.  But still.  What’s my point?  When we call you, it’s for something high quality and exciting.  Our brand promise wasn’t just for clients or VC Partners.   It was to execs we hunt.  We want you all to know we don’t work on stuff we don’t love ourselves.  Life’s too damned short.  So yeah.  Take our calls ;).  And most of you do.  So thank you.

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