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Steve Krausz

General Partner at U.S. Venture Partners

Menlo Park, California

Overview 

Steve Krausz is a General Partner at U.S. Venture Partners, with a focus on investments in security, business services, and enterprise IT sectors. He has successfully invested in companies like Informed, AirEye, Hinge Health, and Cato Networks, showcasing his expertise in venture capital and strategic partnerships. With an MBA from Stanford University Graduate School of Business and a BSEE from Stanford University, Steve Krausz has held leadership roles and board memberships in various successful companies like Kryptowire, Human Interest, and Zefr. His track record of investing in high-growth startups and guiding them to success highlights his strong leadership and mentoring skills in the industry.

Work Experience 

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U.S. Venture Partners

  • General Partner

    1985 - Current

    Investor and board member of early-stage technology companies. Areas of focus: Security, Business Services, Enterprise IT, Software/SaaS

  • General Partner

    1985

    Information Technology investing: focus on security, cloud, internet services

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Kryptowire

  • Member of Board of Directors

    2022

    Member of the Board of Directors.

Mobile DevSecOps and Vulnerability Management. Kryptowire analyzes the security of every mobile app on every enterprise mobile device.

kryptowire.com
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AirEye

  • Board Member

    2021

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Informed

  • Member Board Of Directors

    2021

Informed is a developer of a consumer auto financing platform designed to collect and analyze loan documents.

Raised $20,000,000.00 from The FIS FinTech Accelerator in Partnership with The Venture Center, Nyca Partners, Manuel Bronstein, U.S. Venture Partners, Dan Romero, Aspect Ventures and The Perkins Fund.

informediq.com
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Human Interest

  • Member of Board of Directors

    2019

    Member of Board of Directors

Human Interest is a 401(k) provider that helps employees of small and medium-sized businesses save for retirement.

Raised $764,600,000.00 from Baillie Gifford and Marshall Wace.

humaninterest.com
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Cato Networks

  • Member Board of Directors

    2015

    Member of Board of Directors

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Quantifind

  • Member Board of Directors

    2015

    Member of Board of Directors

Advanced AI solutions for financial risk management

Raised $91,322,408.00 from U.S. Venture Partners, Valor Equity Partners, DNS Capital, S&P Global, Citi Ventures, Snowflake Ventures, S&P Global, IQT, Cathay Innovation and Redpoint.

quantifind.com
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Zefr

  • Member Board of Directors

    2012

    Member of the Board of Directors

Zefr is a technology company that uses artificial intelligence to deliver digital advertising services.

Raised $65,062,378.00 from U.S. Venture Partners and MK Capital.

zefr.com

Stanford University - GSB Venture Capital Committee

  • Member of Board

    2009

    Stanford GSB Bay Area Venture Capital Group Chairman from 2009-2014

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Smartling

  • Member Board Of Directors

    2009 - 2021

    Serve on Board of Directors;

Smartling is a language service and technology provider helping customers to localize content across devices and platforms.

Raised $223,317,998.00 from Battery Ventures.

smartling.com

Education 

Investments 

Informed

Series A

Total funding: $20M

AirEye

Series A

Total funding: $8M

Hinge Health

Series C

Total funding: $830M

Cato Networks

Series A

Total funding: $770M

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