Mastercraft Ventures Fund I

United States

Seed

About Mastercraft Ventures Fund I

Mastercraft Ventures Fund I is a venture capital firm based in United States, focusing on Seed stage investments. The fund actively supports founders building innovative solutions in AI/ML, Deep Tech, Mobility Transport, SaaS, providing strategic guidance and capital to help startups scale.

Investment Focus

Location / RegionUnited States

Funding StageSeed

Industry Focus

Ai Ml

Deep Tech

Mobility Transport

Saas

Investor Signals Profile

active

Sweet Spot

Wisconsin founder, lived problem insight, pre-revenue prototype, first institutional round

Wisconsin-focused

Pre-seed/Seed

Disruptive Tech

Industry Agnostic

First Institutional Capital

Bullish Signals

Mason Cook: operator, founder, scaled exitswebsite

"Insight earned through experience" — founder-first filterwebsite

Constructive collaborators, rapid iteration supportwebsite

Lead first round, $250-500k check + reserveswebsite

Prototype + market adoption required for pre-revenuewebsite

Avoid $1B+ hypergrowth, realistic $25-50M exitwebsite

Contrarian Signals

Single visible GP (Mason Cook only)website

Pre-revenue + prototype threshold raises barwebsite

Founder Do's

Be Wisconsin-based, QNBV-eligible

Show lived problem + market insights

Apply pre-revenue with prototype + traction

Bring full-time founder commitment

Target $25-50M exit trajectory

Founder Don'ts

Don't pursue capital-intensive models (>$10-20M total)

Don't apply for lifestyle/real estate/main-street plays

Don't skip prototype or evidence of adoption

Key GPs & Partners

Mason Cook

Founder and Managing Director

operatorstartup builderhands-on mentor

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Fund Overview

Fund Size$6.2M

Saves0

Website

Key People

Mason

Mason CookFounder and Managing Director

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