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CRV (Charles River Ventures)

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Bay Area · Pre-Seed–Series A · 20 people tracked

Also known as CRV · CRV, LLC

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Investment thesis

CRV positions itself as an investor that pays attention rather than chasing patterns and playbooks. For over five decades the firm has backed founders who identify opportunities before the broader market, valuing depth, conviction, and unusual insight. CRV works closely alongside founders during the company-building process, helping with critical decisions around hiring, reaching customers, and determining what to protect and what to evolve. The firm leads seed and Series A rounds and emphasizes helping turn early traction into enduring companies.

Source: firm website, verified Sep 29, 2026.

Stage
Pre-Seed–Series A
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$250K – $5M
HQ
Bay Area, CA, US
Leads rounds
Leads
Instruments
Equity
Founded
1970
Last 12 months
45 investments
AUM
$4B
VC funds
20
Tracked investments
421
Unicorns
34
IPOs
11
Acquisitions
38

Team · 20 people

from the firm's website & public directories

Founder mafia

4 people who came through CRV (Charles River Ventures) went on to found or lead other companies.

What they invest in

from 355 of 421 portfolio companies

AI & Machine Learning ×198Enterprise Software ×191SaaS ×138Developer Tools ×81Data & Infrastructure ×59Fintech ×45Cloud Computing ×36Cybersecurity ×36

HQs:United States×278United Kingdom×6Canada×4France×4India×3Australia×2

Who they back

founder profiles across 143 portfolio companies
34%
solo founders
48 of 143 mapped founding teams
38%
repeat founders
of 229 founders with career history
~3 yrs
old at investment
median across 79 dated deals

Founding team size:solo founder×482 founders×533 founders×344+ founders×8

Where their founders studiedfrom 215 founders with education data

Massachusetts Institute of Technology ×21Harvard University ×16Stanford University ×15University of California, Berkeley ×14Stanford University Graduate School of Business ×10Georgia Institute of Technology ×6Tel Aviv University ×6Reichman University ×5

What their founders studiedfrom 208 founders with field-of-study data

Computer Science ×101Business & Management ×38Engineering ×31Mathematics & Statistics ×17Economics ×14Physics ×14Finance & Accounting ×12Life Sciences ×12

Where their founders worked beforefrom 229 founders with career history

Google ×35Microsoft ×11Stanford University ×11Israeli Military Intelligence - Unit 8200 ×8Apple ×6Dropbox ×5McKinsey & Company ×5Twitter ×5

Accelerator rootsportfolio companies that came through a program

Y Combinator ×29Techstars ×5

29 founders hold a PhD · 26 hold an MBA (of 225 with degree data)

Investments · 421 tracked

founders shown can be your intro path

By year:2026 · 322025 · 272024 · 182023 · 152022 · 332021 · 262020 · 122019 · 92018 · 142017 · 72016 · 52015 · 5218 dated

Boxbox.comin𝕏NYSE: BOXApr 2010

Box provides intelligent content management and secure collaboration for enterprise teams, combining unstructured data access and sharing with AI-powered workflows and insights.

AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingEnterprise SoftwareSan Jose, US

Dylan Smith(Executive Officer)inAaron Levie(Executive Officer, Director)inDan Levin(Director)inStephanie Carullo(Executive Officer)inPeter McGoff(Executive Officer)inGraham Younger(Executive Officer)in

Co-investorsAndreessen HorowitzBessemer Venture PartnersCoatue ManagementEmergence Capital PartnersHercules Capital, Inc.Kleiner Perkins+37 more

Cienaciena.comNYSE: CIEN

Ciena is a NYSE-listed American optical networking systems, routing and automation software company based in Hanover, Maryland.

Gary B. Smith(President and Chief Executive Officer)in

Co-investorsBessemer Venture PartnersKinetic Ventures, L.L.C.Kleiner PerkinsNorwest Venture PartnersOpus CapitalRho Capital Partners+5 more

Datadogdatadoghq.comin𝕏NASDAQ: DDOG

Datadog is a cloud-based monitoring and security platform that provides observability, analytics, and protection for infrastructure, applications, and data across enterprises.

Cloud ComputingCybersecurityData & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsNew York, US

Olivier Pomel(Co-founder & CEO)inAlexis Le-Quoc(Co-founder & CTO)inAmit Agarwal(Executive Officer)inAnthony Merlino(Executive Officer)David Obstler(Chief Financial Officer)in

BoardChristopher Moore(Director)

Co-investors8-Bit CapitalAmplify PartnersaVentureBantam GroupBoxGroupComcast Ventures+27 more

DoorDashdoordash.comin𝕏NASDAQ: DASH

DoorDash operates a restaurant delivery platform that connects customers with dining establishments across hundreds of cities in North America through a logistics network.

ConsumerE-commerceFoodTechLogistics & Supply ChainMarketplacesSan Francisco, US

Tony Xu(Co-founder & CEO)inAndy Fang(Co-founder & CTO)inStanley Tang(Co-founder & CPO)inEvan Moore(Co-founder)inRavi Inukonda(Chief Financial Officer)inPrabir Adarkar(Chief Operating Officer and President)in

Co-investorsA*Blue Owl CapitalBoxGroupBrave CapitalCoatue ManagementDay One Ventures+38 more

Dropboxdropbox.comin𝕏Nasdaq: DBX

Dropbox is a cloud storage and file synchronization platform that helps teams organize files, reduce busywork, and collaborate efficiently.

Cloud ComputingEnterprise SoftwareFuture of WorkSaaSSan Francisco, US

Drew Houston(Co-founder and CEO)inArash Ferdowsi(Co-founder)inAli Dasdan(Chief Technology Officer (joined March 2025))inRoss Tennenbaum(Chief Financial Officer (joined December 2025))inMike Torres(Chief Product Officer (joined July 2026, previously at Google))inBoon Lai(Chief Marketing Officer (joined May 2026))in

Co-investorsAccelBenchmarkBlackRockFelicis VenturesFJ LabsGlynn Capital Management+19 more

Freenomefreenome.comin𝕏NASDAQ: FRNMOct 2015

Freenome develops early-stage cancer detection technology using blood tests to identify cancer in its earliest, most treatable phases.

AI & Machine LearningBiotechDigital HealthHealthtechMedical DevicesLondon, US

Riley Ennis(Co-Founder and Chief Product Officer)inCharles Roberts(Director)inGabriel Otte(Director)inAdam Stone(Chief Executive Officer and Director)Michael Altman(Chief Business Officer and Director)Shmuel (Sam) M. Cohn(Chief Financial Officer)

Co-investorsRA CapitalAgent CapitalAME Cloud VenturesAndreessen HorowitzArtis VenturesAsset Management Company+14 more

HubSpothubspot.comin𝕏NYSE: HUBS

HubSpot is a software platform that provides customer relationship management (CRM) and marketing automation tools for businesses.

AI & Machine LearningMarketing TechSaaSBoston, US

Brian Halligan(Co-founder; CEO until 2021)inDharmesh Shah(Co-founder and CTO)inYamini Rangan(Chief Executive Officer)inSarika GarginKate Bueker(Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer)Erika Fisher(Chief Legal Officer and Secretary)

Co-investorsArcher Capital GroupArcher Venture CapitalBantam GroupBoxGroupFirebolt Ventures Management Company, LlcGeneral Catalyst+12 more

Oportunoportun.comNASDAQ: OPRT

Oportun is a mission-driven financial services company that provides personal loans, credit cards and savings tools to underserved consumers in the US, using AI-driven underwriting; it listed on the Nasdaq in 2019.

Redwood City, US

James Gutierrez(Executive Officer, Director)Scott Harvey(Executive Officer)inRaul Vazquez(Executive Officer, Director)inJonathan Coblentz(Executive Officer)David Tomlinson(Executive Officer, Director)

BoardDavid Strohm(Director)

Co-investorsConnetic VenturesCore Venture CapitalDag VenturesFJ LabsGlynn Capital ManagementGreat Oaks Venture Capital+2 more

Recursion Pharmaceuticalsrecursion.comin𝕏NASDAQ: RXRXSep 2017 · $60M

Recursion applies computational and data-driven approaches to biological science, aiming to accelerate drug discovery and develop new treatments.

AI & Machine LearningBiotechData & InfrastructureDeep TechMedical DevicesSalt Lake City, US

Chris Gibson(Co-founder and Chairman of the Board)inBlake C. Borgeson(Executive Officer, Director)inDean Y. Yi(Executive Officer, Director)Najat Khan(Chief Executive Officer)inNajat Khan, Ph.D.(CEO and President)in

Co-investorsDCVC (Data Collective)Lux CapitalBaillie GiffordAdvantage Capital PartnersAir Street CapitalAmplify Partners+22 more

Weavegetweave.comin𝕏NYSE: WEAVSeries A · Oct 2025 · $20M

Weave offers team communication and collaboration tools for healthcare practices, including messaging, scheduling, and patient management features accessible from desktop and mobile apps.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFuture of WorkHealthtechSaaSLehi, US

Brandon Rodman(Founder/CEO)inJared Rodman(Founder/CCO)inClint Berry(Founder/CTO)inMarcus Bertilson(Executive Officer)inBrett White(Chief Executive Officer)inJason Christiansen(Executive Officer)in

Co-investorsA.Capital VenturesBessemer Venture PartnersBYU Cougar CapitalCrosslink CapitalFundersClubIA Seed Ventures+18 more

Engender Technologiesengendertechnologies.com✓ verified

Engender develops a patented laser-based technique for sorting male and female sperm cells to enable gender selection at the sperm stage, targeting the dairy industry to reduce unwanted male calves.

AgTechBiotechDeep TechAuckland, NZ

Cather Simpson(Professor (research lead / founder))Bennett Medary(Chief Executive)inPeter Hosking(Chief Technical Officer)Simon Ashforth(Chief Operations Officer)in

Co-investorsEnterprise AngelsPacific Channel

Instilinstil.ioin✓ verified

Instil provides a modern software platform designed for nonprofits to manage relationships and increase their operational impact.

Impact & Social GoodSaaS

Adam Miller(Founder)in

Co-investorsGreycroftNext Legacy PartnersThreshold VenturesUS Venture Partners

Legit Securitylegitsecurity.comin𝕏Series B · Sep 2023 · $40M✓ verified

Legit Security provides an application security platform that helps organizations identify and manage software vulnerabilities and risks across their development environments.

AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareNot stated

Roni Fuchs(CEO & Co-Founder)inLiav Caspi(CTO & Co-Founder)inLior Barak(COO & Co-Founder)in

Co-investorsBessemer Venture PartnersCyberstartsTCV

Aviatrixaviatrix.aiin𝕏Sep 2021 · $200M

Aviatrix provides cloud network security solutions with embedded, real-time protection through a Cloud Native Security Fabric platform.

AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingCybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareSanta Clara, US

Sherry Wei(Founder)inSteve Mullaney(CEO)inDoug M.in

BoardShirish Sathaye(Director)inNick Sturiale(Director)in

Board seatDevdutt Yellurkar· per SEC Form D

Co-investors8VCCervinGeneral CatalystMonta Vista CapitalGreenspring AssociatesInsight Partners+3 more

Cablecable.techinAug 2021

Cable provides automated compliance testing and risk assessment solutions that enable financial institutions and fintechs to meet regulatory requirements across multiple frameworks without manual intervention.

Enterprise SoftwareFintechSan Francisco, US

Katherine Savitz(Executive Officer, Director)Natasha Vernier(Founder)in

BoardCaitlin Bolnick(Director)Michael Wood(Director)Daniel Heck(Director)

Board seatKristin Baker Spohn· per SEC Form D

Co-investorsStage 2 CapitalAnthemis Venture

Criblcribl.ioin𝕏Series C · Aug 2024 · $150M

Cribl builds a vendor-agnostic telemetry platform for IT and Security teams at large enterprises to manage, route, and analyze data for investigations and AI-powered operations.

AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSan Francisco, US

Clint Sharp(Co-Founder and CEO)inDritan Bitincka(Co-Founder and Chief Product Officer)inLedion Bitincka(Co-Founder and Chief Technology Officer)inZachary Johnson(Chief Financial Officer)inMatthew Kelly(Chief Legal Officer)inMike Pyle(Chief Revenue Officer)in

Board seatMax Gazor· per SEC Form D

Co-investorsSequoia CapitalCapitalGCiti VenturesCrowdStrikeFounders Circle CapitalFriends Family Capital+8 more

Dopplerdoppler.comin𝕏Series A · Apr 2022 · $20M

Doppler provides a secrets management platform for developers, DevOps, and security teams to securely manage sensitive credentials and configuration data within their development workflows.

Cloud ComputingCybersecurityDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareAustin, US

Brian Vallelunga(Chairman & Founder)inAjay Kanuri(Executive Officer, Director)

BoardAmogh Mishra(Director)

Board seatSabri Murat Bicer· per SEC Form D

Co-investors515 VenturesAbstract VenturesBoxGroupChapter OneGV (Google Ventures)Neotribe Ventures+16 more

Fleetfleetdm.comin𝕏Jul 2025

Fleet Device Management is the company behind an open-source device management platform that enrolls millions of laptops, servers, and other devices across Apple, Linux, Windows, and Android.

CybersecurityDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSan Francisco, US

Zach Wasserman(Cofounder)inMike McNeil(CEO)in

BoardMark Hatfield(Director)inSuresh Batchu(Director)in

Board seatReid Christian· per SEC Form D

Co-investorsMoonfire VenturesOpen Core VenturesStoneMill VenturesTen ElevenCota CapitalGTMfund

Gatsby Netlifygatsbyjs.comJan 2018AcquiredSEC filingmedium confidence

Gatsby is a React-based, open-source framework for building fast and secure websites, with a unified GraphQL data layer that integrates multiple content sources and APIs.

Developer ToolsSan Francisco, US

Board seatDevdutt Yellurkar· per SEC Form D · $3.7M raise · filed Jul 2020

Co-investorsDig Ventures Management LimitedIndex VenturesMango Capital

Greynoisegreynoise.ioin𝕏Jul 2020

GreyNoise collects primary scanning and exploitation data to provide actionable threat intelligence for cybersecurity defenders.

CybersecurityData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareWashington, US

Andrew Morris(Founder and Chief Architect)inAsh Devata(Chief Executive Officer)in

Board seatReid Christian· per SEC Form D

Co-investorsGula Tech AdventuresIn-Q-TelInner Loop CapitalPaladin Capital GroupRadian CapitalStoneMill Ventures

Iterableiterable.comin𝕏Dec 2015 · $23M

Iterable provides customer communication and engagement software that enables brands to create targeted messaging experiences across email, SMS, push, and other channels.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareMarketing TechMedia & EntertainmentSaaSSan Francisco, US

Andrew Boni(Co-founder, CEO (2021-2025))inJustin ZhuinHaoran Zhu(Executive Officer, Director)

Board seatSabri Murat Bicer· per SEC Form D

Co-investors3Spoke Capital500 Global645 VenturesAngelPadArtisanal VenturesBrighter Capital+12 more

Kongkonghq.comin𝕏Dec 2018

Kong builds an API and AI connectivity platform that manages the complete lifecycle of APIs across any cloud environment.

AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSan Francisco, US

Augusto Marietti(Chief Executive Officer & Co-founder)inMarco Palladino(Chief Technology Officer & Co-founder)inChirag Shah(Executive Officer)in

BoardMike Volpi(Director)inMartin Casado(Director)in

Board seatDevdutt Yellurkar· per SEC Form D

Co-investorsAndreessen HorowitzIndex VenturesBalderton CapitalFounders Circle CapitalNew Enterprise Associates (NEA)Notable Capital+6 more

Lokaliselokalise.comin𝕏Jan 2023

Lokalise provides a localization platform that enables businesses to translate and adapt content for multiple markets and languages through automated workflows and integrations.

Developer ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSaaSDover, US

Peteris Antropovs(Director)Nikolajs Ustinovs(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)NickPetr

BoardMichael Chalfen(Director)

Board seatReid Christian· per SEC Form D

Co-investors3VCDawn CapitalQuint VenturesChalfen VenturesCreandum

Mercurymercury.comin𝕏Series A · Sep 2019 · $21M

Mercury is an investor database listing venture capital investors and their sector focus areas.

Data & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareFintechSaaSSector AgnosticSan Francisco, US

Immad Akhund(Founder & CEO)inJason Zhang(Co-Founder and Chief Operating Officer)inMax Tagher(Co-Founder and Chief Technology Officer)in

BoardTom Brown(Director)Sonya Huang(Director)in

Board seatSaar Gur· per SEC Form D

Co-investors500 GlobalAndreessen HorowitzAngel Collective Opportunity FundBetter Tomorrow VenturesBuilders + BackersCapital B Private Holdings+49 more

Nobl9nobl9.cominDec 2022

Nobl9 provides a software reliability platform that helps developers and DevOps teams deliver reliable features faster using software-defined Service Level Objectives (SLOs) to connect monitoring and observability data to business outcomes.

Cloud ComputingDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSaaSWaltham, US

Marcin Kurc(Co-Founder / CEO)inBrian Singer(Founder)in

Board seatSabri Murat Bicer· per SEC Form D

Co-investorsBattery VenturesBonfire VenturesCisco InvestmentsHarmony PartnersResolute Ventures

Ordwayordwaylabs.comin𝕏Series A · Feb 2020 · $10M

Ordway is a billing and revenue automation platform that supports subscription, usage-based, and other recurring pricing and contract models for finance teams.

Enterprise SoftwareFintechSaaSWashington, US

Sameer Gulati(CEO and Founder)inSubbu Venkiteswaran(SVP of R&D, Operations, and Product)inSteve Keifer(Chief Marketing Officer)in

Board seatIzhar Armony· per SEC Form D

Co-investorsClocktower VenturesFounder CollectiveLerer HippeauSocial Starts

PillPackpillpack.cominAug 2016 · $50M

PillPack is a full-service pharmacy that organizes and delivers medications to customers, managing automatic refills and coordinating directly with doctors and insurance providers.

Digital HealthHealthtechManchester, US

Timothy Parker(Chief Executive Officer, Director)inElliot Cohen(Chief Technology Officer, Director)inTJ Parker(Founder)in

BoardDavid Frankel(Director)inJon Karlen(Director)Fred Destin(Director)

Board seatGeorge Zachary· per SEC Form D

Co-investorsAccelAccompliceACME CapitalBoxGroupEntrée CapitalEPIC VENTURES+11 more

Ridwellridwell.comDec 2025SEC filingmedium confidence

Ridwell offers a door-to-door subscription service that collects hard-to-recycle household items such as plastic bags, snack packaging, wine corks, and old clothes, and routes them to vetted recycling and reuse partners.

Circular EconomyCleantechClimate TechConsumerSeattle, US

Ryan Metzger(Executive Officer, Director)inRyanDavidAliya Marder(Executive Officer, Director)in

BoardRyan Panchadsaram(Director)

Board seatSaar Gur· per SEC Form D · $15M raise · filed Dec 2025

Co-investorsCollaborative FundCorrelation VenturesTMVWestbound Equity PartnersSpark Capital

SignalFxsignalfx.comMay 2018Acquired

Cloud monitoring and observability platform founded in 2013 and acquired by Splunk for $1.05 billion in 2019.

San Mateo, US

Karthik Rau(Co-Founder & Chief Executive Officer)Phillip Liu(Co-Founder & Chief Architect)inMark H. Resnick(Executive Officer)Mark Cranney(Executive Officer)

BoardSteve Herrod(Board Director (General Catalyst))

Board seatDevdutt Yellurkar· per SEC Form D

Co-investorsAndreessen HorowitzEngineering CapitalGeneral CatalystTiger Global Management

Sora Schoolssoraschools.comin𝕏Nov 2025SEC filingmedium confidence

Sora Schools provides an engaging, personalized learning experience built by educators, designers, and engineers.

EdTechAtlanta, US

Indra Sofian(Director)inWesley Samples(Executive Officer, Director)Garrett Smiley(Founder)in

BoardRebecca Kaden(Director)inMichael Lynton(Director)

Board seatTed Dintersmith· per SEC Form D · $7M raise · filed Dec 2025

Co-investorsContraryHoneystone VenturesInspired CapitalUnion Square Ventures (USV)General CatalystNew Enterprise Associates (NEA)+6 more

Standard Cognitionstandardcognition.comNov 2018

San Francisco, US

Jordan Fisher(Executive Officer, Director)Michael Suswal(Executive Officer, Director)Anthony Lutz, Jr.(Executive Officer)Angela Westbrock(Executive Officer, Director)Christopher Arnold(Executive Officer, Director)inDavid Woollard(Executive Officer)

Board seatDevdutt Yellurkar· per SEC Form D

Co-investorsDraper AssociatesG SquaredLocus VenturesEQT VenturesInitialized CapitalY Combinator

StarTree (fka CortexData)startree.aiin𝕏Seed · Sep 2022 · $4M

StarTree provides a real-time analytics platform built on Apache Pinot that enables organizations to query petabyte-scale data at speed and cost efficiency.

AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareMountain View, US

Kishore Gopalakrishna(CEO & Co-Founder)inXiang Fu(Co-founder & Founding Engineer)in

Board seatMax Gazor· per SEC Form D

Co-investorsBain Capital VenturesBreakpoint CapitalInvest In DataMaterialized View CapitalNotable CapitalSapphire Ventures+4 more

Strapistrapi.ioin𝕏Jun 2022 · $31M

Strapi is a headless content management system that enables content teams to create, update, and publish website and app content without developer assistance.

Cloud ComputingDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSaaSParis

Jim Laurie(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)inPierre Burgy(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)inAurelien Georget(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)in

Board seatReid Christian· per SEC Form D

Co-investorsAccelIndex VenturesKima VenturesBpifranceFlex Capital PartnersStride VC

Symphony Commercesymphonycommerce.comin𝕏Jul 2016 · $21.5Macquired by IgniteTech

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaSSan Francisco, US

Harish Abbott(Director)Justin Jow(Executive Officer)Ken Fine(Executive Officer, Director)Eric Vaughan(CEO)inMarc Chapman(Executive Officer)Henry Kim(Executive Officer, Director)

Board seatDevdutt Yellurkar· per SEC Form D

Co-investorsRunway Venture PartnersBain CapitalBain Capital VenturesFirstMark CapitalMercia Ventures

Vercelvercel.comin𝕏Series A · Dec 2021 · $21M

Vercel is an infrastructure platform for building and deploying applications, with emerging support for agentic capabilities that allow AI agents and humans to collaborate in software development.

AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingDeveloper ToolsSan Francisco, US

Guillermo Rauch(Founder & CEO)in

BoardGeoff Lewis(Director)inDaniel Levine(Director)in

Board seatReid Christian· per SEC Form D

Co-investors8VCAccelBedrockBeyond CapitalCoatue ManagementCold Start Ventures+34 more

Virtusavirtusa.com𝕏May 2017

Virtusa provides IT and software services for enterprise clients, supporting digital transformation and technology development across multiple industries.

AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSector AgnosticWestborough, US

Kris Canekeratne(Executive Officer, Director)Roger Keith Modder(Executive Officer)Ranjan Kalia(Executive Officer)Santosh Thomasin

BoardVikram S. Pandit(Director)Robert E. Davoli(Director)

Board seatIzhar Armony· per SEC Form D

Co-investorsBPEA EQTGlobespan Capital PartnersEQTSigma Prime Ventures, Llc

Wheelwheel.cominJan 2022 · $150M

Wheel is a virtual care platform that enables healthcare organizations and consumer health brands to deliver remote patient care through a configurable infrastructure and network of clinicians.

Digital HealthHealthtechSaaSAustin, US

Michelle DaveyinGriffin MulcaheyinChristopher Donus(Executive Officer)in

BoardLing Wong(Director)Morgan Flager(Director)in

Board seatKristin Baker Spohn· per SEC Form D

Co-investorsCoatue ManagementLightspeed Venture PartnersSilverton PartnersSlow VenturesSalesforce VenturesTiger Global Management+1 more

3T Biosciences3tbiosciences.comin𝕏

3T Biosciences develops TCR-based immunotherapies for cancer using a proprietary platform that combines machine-learning algorithms with immunological research to identify and validate T cell receptor targets.

AI & Machine LearningBiotechHealthtechMedical DevicesSouth San Francisco, US

K. Christopher GarciaMarvin Gee(Founder)in

Co-investorsAsset Management CompanyCollaborative FundWestlake Village BioPartnersMenlo VenturesOS FundStarlight Ventures+1 more

7AI7ai.cominJun 2024

7AI develops AI agents for cybersecurity teams to automate alert triage and response, reducing manual work and improving security outcomes.

AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareBoston, US

Lior Div(CEO & Co-Founder)inYonatan Striem Amit(CTO & Co-Founder)inBrian McDonough(Chief Revenue Officer)inAllen Lieberman(Chief Product Officer)inIsrael Barak(CISO)inNathan Burke(Chief Marketing Officer)in

Co-investorsBlackstoneGreylock PartnersIndex VenturesSpark Capital

Abacus Insightsabacusinsights.comin𝕏Jun 2020 · $35M

Abacus Insights provides a unified data infrastructure platform that standardizes healthcare data across silos, enabling analytics and cost reduction for healthcare organizations.

Data & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareHealthtechBoston, US

Minalkumar Patel(Executive Officer, Director)in

BoardGraham Brooks(Director)inMatthew Downs(Director)Mike Spadafore(Director)inDale White(Director)William McIvor(Director)

Co-investors.406 VenturesEcho Health VenturesEscalate Capital Partners

Abel Policeabelpolice.cominSeed

Abel converts police body camera video into automated police reports, reducing time officers spend on administrative documentation.

GovTechSan Francisco, US

Daniel Francis(Founder)in

Co-investorsDay One VenturesY CombinatorBrowder CapitalLong Journey VenturesTango.vc

AccompaniinJul 2014

Los Altos, US

Amy Chang(Executive Officer, Director)in

BoardDevdutt Yellurkar(Director)Jan Ruhl(Director)

Co-investorsCowboy VenturesFloodgateICONIQICONIQ Capital

Accompanyaccompany.com𝕏

Accompany was a relationship intelligence and business insights platform that has been acquired by Cisco and integrated into their collaboration products suite.

Enterprise SoftwareSaaS

Ryan McDonough(Founder)in

Co-investorsVista Venture PartnersARCH Venture PartnersCowboy VenturesICONIQ CapitalIVP (Institutional Venture Partners)Venrock

ActiveFenceactivefence.comin𝕏

ActiveFence (trading as Alice) provides AI safety and security research, red teaming services, and governance tools for organizations deploying generative AI and agentic systems.

AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityEnterprise Software

Co-investorsResolute VenturesSamsung NextClaltechHighland Europe

Aeraercompliance.com𝕏Dec 2022 · $2.8Macquired by StarCompliance

Aer Compliance offers a platform that consolidates compliance functions—including code of ethics management, marketing review, calendars, regulatory filings, and workflows—into one system to help firms meet SEC obligations.

Enterprise SoftwareFintechSaaSNew York City, US

Co-investorsVertex Ventures IsraelY CombinatorCharles DelingpoleDiogo MónicaLeonis InvestissementLiquid Ventures+3 more

Aerodomeaerodome.comin𝕏May 2024acquired by Flock Safety

Aerodome, part of Flock Safety, provides a Drone as First Responder (DFR) system that remotely deploys docked drones to 911 calls, license-plate hits, and gunshot alerts, streaming live HD, thermal, and night-vision video to first responders and dispatch.

Defense TechGovTechHardwareRobotics

Co-investors2048 VenturesAndreessen HorowitzAntiEverywhere VenturesPreston-Werner VenturesFord Street Ventures+2 more

Affirmedaffirmednetworks.comin𝕏Series A · Feb 2019 · $11MAcquired

Mobile network solutions with gateway functionality and content delivery services; acquired by Microsoft.

Acton, US

Hassan Ahmed(Executive Officer, Director)inDenis Cashman(Executive Officer)inGeorge Hale(Executive Officer)in

BoardJon Auerbach(Director)inTimothy Barrows(Director)Nael Kassar(Director)

Co-investorsBessemer Venture PartnersBloc VenturesCenterview Capital TechnologyLightspeed Venture PartnersMatrixQualcomm Ventures+1 more

agoloagolo.comMay 2017

Implicit is an AI-powered knowledge platform that aggregates technical content from manuals, tickets, and procedures to provide cited answers to both human workers and AI agents.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaS

Alan Jacobson(Chief Executive Officer)

Co-investorsAAF Management Ltd.Basecamp FundCerity Partners VenturesDentsu VenturesM12 (Microsoft's Venture Fund)Point72 Ventures+8 more

Agoragetagora.comSeed · May 2021 · $8M

Co-investorsBling CapitalGarage Capital

Airfoxcbinsights.comin𝕏

CB Insights provides a market intelligence platform that offers verified data, analytics, and predictive scoring on over 12 million private and public companies.

AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureSaaS

Co-investorsAlumni VenturesBasecamp FundCartaCatalytic Impact FoundationEssentia VenturesInCountry+7 more

Airtableairtable.comin𝕏Series A · Nov 2018 · $100Macquired by Bending Spoons · Aug 2026 · $1.3B

Airtable is a San Francisco-based no-code platform that lets teams build apps and workflows on a flexible database.

AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingEnterprise SoftwareSaaSSan Francisco, US

Howie Liu(Co-Founder and CEO)inAndrew Ofstad(Co-Founder)inEmmett Nicholas(Co-Founder and senior engineering leader)inAmbereen Toubassy(Chief Financial Officer)inPaul Ohls(Chief Revenue Officer)inDavid Azose(Chief Technology Officer)

Co-investorsBling CapitalBoxGroupCaffeinated CapitalCoatue ManagementCSC UpshotDCVC (Data Collective)+37 more

Alicealice.ioin𝕏

Alice provides trust and safety services for communicative technologies, protecting users across social platforms and AI models from abuse and threats.

AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityEnterprise Software

Iftach Orr(Founder)inNoam Schwartz(Founder)in

Co-investorsClaltechHighland EuropeNorwest Venture PartnersSilent CapitalVintage Investment Partners

Alicealice.style

Alice.style is an online shopping platform selling brand-name consumer products across categories such as beauty, fitness, kitchen, home, AV/IT, hobby, bags, baby goods, jewelry, and golf.

ConsumerE-commerceMarketplaces

Co-investorsColopl NextApax DigitalGroveHighland EuropeResolute Ventures

Alicealice.com.brinAug 2026 · $140M

Alice is a Brazilian corporate health plan (plano de saúde empresarial) for companies, combining a curated network of doctors and hospitals with an app-based care team and a data-driven, proactive care model.

Digital HealthHealthtechInsurTech

Guilherme [Gui] Azevedo(Founder)inIsabela Chusid

Co-investorsEndeavor CatalystGrupo Globo - Mídia e ConteúdoIKJ CapitalKaszek VenturesMAYA Capital VenturesNext Billion Capital Partners+10 more

Ameraamerahealthsolutions.cominSeed

Amera Health Solutions provides a data integration platform that connects fragmented claims processing systems for health plans.

Data & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareFintechHealthtechInsurTechNew York City, US

Deep Kapur(Founder)inLouise Tanski(Founder)in

Co-investorsValia VenturesY CombinatorAlumni VenturesBase10 PartnersC Square CapitalComma Capital+7 more

Amino Labsamino.bio𝕏

Amino Labs produces hands-on biotechnology experiment kits designed to teach genetic engineering and bacterial transformation to beginners in educational and hobbyist settings.

BiotechEdTechSouthern Alberta, CA

Julie Legault(CEO)inJustin Pahara(Biotechnology Expert)

Co-investorsSOSVThe E14 FundAccelAspect VenturesHighland Capital PartnersOxford Finance LLC+1 more

Apexapexhq.aiin𝕏Series B · Jun 2024 · $95M

Apex provides agentless security and governance for enterprise AI usage, giving organizations visibility into AI activity, detecting threats like prompt injection and data leakage, and enforcing policies across tools such as ChatGPT Enterprise, Microsoft 365 Copilot, and code assistants.

AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityEnterprise Software

Matan Derman(CEO)inTomer Y. Avni(CPO)inOmer Katz(CTO)in

Co-investorsSam AltmanIndex VenturesSequoia CapitalVillage GlobalGlade Brook Capital PartnersInterlagos

Apex Spaceapexspace.comin𝕏

Apex manufactures productized satellite bus platforms at scale for constellation deployment and critical missions.

Advanced ManufacturingDefense TechHardwareSpace TechLos Angeles, US

Ian Cinnamon(Co-Founder & Chief Executive Officer)inMax Benassi(Co-Founder & Chief Technology Officer)in

Co-investorsAndreessen HorowitzBalerion Space VenturesEmbedded VenturesGlade Brook Capital PartnersGlynn Capital ManagementJ2 Ventures+15 more

Archyarchy.cominPre-Seed · Oct 2025 · $20M

Archy builds a unified software platform for dental practices that integrates scheduling, patient management, and practice operations.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareHealthtechSaaS

Ben KolininJonathan Rat(Founder)in

Co-investors2.12 AngelsAdapt VenturesBessemer Venture PartnersEntrée CapitalRecall CapitalTrail Run Capital+3 more

Arenaarena.imin𝕏Series A · Mar 2022 · $14M

Arena is a real-time engagement platform that enables organizations to create immersive interactive experiences, engage audiences through live updates, and personalize customer interactions across news, gaming, and ecommerce industries.

Marketing TechMedia & EntertainmentRetail TechSaaSSan Francisco, US

Paulo Martins(Founder)in

Co-investorsGrupo Globo - Mídia e ConteúdoIncubate USLightspeed Venture PartnersMu VenturesTechstarsVela Partners+3 more

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317 Labs, Inc.Cord Technologies, Inc.Crushpath SystemsFigure SolutionsGtmhub USA, Inc.Sense LabsSpiderCloud WirelessStacklift Inc.Superconductive HealthVoyage AI Innovations, Inc.Wave AccountingXariable, Inc.Zoba62 percent of organizationsAiroboticsApparateAssembledcompeting in securityCybereasonDailybreakDataGravityDeductiveElorianEmpower Localfoundational researchInVisage Technologies

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Inworld AIIRBCIronLedger.aiJeevesJetloreJoyful HealthJuxtaKapwingKaratKarat FinancialKetch KloudKhotan (formerly Pollinate)KlarifyKoalakodiak2KustomerLamb LabsLaminateLanceDBLast Accounting CompanyLatusegurosLaurencelegacy integrationLegitLegitLegit PatentsLightskiLittle OtterLiva AILocalStackLoopLotusLotusLotus AILucentLuma AILuminaimablMakewonderManevaMango MedicalMarley MedicalMaximumMeilisearchMeridian IndustriesMessagePartyMETA GroupMetisMetriportMileiqMindFortMiniswapMomenticmulti-step chainsMultiplierNangoNapkinNetezzaNeuromorphicNianticNorthspyreNowmovNozomioNunoNuntiuso11OakOkibiOmen AIOneLoginOneStopOpenCodeOpenToolsOsmosisOuttakePalletParabolParkadePatreonPavootPayablePear VCPebblePeriodic LabsPierrePilotPipedreamPipedreamPipedreamPlatypusPlexiumPocket Communications NortheastPostmanPostmatesPowerPower FinancePower Life SciencePower Life SciencesPreVeilProject DiscoveryProliferateProtegeProtonProxProximittyPulleyPulleyQuboleQuickstartRecappedReflection AIRegbaseReleaseResendResilienceResortpassRetailReadyRethink RoboticsRethinkDBReticularRetoolRevcastRevise RoboticsRicursive IntelligenceRingRoots AutomationRoutineRpxcorpRudusRundooSailSalesPatriotSalientScale AIScannerScribdSembleSemioticSenseSentrialSepal AISession MShefShuttleSignal SciencesSimpliVitySimpplrSiroSkild AISleuthSnapdocsSorenSplunkSquire TechnologiesStableStandard AIStandard HoldingsStandard Template LabsStanford blockchainStoryboardSudden CoffeeSuperconductiveSuperconductiveSupplySureBrightSwitch TherapeuticsSynchSystem1 BiosciencesTailscaleTalononeTastefulTastelabsTavusTaxGPTThekerThesis CareTinybirdTipeToothy AIToyTalkTrail SecurityTrigoTrustarTsentaTydoUberduckUdacityUpbeatUpennUpperCaseUpsolve AIUpstream SecurityValinor DiscoveryVegaVegaVEGA DerivativesVega SecurityVelaVelvetVendoraVergoVeriadVikiViz AiVoyage AIWaddle LabsWaitwhileWaveWaveWheelWildeWildtypeWishWondermentWorkstreamWorld Class HealthYouLearnZendesk New YorkZeon SystemsZertoZip

Rows marked “SEC filing” are inferred from directors named on the company's SEC Form D — public regulatory data, not a portfolio list published by the firm.

Exits · 49

11 IPOs · 38 acquisitions · showing 18

BoxNYSE: BOXCienaNYSE: CIENDatadogNASDAQ: DDOGDoorDashNASDAQ: DASHDropboxNasdaq: DBXFreenomeNASDAQ: FRNMHubSpotNYSE: HUBSOportunNASDAQ: OPRTRecursion PharmaceuticalsNASDAQ: RXRXWeaveNYSE: WEAVSymphony Commerceacq. by IgniteTechAeracq. by StarComplianceAerodomeacq. by Flock SafetyAirtableacq. by Bending SpoonsCreative Marketacq. by DribbbleCursoracq. by SpaceXDrChronoacq. by JoistExecacq. by Handy

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Fund performance · per public LP disclosures · 2

as of Dec 2025
FundVintageCommittedNet IRRTVPIDPI
Crv XIX LPLPs: Sacramento County Employees' Retirement System, Ventura County Employees' Retirement Association2022——1.07x0.00x
Crv XVIII LPLPs: Sacramento County Employees' Retirement System, Ventura County Employees' Retirement Association2020——1.03x0.00x

Source: public limited-partner disclosures (CalPERS, CalSTRS). Net IRR / TVPI / DPI as reported by the limited partner; a fund's early-year IRR is an interim estimate (J-curve).

Frequently asked questions

How many investments has CRV (Charles River Ventures) made?
CRV (Charles River Ventures) has 421 tracked investments, 49 of which have exited, including 65 dated in the last 24 months.
What stage does CRV (Charles River Ventures) invest at?
CRV (Charles River Ventures) invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A stages.
What is CRV (Charles River Ventures)'s typical check size?
CRV (Charles River Ventures) typically writes checks of $250K – $5M.
What sectors does CRV (Charles River Ventures) focus on?
CRV (Charles River Ventures) focuses on AI & Machine Learning, Consumer, Cybersecurity, Data & Infrastructure, Developer Tools, Enterprise Software, Marketplaces, Robotics, SaaS, Sector Agnostic.
Where is CRV (Charles River Ventures) located?
CRV (Charles River Ventures) is headquartered in Bay Area, US.
Does CRV (Charles River Ventures) lead rounds?
Yes, CRV (Charles River Ventures) leads investment rounds.
Who does CRV (Charles River Ventures) co-invest with?
CRV (Charles River Ventures) most often shares deals with Y Combinator, Andreessen Horowitz, Accel, among 753 tracked co-investors.

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Co-investors · 266

$500K – $15M
General Catalyst

General Catalyst is a venture capital firm operating as a partnership focused on company building and accelerating the growth of the businesses it backs.

$30M
Lightspeed Venture Partners

Lightspeed Venture Partners is a global venture capital firm that backs founders from Seed through Series F and beyond, emphasizing deep, immersive partnerships with the companies it invests in.

$1M – $5M
Index Ventures

Index Ventures is a venture capital firm that backs founders across industries and geographies, emphasizing the people behind ideas as much as the businesses themselves.

$540K – $10.8M
Felicis Ventures

Felicis is a venture capital firm that backs early-stage founders, investing primarily at Seed and Series A across artificial intelligence, cybersecurity and defense, global resilience and energy, and health and bio.

$500K – $15M
Coatue Management

Coatue Management is a technology-focused investment firm that invests in innovation across both public and private markets with responsible risk management.

$1M – $20M
$250K – $5M
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