Charles River Ventures

Investment Strategy

Geography

• North America
• Europe

Sector Focus

• Payments and Remittances
• Infrastructure and Enterprise Software
• Data and Analytics

Investment Stage

• Seed
• Early Stage Venture
• Series A
• Series B
• Series C

Summary

CRV is one of the most experienced venture capital firms in the world. Our team is made up of entrepreneurs and operators who have worked at companies big and small. We have been investing for more than 40 years in everything from cell towers to mobile apps that touch the lives of millions everyday. Currently, we are actively investing out of our 16th Fund, raised in 2014. Series A investing is our focus, with an occasional Seed or Series B investment. Our investments are focused and high touch.

We are in the business of helping build world-changing companies that create tremendous value. That said, we recognize that it will not always be smooth sailing. We want to be there for every part of the ride. We strive to be the investor you want to call, not the one you have to. We are also an investor team that works together every day. We make decisions quickly, often going from first meeting to a funding decision in a week. We hold ourselves to a high bar of being available. We know entrepreneurs work around the clock and we’re there whenever they need us.

For the past twenty years we have built our partnership with equal title, equal pay, equal carry, and equal votes in every investment. We are not political and we have tremendous trust in one another. We choose to spend time with each other and our families outside of work. While one of us may sit on your board, each one of us is a resource at your disposal.

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