CRV
CRV (formerly Charles River Ventures) is an established venture capital firm founded in 1970, headquartered in Cambridge, Massachusetts, with an additional office in Palo Alto, California.
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CRV (formerly Charles River Ventures) is an established venture capital firm founded in 1970, headquartered in Cambridge, Massachusetts, with an additional office in Palo Alto, California. CRV focuses on early-stage investments, particularly seed and Series A rounds. In recent years, CRV has remained active across AI, SaaS, enterprise software, consumer tech, crypto, and healthtech. Its most recent fund, CRV XVIII, closed in 2022 at $1.5 billion. The firm is known for backing disruptive startups, with notable investments including DoorDash, Zendesk, Akamai, Vercel, and recent AI-sector bets such as Twelve Labs and Runway. CRV is also recognized for early investments in Ring, DoorDash, and Twitter.
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