CRV

Early-stage seed and Series A specialist — 'your first term sheet' — founded in 1970 to commercialize MIT research.

CRV, formerly Charles River Ventures, was founded in 1970 to commercialize research coming out of MIT, making it one of the oldest venture firms in the United States. Now based in the Bay Area with offices in Palo Alto and San Francisco, it focuses on leading seed and Series A rounds in enterprise and consumer startups. The firm has backed more than 600 companies at their earliest stages, including DoorDash, Airtable, Patreon and Vercel.

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Palo Alto, United Statesest. 1970North America

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Notable partners

Saar GurGeneral Partner
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Murat BicerGeneral Partner
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Reid ChristianGeneral Partner
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James GreenGeneral Partner
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Marquee investments

Vercelled the Series A and backed the B, C, D and E rounds

CRV

Notable partners

Marquee investments

In the FOBI roster — rounds they led

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