Investments
1022Portfolio Exits
272Funds
27Partners & Customers
10Service Providers
1About Charles River Ventures
Charles River Ventures (CRV) operates as a venture capital firm. It focuses on early-stage technology startups in the enterprise and consumer domain. The company provides financial investment and partnership to startups, aiding them from their founding stages through to their initial public offerings. It primarily serves the technology startup industry. It was founded in 1970 and is based in Palo Alto, California.
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Latest Charles River Ventures News
Oct 15, 2025
Novell назначил нового финансового директора Novell объявила, что Джозеф С. Тиббеттс-мл . (Joseph S. Tibbets, Jr.) был назначен старшим вице-президентом и директором финансовой службы компании. Это решение вступает в силу с 10 февраля 2003 года. Тиббетс занимает место, ранее принадлежавшее Рональду К. Фостеру (Ronald C. Foster), который 7 февраля 2003 года уходит из компании. Причиной своего решения уйти Фостер называет желание сменить род деятельности. Являющийся в настоящее время членом Совета Директоров Novell и независимым корпоративным финансовым консультантом, Тиббетс имеет высокую квалификацию, как в области технологии, так и в финансовом секторе. Он провел более 12 лет, занимаясь независимой ревизорской деятельностью для всемирно известной компании Price Waterhouse, в том числе, пять лет на посту национального директора группы услуг в области программного обеспечения этой фирмы. Тиббетс, который поработал финансовым директором и казначеем в двух открытых акционерных компаниях, приносит в Novell проверенную финансовую компетентность, а также апробированные качества лидера. Тиббетс был включен в совет директоров Novell в ноябре 2002 года и входил в состав комитета по аудиту. После объявления о своем новом назначении он немедленно выйдет из состава Совета Директоров Novell. 50-летний Тиббеттс провел более двадцати лет в компании Price Waterhouse LLP (теперь PricewaterhouseCoopers), где он в течение десяти лет был партнером по аудиту и возглавлял общенациональную деятельность фирмы в области программного обеспечения. Последними должностями, которые он занимал, были посты главного административного партнера с неограниченной ответственностью компании Charles River Ventures и исполнительного директора компании CRVelocity. До Charles River Тиббеттс был старшим вице-президентом и директором финансовой службы в двух успешных открытых акционерных компаниях – Lightbridge, Inc. и SeaChange International, Inc. Обе компании занимались компьютерными системами, программным обеспечением и услугами в этой области. Тиббеттс в течение пяти лет принимал участие в работе совета директоров и комитета по аудиту компании Great Plains Software , Inc., вплоть до ее приобретения в 2000 году корпорацией Microsoft . Тиббеттс в свое время получил степень бакалавра в области бизнес-администрирования (управление частными предприятиями и компаниями) в университете Нью-Хэмпшира и теперь принимает участие в работе Executive Program for Smaller Companies (программа для руководителей малых предприятий) в Стэнфордском университете . Он является членом консультативного комитета Фонда New England Hi-Tech Charity Foundation ( благотворительный фонд высоких технологий штата Новая Англия ). Тиббетс с женой Сюзанной и тремя дочерьми проживает в Дувре, шт. Массачусетс . Источник: по материалам компании Novell .
Charles River Ventures Investments
1,022 Investments
Charles River Ventures has made 1,022 investments. Their latest investment was in Archy as part of their Series B on October 30, 2025.
Charles River Ventures Investments Activity

Date | Round | Company | Amount | New? | Co-Investors | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
10/30/2025 | Series B | Archy | $20M | No | Bessemer Venture Partners, Entree Capital, TCV, and Undisclosed Angel Investors | 2 |
10/28/2025 | Seed VC | SalesPatriot | $5M | Yes | 1 | |
10/15/2025 | Seed VC | OmenAI | $10.5M | Yes | 640 Oxford, Backwards Capital, Banter Capital, Caffeinated Capital, Cory Levy, Fengate Real Asset Investment, Genius Ventures, Karman Ventures, LMNT Ventures, Pareto Holdings, Undisclosed Angel Investors, and Vanderbilt University | 2 |
10/9/2025 | Series B | |||||
10/1/2025 | Seed VC |
Date | 10/30/2025 | 10/28/2025 | 10/15/2025 | 10/9/2025 | 10/1/2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Round | Series B | Seed VC | Seed VC | Series B | Seed VC |
Company | Archy | SalesPatriot | OmenAI | ||
Amount | $20M | $5M | $10.5M | ||
New? | No | Yes | Yes | ||
Co-Investors | Bessemer Venture Partners, Entree Capital, TCV, and Undisclosed Angel Investors | 640 Oxford, Backwards Capital, Banter Capital, Caffeinated Capital, Cory Levy, Fengate Real Asset Investment, Genius Ventures, Karman Ventures, LMNT Ventures, Pareto Holdings, Undisclosed Angel Investors, and Vanderbilt University | |||
Sources | 2 | 1 | 2 |
Charles River Ventures Portfolio Exits
272 Portfolio Exits
Charles River Ventures has 272 portfolio exits. Their latest portfolio exit was Little Otter on October 16, 2025.
Date | Exit | Companies | Valuation Valuations are submitted by companies, mined from state filings or news, provided by VentureSource, or based on a comparables valuation model. | Acquirer | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
10/16/2025 | Acquired | 2 | |||
10/14/2025 | Acquired | LevelBlue | 3 | ||
9/25/2025 | Reverse Merger | Ares Acquisition Corporation II | 9 | ||
Date | 10/16/2025 | 10/14/2025 | 9/25/2025 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Exit | Acquired | Acquired | Reverse Merger | ||
Companies | |||||
Valuation | |||||
Acquirer | LevelBlue | Ares Acquisition Corporation II | |||
Sources | 2 | 3 | 9 |
Charles River Ventures Fund History
27 Fund Histories
Charles River Ventures has 27 funds, including CRV XX.
Closing Date | Fund | Fund Type | Status | Amount | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
8/4/2025 | CRV XX | $750M | 1 | ||
10/7/2022 | CRV XIX | $1,000M | 1 | ||
10/7/2022 | CRV Select II | $500M | 1 | ||
7/16/2020 | CRV XVIII | ||||
5/11/2018 | CRV XVII |
Closing Date | 8/4/2025 | 10/7/2022 | 10/7/2022 | 7/16/2020 | 5/11/2018 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Fund | CRV XX | CRV XIX | CRV Select II | CRV XVIII | CRV XVII |
Fund Type | |||||
Status | |||||
Amount | $750M | $1,000M | $500M | ||
Sources | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Charles River Ventures Partners & Customers
10 Partners and customers
Charles River Ventures has 10 strategic partners and customers. Charles River Ventures recently partnered with DYNA on March 3, 2025.
Date | Type | Business Partner | Country | News Snippet | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
3/25/2025 | Partner | DYNA | United States | 1 | |
1/6/2023 | Distributor | BullWise now the main disributor for CRV in ROI and NI Commenting on the partnership , Elise van der Wulp , global director of marketing and export sales at CRV , said : `` BullWise and CRV share a common mission . | 1 | ||
Partner | United States | 1 | |||
Partner | |||||
Partner |
Date | 3/25/2025 | 1/6/2023 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Type | Partner | Distributor | Partner | Partner | Partner |
Business Partner | DYNA | ||||
Country | United States | United States | |||
News Snippet | BullWise now the main disributor for CRV in ROI and NI Commenting on the partnership , Elise van der Wulp , global director of marketing and export sales at CRV , said : `` BullWise and CRV share a common mission . | ||||
Sources | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Charles River Ventures Service Providers
1 Service Provider
Charles River Ventures has 1 service provider relationship
Service Provider | Associated Rounds | Provider Type | Service Type |
|---|---|---|---|
Counsel | General Counsel |
Service Provider | |
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Associated Rounds | |
Provider Type | Counsel |
Service Type | General Counsel |
Partnership data by VentureSource
Charles River Ventures Team
34 Team Members
Charles River Ventures has 34 team members, including , .
Name | Work History | Title | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
Rick Burnes | Founder | Current | |
Name | Rick Burnes | ||||
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Work History | |||||
Title | Founder | ||||
Status | Current |
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