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Investments

1022

Portfolio Exits

272

Funds

27

Partners & Customers

10

Service Providers

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About 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.

Headquarters Location

300 Hamilton Avenue 3rd Floor

Palo Alto, California, 94301,

United States

650-687-5600

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Expert Collections containing Charles River Ventures

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Find Charles River Ventures in 3 Expert Collections, including Store tech (In-store retail tech).

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Store tech (In-store retail tech)

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Startups aiming work with retailers to improve brick-and-mortar retail operations.

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Travel Technology (Travel Tech)

39 items

Tech-enabled companies offering services and products focused on tourism. This collection includes booking services, search platforms, on-demand travel and recommendation sites, among others.

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Education Technology (Edtech)

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Latest Charles River Ventures News

Novell назначил нового финансового директора

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.

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Charles River Ventures Investments Activity

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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

2

10/9/2025

Series B

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$XXM

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10

10/1/2025

Seed VC

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$XXM

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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

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$20M

$5M

$10.5M

$XXM

$XXM

New?

No

Yes

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Co-Investors

Bessemer Venture Partners, Entree Capital, TCV, and Undisclosed Angel Investors

Sources

2

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10

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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
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Acquirer

Sources

10/16/2025

Acquired

$XXM

2

10/14/2025

Acquired

$XXM

LevelBlue

3

9/25/2025

Reverse Merger

$XXM

Ares Acquisition Corporation II

9

8/27/2025

Acquired

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$XXM

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10

7/18/2025

Acq - Talent

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$XXM

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10

Date

10/16/2025

10/14/2025

9/25/2025

8/27/2025

7/18/2025

Exit

Acquired

Acquired

Reverse Merger

Acquired

Acq - Talent

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$XXM

$XXM

$XXM

$XXM

Acquirer

LevelBlue

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Sources

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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

$XXM

10

5/11/2018

CRV XVII

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$XXM

10

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

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Amount

$750M

$1,000M

$500M

$XXM

$XXM

Sources

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1

1

10

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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 .

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Partner

United States

1

Partner

United States

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Partner

Brazil

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Date

3/25/2025

1/6/2023

Type

Partner

Distributor

Partner

Partner

Partner

Business Partner

DYNA

Country

United States

United States

United States

Brazil

News Snippet

BullWise now the main disributor for CRV in ROI and NI

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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

Associated Rounds

Provider Type

Counsel

Service Type

General Counsel

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Charles River Ventures Team

34 Team Members

Charles River Ventures has 34 team members, including , .

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Work History

Title

Status

Rick Burnes

Founder

Current

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