Founded in 1970, Charles River Ventures is one of the oldest and most
successful venture capital firms. Companies like Cascade, CIENA,
Chipcom, NetGenesis, Parametric Technology, Sonus, Speechworks, Stratus
Computer, Sybase, Vignette and dozens more have gone from idea to
reality with the financial, managerial and visionary backing of CRV.
The firm's investment returns are consistently among the highest of
venture capital firms, giving us one of ...
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Founded in 1970, Charles River Ventures is one of the oldest and most
successful venture capital firms. Companies like Cascade, CIENA,
Chipcom, NetGenesis, Parametric Technology, Sonus, Speechworks, Stratus
Computer, Sybase, Vignette and dozens more have gone from idea to
reality with the financial, managerial and visionary backing of CRV.
The firm's investment returns are consistently among the highest of
venture capital firms, giving us one of the best track records in the
industry.
Charles River Ventures takes a value-add approach to early-stage
investing, providing entrepreneurs with access to more than just
financial backing. Through combined access to financial capital, the
right people and the right resources, CRV helps talented entrepreneurs
turn innovative ideas into the category-leading companies.
The CRV partner who manages an investment is not just an expert in
finance, but rather possesses deep operational experience in his
investing sector. As former company founders, CEOs and senior
executives of emerging companies, we know what it takes to build
successful companies - because we've been there. Our hands-on approach
to investing draws on the collective expertise of our partnership as
well as our extensive network of contacts, built over 30 years, that we
continually put to use for the entrepreneurs we back. This network
assures that CRV-backed entrepreneurs get in front of the right people
to achieve success - whether the issue is winning the first reference
customer, building a world-class advisory board, or creating a unique
distribution partnership with a leading systems integrator.
