Charles Rives Ventures

INVEST

Investing in Visionary Entrepreneurs

At CRV, our approach to investing is simple: we seek out visionary entrepreneurs, and give them the support they need to build great companies from the ground up.

Meet our Team

team member Izhar Armony Jon Auerbach Chris Baldwin Rick Burnes Ted Dintersmith Saar Gur Bruce Sachs Swapnil Shah Bill Tai Austin Westerling Devdutt Yellurkar George Zachary Mike Zak

Mike Zak

BUILD

Great Entrepreneurs Build Great Companies 

We focus on highly charged industry sectors which we believe are rich in opportunity. Take a look at our current portfolio of companies—ones we believe will define the future of these market categories: 

Communications & Technology

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Software & Services

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Media & Entertainment

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EMERGE

We Back Emerging Industry Leaders

vlingo

Spotlight On: vlingo
Never text, search or download content on your mobile phone because you can't stand the triple-tapping?

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Jitterbug

Spotlight On: jitterbug
Sometimes more isn't always better when it comes to cell phones. Introducing Jitterbug.

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eons

Spotlight On: eons
Get ready to BOOM your life? Meet eons.com.

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Geni

Spotlight On: Geni
Geni picks up where most social-networks leave off -- your family.

 

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Twitter

Spotlight On: Twitter
Twitter is all about the exchange of quick, frequent answers to one simple question: What are you doing?

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Verenium

Spotlight On: Verenium
Verenium takes farmer food and turns it into fuel.

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Conduit

Spotlight On: Conduit Labs
At Conduit, they're bored of the same old social networks, virtual worlds, and MMOs.

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