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.
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:
24M will commercialize a novel technology that originated with A123 and was further developed at MIT. This technological advance combines attributes of rechargeable batteries, fuel cells, and flow batteries to enable scalable cost-effective, high-energy storage systems for emerging markets, including transportation and the electric grid.
08/16/2010
24M Technologies Launches Based on Technology from A123 Systems and…more
GreatCall was founded by Arlene Harris, a 45-year veteran in wireless and creator of the highly regarded SOS emergency phone, and Martin Cooper, the father of the first portable cellular phone. GreatCall’s vision is to connect people with family and friends when they are away from home by providing a simple phone and personalized service that works the way they want it to. The company’s support and systems are centered on simplicity, personalization and an emphasis on convenience and comfort. GreatCall is located in Del Mar, CA. For more information, please visit http://www.greatcall.com.
06/24/2008
GreatCall, Inc. Secures $38 Million in Series C Funding more
Heartland Robotics is combining the power of computers - embodied in robots - and the extraordinary intelligence of the American workforce, to increase productivity and revitalize manufacturing.
01/05/2012
Technology Review - Rodney Brooks: Making Revolution more
11/30/2010
Heartland Robotics on Xconomy: Heartland Robotics Raises $20M More to…more
09/08/2009
Xconomy Boston: Heartland Robotics Confirms $7M Funding Round; Charles River…more
Optaros, an international consulting and systems integration firm, assembles fully supported, Next Generation Internet (NGI) solutions for superior business performance. Optaros Assembly Methodology (OptAM) assembles solutions faster and more flexibly than traditional build, buy or rent options. Optaros serves over 70 clients including ABB, Biogen, Gtech, Movielink, Serono, Swisscom, Federal Supreme Court of Switzerland, The New York Times, and many others. For more about Optaros, go to http://www.optaros.com.
06/30/2008
Optaros Closes $12 Million in Series C Financing Co-Led by…more
EnterpriseDB
EnterpriseDB develops and supports EnterpriseDB Advanced Server, the world’s leading Oracle-compatible relational database management system (RDBMS). EnterpriseDB Advanced Server runs most applications written for Oracle unchanged and at a small fraction of Oracle’s cost. Built on PostgreSQL, the world’s most advanced open source database, EnterpriseDB Advanced Server has the reliability and scalability necessary for high-volume, mission-critical enterprise use. The company is also the world’s leading provider of enterprise-class, PostgreSQL-based products and services, including the EnterpriseDB Postgres distribution. EnterpriseDB has offices throughout North America, Europe, and Asia. The company was founded in March 2004 and is headquartered in Edison, N.J. For more information, please contact +44 (0) 207 269 2750 or visit http://www.enterprisedb.com.
10/08/2009
IBM puts Oracle to the sword with EnterpriseDB more
LearnBoost’s product allows teachers to manage their classroom by offering an amazing gradebook and software for managing and creating lesson plans, tracking attendance, maintaining schedules, integrating calendars including Google calendars, seamless tagging of Common Core State Standards, and so much more.
Millennial Media is the industry’s leading mobile media networks company—leveraging our quality advertising networks and extensive reach of the lucrative ‘millennial’ audience to define the mobile advertising industry.
01/05/2012
Millennial Media on GigaOm: Mobile ad network Millennial Media files…more
05/25/2011
Millennial Media on TechCrunch: Millennial Media Acquires Mobile Data Startup…more
02/02/2011
Millennial Media Named Runner Up for Best Enterprise Application Crunchie more
Storenvy is a social marketplace for discovering awesome stuff from real people. We provide sellers with a completely free and easy way to create fully customizable and feature-rich online stores, while allowing shoppers to interact with sellers and each other through an awesome marketplace.
01/27/2011
Storenvy in TechCrunch: Storenvy Finds A Number Of Impressive Buyers…more
Glyde has developed a next-generation ecommerce site that provides an easy and cheap way to buy, sell, and organize DVD movies, music CDs, video games, and books. http://www.glyde.com
RPX invests in broad patent portfolios to protect their large and small technology clients against lawsuits from patent trolling firms. The result of such a rational solution? Patent-holders are fairly compensated, while the technology industry spends more time innovating and less time litigating.
Ever had a moment of Zen courtesy of customer service? Didn’t think so. Zendesk aims to change that. CEO Mikkel Svane believes that by enabling companies to easily track all customer service interactions, they’re creating a simpler and more intimate relationship between company and customer that results in… well, moments of Zen.
The reason your indoor wireless coverage can be so spotty is because your carrier doesn’t want to spend the money to create a signal robust enough to reach indoors with the same data and voice reliability. SpiderCloud Wireless takes your carriers existing architecture, and extends its reach to your indoor area, making spotty indoor coverage a thing of the past.
From start-up to world’s largest online library of original writing, Scribd has turned reading and publishing into an online social experience. With over 50-million users, co-founders Trip Adler and Jared Friedman are well on their way to achieving their goal of making Scribd a top 20 website.
They may look like ordinary grains of sand to the average eye, but Rive sees piles of cash in its revolutionary oil refining catalyst. By helping oil refineries produce more gasoline and less asphalt from their crude, Rive increases refinery profits, while reducing their environmental impact.
Izhar Armony
Bruce Sachs
Devdutt Yellurkar
George Zachary
Saar Gur
Bill Tai