APPROACH

We Back People Who Want to Change the World

We are inspired by people of vision and courage, eager to take their innovative thinking and craft it into the next big, industry-changing company.

  • ABOUT CRV
  • OUR APPROACH

    We Don't Jump on the Latest Trends. We Help Define them.

    No venture or idea is too early for us. We take great pride in serving as deal leaders, helping our startups face down controversy or face up to courageous decisions.

    Plus, we bring expertise in tackling critical startup issues: follow-on financings, hiring senior executives and developers, shaping business strategy, creating new product categories, and forming solid partnerships.

    We Make the Numbers Work. To Everyone's Advantage.

    Our initial investment can be as small as $25,000, or as large as $5 million.

    We expect to invest between $3 and $20 million over the lifetime of a project. This typically results in a significant but non-controlling interest at the time of an IPO.

    In addition to initial seed funding, we generally provide leadership on second round financing as well. This ongoing commitment from CRV and depth of capital ensures that follow-on financings are done quickly and on favorable terms.

    We offer proven experience and top-drawer contacts in these industries:

    Communications & Technology: Broadband, wireless and enabling chip technologies

    Enterprise Software & Services: Opportunities enabled by the Open Source movement

    Media & Entertainment: New products & services enabled by the pervasive digital infrastructure

     
  • OUR CORE VALUES
  • CRV NETWORK
  • WHAT WE LOOK FOR