VC firm
CRV
Also known as Charles River Ventures, CRV Growth, CRV Growth I, LP, CRV Select, CRV Select Fund I, LP, CRV Select Fund II, LP, CRV Select II-V, LP, CRV XIX, LP
- Investor type
- VC
- Investing status
- Activeas of 2026-09-28Source (opens in a new tab)
- Headquarters
- San Francisco, CA, United States
- Founded
- 1970
- Assets under management
- $8BForm ADV private fund GAV, as of 2026-03-13Source (opens in a new tab)
- Latest fund size
- $1.5BForm ADV gross asset value, as of 2022Source (opens in a new tab)
- Funds
- 19
- Legal name
- CRV, LLC
- crv.com (opens in a new tab)
- LinkedIn (opens in a new tab)
- X (opens in a new tab)
- Team page (opens in a new tab)
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About
CRV (Charles River Ventures) is an early-stage venture capital firm that leads Seed and Series A rounds for founding teams, having backed more than 750 companies including DoorDash, Mercury and Vercel. The firm describes itself as forming long-term partnerships with founders rather than doing one-off "deals." It is based in San Francisco with an additional office in Palo Alto.
Investment approach
- Thesis
- We know that company building doesn’t follow a script. There’s no right way, no shortcut, no formula that turns early traction into something enduring. The work is the work. And every decision shapes the next decade.Source (opens in a new tab)
- Leads rounds
- Yes
- Lead policy
- leading Seed and Series A rounds in amazing companies.
- Takes board seats
- Yes
- Board policy
- CRV led Vercel's Series A, sits on the board and backed Vercel during its B, C, D and E rounds.
- Investing status notes
- Team page lists a current active Investing team and news of Series A/B deals; four "Partners Emeritus" are explicitly noted as retired from making new investments.
Funds
- CRV XX, LP
- Vintage 2025Main fund
- CRV Select II-V, LP
- $20MVintage 2024, SPV, SEC amount sold
- CRV XVIII-T, LP
- $20MVintage 2022, SPV, SEC amount sold
- CRV XIX, LP
- Vintage 2022Main fund
- CRV Select Fund II, LP
- Vintage 2022Main fund
- CRV Select Fund I, LP
- $200MVintage 2021, Main fund, SEC amount sold
- CRV XVIII, LP
- $600MVintage 2020, Main fund, SEC amount sold
- CRV XVII, LP
- $600MVintage 2017, Main fund, SEC amount sold
- CRV Growth I, LP
- Vintage 2017Main fund
- CRV XVIII-Z, LP
- Main fund
- CRV XVII-A, LP
- Main fund
- CHARLES RIVER FRIENDS XIII-A, LP
- Main fund
- More funds
- 7 more recorded
SEC registration
- Registered adviser
- CRV, LLC
- CRD number
- 160470 (opens in a new tab)
- SEC file number
- 802-75907
- Registration
- Exempt reporting adviser
- Regulatory AUM
- $8Bas of 2026-03-13
- Private funds reported
- 20
- Principal office
- PALO ALTO, CA, United States
- SEC CIK
- 1710683, 1710684, 1814958
Locations
- Office
- Palo Alto, CA
- Office
- San Francisco, CA
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