Firms

CRV

CRV

United States · Los Angeles, California · Chicago, Illinois · San Francisco, California · Boston, Massachusetts · Fremont, California · Redwood City, California · Waltham, Massachusetts · Cupertino, California · Menlo Park, California · Stanford, California · San Francisco Bay Area · New York City

CRV, formerly Charles River Ventures, was founded in 1970 and focuses on leading seed and Series A technology rounds. Its USD 750 million CRV XX was announced in August 2025. The earlier USD 1.5 billion AUM narrative is historical; current AUM/check policy remains unverified.

Founded
1970
Type
Venture capital

Funds3

  • CRV XX, LP$750M

    Oversubscribed first/final close at USD 750 million cap confirmed by Proskauer publication 2025-08-06; seed/Series A mandate, no asserted legal close day.

  • CRV Select Fund II$500M

    Historical USD 500 million later-stage portfolio fund raised in 2022. USD 275 million remaining commitments released back to LPs in October 2024; not current deployable capital.

  • CRV XIX$1B

    Historical USD 1 billion early-stage predecessor raised in 2022.

Team

Chiraag Deora
Chiraag Deora

CRV, Principal

$13M$500K – $20MFremont, California
$13M$500K – $20MLos Angeles, California
Matt Garratt
Matt Garratt

CRV, General Partner

$13M$500K – $40MMenlo Park, California
James Green
James Green

CRV, General Partner

$13M$500K – $20MPalo Alto, California
George Zachary
George Zachary

CRV, General Partner

$13M$500K – $20MPalo Alto, California · Boston, Massachusetts
Brian Zhan
Brian Zhan

CRV, Investor

$13M$500K – $20MSan Francisco Bay Area
$13M$500K – $20MSan Francisco Bay Area
Max Gazor
Max Gazor

CRV, General Partner

$13M$500K – $20MSan Francisco Bay Area
Reid Christian
Reid Christian

CRV, General Partner

$13M$500K – $20MSan Francisco Bay Area
Caitlin Bolnick Rellas
Caitlin Bolnick Rellas

CRV, General Partner

$13M$500K – $20MSan Francisco, California

Co-investing

Y Combinator
Sequoia
Accel
Lightspeed
Reid Christian

Investments