cancel of drift chat with crv listen to the podcasts here please scroll down 001 the manifesto no 01 we invest in people before ideas . we know the types of people we are looking for . we invest in experts authentic founders who are the best at what they do . having a big idea matters but being the person who can make it a reality matters even more . no 02 the journey is just as important as the destination . yes the destination is critical we are in the business of helping build world changing companies that create tremendous value . that said we recognize that it will not always be smooth sailing . we want to be there for every part of the ride . we strive to be the investor you want to call not the one you have to . no 03 we invest as a team . we are an equal partnership figuratively and economically . for the past twenty years we have built our partnership with equal title equal pay equal carry and equal votes in every investment . we are not political and we have tremendous trust in one another . we choose to spend time with each other and our families outside of work . while one of us may sit on your board each one of us is a resource at your disposal . no 04 integrity matters . open honest and direct communication is important . we believe in respect first and foremost . you ll never see us pull out our phones in meetings . no kidding at crv there s a fine for doing that something we ve never had to collect . no 05 we act fast and with deep conviction . we are an investor team that works together every day . we make decisions quickly often going from first meeting to a funding decision in a week . we hold ourselves to a high bar of being available . we know entrepreneurs work around the clock and we re there whenever they need us . no 06 work hard . big ideas change the world . building a business on top of a big idea takes hard work and sacrifice . our founders work hard and we work to give them an unfair advantage by being a multiplier on their efforts . no 07 but also play hard . we are kite boarders rally car racers skydivers bungee jumpers fly fishers downhill skiers competitive sandwich eaters . we believe that extreme sports are like starting companies you have to be all in and you have to be focused . this is in our dna . no 08 we invest early as a lead investor . series a investing is our focus with an occasional seed or series b investment . our investments are focused and high touch . the relationships we build with founders last years not months often through pivots and growing pains . we are true partners who are patient and steadfast when things skew from plan . no 09 this is not our first rodeo . or our second or our third . crv is one of the most experienced venture capital firms in the world . our team is made up of entrepreneurs and operators who have worked at companies big and small . we have been investing for more than 40 years in everything from cell towers to mobile apps that touch the lives of millions everyday . currently we are actively investing out of our 16th fund raised in 2014 . 002 featured entrepreneurs zendesk partnered 2009 crv invested in us when we were three guys working out of a loft in copenhagen . since then crv s conviction in us has never wavered . we feel lucky to have found such a dedicated partner who was there to help us during every stage of our company s growth . mikkel svane founder & ceo twitter partnered 2007 george was always incredibly supportive of me through good times and bad . he believes in building relationships not just companies . evan williams co founder yammer partnered 2008 george was truly supportive with capital and guidance from the very beginning of yammer . when we needed to pivot and others lost faith he doubled down . he believed in me and the company always . without crv s support in the midst of a global financial crisis yammer probably would never have gotten off the ground . david o. sacks founder & ceo datagravity partnered 2012 crv has the vision and resources to help entrepreneurs realize their dreams . having worked together on the successful equallogic venture crv was a logical choice in partner when we were ready to move forward with datagravity . paula long ceo & co founder and john joseph president & co founder 003 entrepreneurs 24m izhar armony 24m is pioneering a new business model in the energy storage business that combines the best of u.s. innovation and marketing with the manufacturing strength and reach of global industrial powerhouses . 24m s strategy takes advantage of the widespread acceptance and appreciation of battery energy storage performance by multiple markets that has occurred during the last ten years while overcoming the main obstacle of high cost . crv invested in 24m s series a in 2010 . i ve worked with crv for almost twenty years and i can truly say they are a partner in the best sense of the word . they re with you in good times and in bad times ; they provide incredibly thoughtful feedback and guidance whether you re considering an executive hire or a tough business model question ; they put the full power of their people network at your disposal . most of all and for the entire time i ve worked with them they put the interests of the company and the entrepreneurs first . they re the ideal vc . throop wilder president & ceo website abacus direct corporation ipo 1997 accompany devdutt yellurkar accompany is currently still in stealth . its mission is to bring to life a whole new way to manage your relationships . crv partnered with accompany in june 2013 . crv s track record speaks for itself 70 ipos 90 m & as more companies than anyone in the unicorn club mkt cap 1bn and devdutt i just think is fantastic period . having been a ceo himself he s supportive incisive and well connected with deep respect for the entrepreneur . amy chang ceo & founder twitterwebsite acopia networks acquired by f5 2008 active network ipo 2011 affirmed jon auerbach affirmed networks is transforming and advancing intelligence in mobile data networks . the company s solution bundles gateway functionality with rich application and content delivery services into an industry leading virtualized solution . crv invested in affirmed s series a in june 2010 . twitterwebsite airobotics izhar armony airobotics provides an end to end fully automatic solution for collecting aerial data and gaining invaluable insights . the team at airobotics fuses expertise in aerospace hardware design robust electronic systems leading software engineering and years of experience in commercial drone operations . this varied experience has allowed them to design a solution suited to address the needs of the world s most complex industrial environments such as mining seaports and oil & gas . crv led airobotics series b in 2016 . crv is an influential early stage venture capital firm with an impressive portfolio of which we are proud to be a member . izhar and the crv team have provided critical support both during airobotics series b financing and after we announced our public launch . their belief in the quality of our vision and team is a leading factor as to why we have been able to transform our aspiration to develop the first truly automatic robust drone system into a reality . with such a dedicated partnership we feel prepared for approaching the upcoming stages in airobotics growth . ran krauss & meir kliner co founders twitterwebsite airspan ipo 2000 airtable max gazor airtable is a modern database created for everyone . crv led the series a in may 2015 . max and the crv team embody the ideal partnership for founders bent on bringing their long term vision to the world . they have perspicacious convictions about what the future should look like firm trust in their founders to bring us there far reaching resources to help along the way and the genuine personalities required to enjoy the journey . howie liu founder & ceo twitterwebsite amino rafael corrales amino s mission is to connect everyone to the best health care possible . our free service lets you find and book an appointment with a doctor based on their experience with your needs . powered by a comprehensive patient de identified database of health care experiences from 188 million americans and nearly every doctor in america amino aims to help you make more confident decisions about your health care . crv invested in amino s series b round in may 2015 . i ve known rafael for years and he has always been helpful to me as an entrepreneur . when an opportunity to work together presented itself i quickly took advantage . as i expected he s been an endless reservoir of energy insight and networks . he s made a difference in our ability to connect everyone to the best care possible . david vivero ceo twitterwebsite aveksa acquired by emc 2013 avvenu acquired by nokia 2007 befree ipo 2000 bigband networks ipo 2007 bni video acquired by cisco systems 2011 bop.fm george zachary bop.fm had a goal to unite all the disparate music streaming services into a cohesive platform thus making life easier for music fans and those that serve them . crv led bop.fm s series a in september 2013 . the bop.fm team was acquired by lifelock in october 2015 . twitterwebsite broadbus acquired by motorola inc. 2006 broadsoft ipo 2010 brontes acquired by 3m 2006 bytex ipo 1989 c port corporation acquired by motorola inc. 2000 capriza izhar armony capriza provides enterprise mobility solutions . the platform enables the creation deployment and management of lightweight apps called zapps that extend existing web based enterprise applications to mobile . leveraging existing business applications infrastructure and security policies capriza has a zero api virtualization based approach that eliminates many of the barriers of traditional mobile apps and enables rapid creation of secure apps that mobilize a workforce . crv partnered with capriza in august 2011 . during the funding process we were very fortunate to entertain multiple offers to invest in capriza from the very best top tier vcs . it was becoming very evident early in the process that izhar and the crv team had a similar business philosophy to ours disrupt huge markets with no fear and partner to build a legendary company . it s been 2 years of very fruitful partnership where we see izhar and the crv team as an extension of our executive team all helping shape a dream into a reality . yuval scarlat ceo & co founder twitterwebsite chipcom corporation ipo 1991 ciena corporation ipo 1997 classpass saar gur classpass is a platform for fitness . with classpass customers get access to the best boutique fitness classes nationwide with one monthly subscription . there are tens of thousands of classes available to classpass members including cycling pilates yoga boot camp strength training dance and more . crv invested in classpass series a in september 2014 . twitterwebsite cloudgenix max gazor cloudgenix is a new breed of networking company that is redefining and simplifying how companies connect people anywhere in the enterprise with applications across public private and hybrid clouds . cloudgenix virtualizes enterprise networks and securely brings together users and high performance cloud