CRV

CRV, established in 1970, is a San Francisco-based venture capital firm with a 50-year history of investing in early-stage technology, consumer, and life science companies. With approximately $1.5 billion under management, CRV focuses on seed to series B investments, taking a hands-on, value-added approach to support its portfolio. The firm has backed nearly 400 startups, with half resulting in IPOs or acquisitions, including notable companies like Twitter and Zendesk. CRV has offices in Cambridge, MA, and Menlo Park, CA.

Izhar Armony

General Partner

Jon Auerbach

General Partner

Murat Bicer

General Partner

Chiraag Deora

Principal

Max Gazor

General Partner

Saar Gur

General Partner

MayC Huang

Partner and Investor

Anna Khan

General Partner

Songe LaRon

Co-Founder

Matan Lamdan

Investor

Justine Moore

Venture Investor

Veronica Orellana

Investor

Caitlin Bolnick Rellas

General Partner

Bruce Sachs

General Partner

Sachin Sood

CFO

Brittany Walker

General Partner

Devdutt Yellurkar

General Partner

George Zachary

General Partner

Brian Zhan

Investor

Past deals in Real Time

Outtake

Series A in 2025
Outtake is a company specializing in AI-driven cyber defense solutions. It utilizes AI agents to automate responses, classify threats in real-time, and detect advanced security risks. The company's primary focus is on combating fraud and impersonation by leveraging open-source intelligence, implementing multi-surface anti-phishing strategies, and providing digital identity protection. Currently operating in stealth mode, Outtake is also developing an intelligence platform aimed at improving the creation, management, and optimization of content.

Trail Security

Series A in 2024
Trail Security, based in Tel Aviv, Israel, specializes in an intelligent data protection platform. It focuses on preventing data loss through AI-driven solutions, safeguarding sensitive data across cloud, endpoint, and network systems. The company employs real-time monitoring, automated classification, and machine learning to detect, block, and remediate potential data breaches, and to identify unusual user behavior. It provides real-time insights into data access and sharing, protecting data at rest, in use, and in transit. Currently, Trail Security operates in stealth mode.

Cribl

Series E in 2024
Cribl, Inc. is a software company specializing in data management solutions that help organizations efficiently handle log ingestion and analytics at scale. Founded in 2017 and based in San Francisco, California, Cribl offers Logstream, a platform that enables users to transform and route logs and metrics in real-time while minimizing wasted data processing. Its software provides capabilities for implementing observability pipelines capable of managing data at Petabyte scale, allowing businesses to prioritize high-value information and ensure compliance with privacy regulations. Cribl empowers tech professionals with the flexibility to manage their data without compromising on performance or control, thereby enhancing operational intelligence and decision-making processes.

Tinybird

Series B in 2024
Tinybird is a developer of data analytical software that enables data teams to build real-time data products efficiently. The platform helps businesses leverage their analytical data by transforming it into actionable insights and business value. Tinybird's solution allows developers to create low-latency, high-concurrency APIs in a matter of minutes, utilizing familiar tools such as SQL and APIs. This capability supports a range of organizations, from start-ups to global enterprises like Vercel and The Hotel Network. By facilitating real-time analytics and operational workflows, Tinybird empowers teams to deliver timely answers and enhance their data-driven decision-making processes.

StarTree

Series B in 2022
StarTree is a cloud-based software company that specializes in providing advanced analytics solutions for business customers, enabling them to extract insights from both real-time and historical data. Founded by the engineering team behind Apache Pinot™, StarTree's technology supports numerous applications across various industries, serving prominent companies such as LinkedIn, Uber, and Walmart. Their platform, known as StarTree Cloud, facilitates the deployment of real-time analytics at scale, allowing organizations to make informed decisions based on timely and actionable information. By offering a concurrent and scalable analytics-as-a-service solution, StarTree enhances the ability of its clients to operate efficiently and effectively in today's data-driven environment.

Cribl

Series D in 2022
Cribl, Inc. is a software company specializing in data management solutions that help organizations efficiently handle log ingestion and analytics at scale. Founded in 2017 and based in San Francisco, California, Cribl offers Logstream, a platform that enables users to transform and route logs and metrics in real-time while minimizing wasted data processing. Its software provides capabilities for implementing observability pipelines capable of managing data at Petabyte scale, allowing businesses to prioritize high-value information and ensure compliance with privacy regulations. Cribl empowers tech professionals with the flexibility to manage their data without compromising on performance or control, thereby enhancing operational intelligence and decision-making processes.

Pipedream

Series A in 2022
Pipedream is an online integration platform founded in 2018 by Jason Endo, Dan Hsiung, TJ Koblentz, and Tod Sacerdoti in San Francisco, California. It enables developers to connect APIs and create workflows by selecting triggers, such as HTTP requests and app events, and adding customizable steps. The platform generates production-ready code quickly and includes features like state management, authentication, observability, and error handling. By simplifying the workflow creation process, Pipedream allows developers to focus on building applications without the need to manage servers or cloud resources.

Tinybird

Series A in 2022
Tinybird is a developer of data analytical software that enables data teams to build real-time data products efficiently. The platform helps businesses leverage their analytical data by transforming it into actionable insights and business value. Tinybird's solution allows developers to create low-latency, high-concurrency APIs in a matter of minutes, utilizing familiar tools such as SQL and APIs. This capability supports a range of organizations, from start-ups to global enterprises like Vercel and The Hotel Network. By facilitating real-time analytics and operational workflows, Tinybird empowers teams to deliver timely answers and enhance their data-driven decision-making processes.

Cribl

Series C in 2021
Cribl, Inc. is a software company specializing in data management solutions that help organizations efficiently handle log ingestion and analytics at scale. Founded in 2017 and based in San Francisco, California, Cribl offers Logstream, a platform that enables users to transform and route logs and metrics in real-time while minimizing wasted data processing. Its software provides capabilities for implementing observability pipelines capable of managing data at Petabyte scale, allowing businesses to prioritize high-value information and ensure compliance with privacy regulations. Cribl empowers tech professionals with the flexibility to manage their data without compromising on performance or control, thereby enhancing operational intelligence and decision-making processes.

Agora

Seed Round in 2021
Agora is a compensation platform that helps companies figure out how to pay their employees by making data-driven decisions. It helps companies centralize their data, set their pay structure, benchmark themselves against similar companies in real-time, and communicate total rewards to their candidates and employees. Figure streamlines complicated manual compensation processes into simple, secure, and collaborative workflows. Agora's mission is to bring equity and transparency to compensation for companies, employees, and candidates.

StarTree

Series A in 2021
StarTree is a cloud-based software company that specializes in providing advanced analytics solutions for business customers, enabling them to extract insights from both real-time and historical data. Founded by the engineering team behind Apache Pinot™, StarTree's technology supports numerous applications across various industries, serving prominent companies such as LinkedIn, Uber, and Walmart. Their platform, known as StarTree Cloud, facilitates the deployment of real-time analytics at scale, allowing organizations to make informed decisions based on timely and actionable information. By offering a concurrent and scalable analytics-as-a-service solution, StarTree enhances the ability of its clients to operate efficiently and effectively in today's data-driven environment.

Parabol

Series A in 2021
Parabol, Inc. is a company that specializes in developing an open-source meeting application tailored for remote and agile teams. Founded in 2015 and based in Alhambra, California, Parabol enables distributed teams to conduct meetings and retrospective sessions effectively, fostering collaboration regardless of location or time zone. The platform facilitates real-time or asynchronous interactions, allowing teams to generate automatic insights about their performance from online collaboration activities. Meeting notes and tasks are automatically compiled into summaries, which are shared with team members and stakeholders. Parabol also integrates with other tools like Jira, Confluence, GitHub, and Slack, enhancing productivity by streamlining workflows. Additionally, the application analyzes meeting data to provide valuable insights into team dynamics, helping organizations identify challenges and improve overall performance.

Cribl

Series B in 2020
Cribl, Inc. is a software company specializing in data management solutions that help organizations efficiently handle log ingestion and analytics at scale. Founded in 2017 and based in San Francisco, California, Cribl offers Logstream, a platform that enables users to transform and route logs and metrics in real-time while minimizing wasted data processing. Its software provides capabilities for implementing observability pipelines capable of managing data at Petabyte scale, allowing businesses to prioritize high-value information and ensure compliance with privacy regulations. Cribl empowers tech professionals with the flexibility to manage their data without compromising on performance or control, thereby enhancing operational intelligence and decision-making processes.

Parabol

Seed Round in 2019
Parabol, Inc. is a company that specializes in developing an open-source meeting application tailored for remote and agile teams. Founded in 2015 and based in Alhambra, California, Parabol enables distributed teams to conduct meetings and retrospective sessions effectively, fostering collaboration regardless of location or time zone. The platform facilitates real-time or asynchronous interactions, allowing teams to generate automatic insights about their performance from online collaboration activities. Meeting notes and tasks are automatically compiled into summaries, which are shared with team members and stakeholders. Parabol also integrates with other tools like Jira, Confluence, GitHub, and Slack, enhancing productivity by streamlining workflows. Additionally, the application analyzes meeting data to provide valuable insights into team dynamics, helping organizations identify challenges and improve overall performance.

StarTree

Seed Round in 2019
StarTree is a cloud-based software company that specializes in providing advanced analytics solutions for business customers, enabling them to extract insights from both real-time and historical data. Founded by the engineering team behind Apache Pinot™, StarTree's technology supports numerous applications across various industries, serving prominent companies such as LinkedIn, Uber, and Walmart. Their platform, known as StarTree Cloud, facilitates the deployment of real-time analytics at scale, allowing organizations to make informed decisions based on timely and actionable information. By offering a concurrent and scalable analytics-as-a-service solution, StarTree enhances the ability of its clients to operate efficiently and effectively in today's data-driven environment.

Drift

Series C in 2018
Drift is a platform that connects businesses with website visitors in real-time using bots and artificial intelligence and obtaining real-time customer feedback through live chat sessions, enabling clients to generate qualified leads, accelerate the sales cycle, and offer a modern buying experience for potential customers.

Cribl

Seed Round in 2018
Cribl, Inc. is a software company specializing in data management solutions that help organizations efficiently handle log ingestion and analytics at scale. Founded in 2017 and based in San Francisco, California, Cribl offers Logstream, a platform that enables users to transform and route logs and metrics in real-time while minimizing wasted data processing. Its software provides capabilities for implementing observability pipelines capable of managing data at Petabyte scale, allowing businesses to prioritize high-value information and ensure compliance with privacy regulations. Cribl empowers tech professionals with the flexibility to manage their data without compromising on performance or control, thereby enhancing operational intelligence and decision-making processes.

Drift

Series B in 2017
Drift is a platform that connects businesses with website visitors in real-time using bots and artificial intelligence and obtaining real-time customer feedback through live chat sessions, enabling clients to generate qualified leads, accelerate the sales cycle, and offer a modern buying experience for potential customers.

Drift

Series A in 2015
Drift is a platform that connects businesses with website visitors in real-time using bots and artificial intelligence and obtaining real-time customer feedback through live chat sessions, enabling clients to generate qualified leads, accelerate the sales cycle, and offer a modern buying experience for potential customers.

Minbox

Seed Round in 2013
Minbox Inc. is a company that specializes in designing and developing a cloud storage application aimed at enhancing file management and collaboration. Founded in 2012 and based in San Francisco, California, Minbox offers a platform that connects to various cloud services such as Dropbox, Google Drive, and OneDrive. This integration allows users to sync specific files or folders, facilitating easy sharing and collaboration with colleagues and clients. The platform features real-time commenting and annotation capabilities, enabling users to engage in discussions directly related to files or projects. By providing an aggregated search function, Minbox helps users efficiently locate files across multiple cloud storage services, making file management more streamlined and user-friendly.

Game Closure

Seed Round in 2011
Game Closure offers a development platform that facilitates the creation of multiplayer games across web and mobile environments. Its SDK is HTML-based, allowing developers to utilize familiar Web APIs to produce high-quality games. The platform simplifies the complexities associated with game development, including debugging and hosting, while also enabling compilation into hardware-accelerated native applications for distribution on various devices. By streamlining the development process, Game Closure empowers game studios to efficiently publish games on both iOS and Android ecosystems, making it easier and more cost-effective for developers to enter the multiplayer, multiplatform gaming market.

Impermium

Seed Round in 2011
Impermium is a cybersecurity technology startup that specializes in protecting online businesses from cybercrime. With a focus on real-time monitoring, the company has developed an advanced risk-evaluation platform that helps identify fraudulent registrations, compromised logins, and risky transactions. It serves over 1.5 million sites and has processed more than 8 billion transactions in its short history. By utilizing a combination of machine learning, statistical anomaly detection, and a proprietary database of malicious actors, Impermium effectively stops fraudulent user account registrations in real time. This technology is particularly beneficial for large consumer Internet companies, enabling them to eliminate fraud and web abuse while enhancing overall account management.

Samplify Systems

Series B in 2011
Samplify Systems, Inc. is a Silicon Valley fabless semiconductor company that combines high-performance analog with sophisticated digital processing to deliver a new class of intelligent data converters. Samplify provides the only real-time compression algorithm for high speed sampled data systems. Now, with the introduction of the SAM1600 family of Analog-to-Digital Converters (ADC), Samplify provides the world’s only true 16-channel, 12-bit, 65 Msample/sec ADC ICs with integrated data compression technology. Samplify Systems, Inc. was founded in 2006 and is based in Santa Clara, California.

Sensr.net

Venture Round in 2011
Sensr.net, Inc. is a company based in Incline Village, Nevada, specializing in cloud-based video monitoring and social networking services for Internet-accessible cameras. Founded in 2009, the company continuously monitors and archives video from users' cameras, alerting them instantly via text message or email upon detecting suspicious or unusual activity. Additionally, Sensr.net enables users to create and share videos of significant moments through its platform and other social networking sites. Its cloud-based system allows users to access and manage their camera footage remotely, improving home security and convenience.

RethinkDB

Seed Round in 2010
RethinkDB is an open-source distributed database management platform designed specifically for the realtime web. It enables developers to build scalable applications more efficiently by allowing the database to push updated query results directly to applications, eliminating the need for constant polling. RethinkDB supports data storage in JSON documents and features a user-friendly query language that includes capabilities such as table joins and groupBy. The platform is built for reliability across various workloads and edge cases, providing users with the tools to manage clusters effectively, monitor production environments with live statistics, and gain complete visibility into ongoing tasks. This combination of features allows RethinkDB to facilitate the rapid development of realtime applications while maintaining simplicity and scalability.

X (formerly Twitter)

Series C in 2009
Twitter is a social networking platform that facilitates the exchange of micro-blogs, known as "tweets," which can be up to 280 characters in length. Launched in 2006, it allows users to send and read tweets through various means, including web browsers, SMS, and mobile applications. With over 400 million monthly visitors and 255 million active users, Twitter serves as a global real-time communications platform. Its diverse user base includes world leaders, athletes, entertainers, and news organizations, contributing to its role as a significant source of information and engagement. The platform is available in more than 35 languages and has a strong presence in major cities worldwide, with headquarters in San Francisco and offices across the United States and internationally.

Rosum

Series B in 2008
Rosum develops innovative navigation technology that serves as an alternative to traditional GPS. Founded by a team that includes a co-architect of GPS, the company specializes in mobile positioning technology that utilizes broadcast television signals. Rosum's hybrid positioning module is designed for tracking and navigation devices, providing effective location solutions particularly in urban and indoor environments where conventional GPS systems face challenges.

Samplify Systems

Series A in 2007
Samplify Systems, Inc. is a Silicon Valley fabless semiconductor company that combines high-performance analog with sophisticated digital processing to deliver a new class of intelligent data converters. Samplify provides the only real-time compression algorithm for high speed sampled data systems. Now, with the introduction of the SAM1600 family of Analog-to-Digital Converters (ADC), Samplify provides the world’s only true 16-channel, 12-bit, 65 Msample/sec ADC ICs with integrated data compression technology. Samplify Systems, Inc. was founded in 2006 and is based in Santa Clara, California.

Bus Radio

Series B in 2007
BusRadio produces a national radio show for broadcast on school buses. The service transmits music, original programming, public service announcements and paid commercials to school children travelling on school buses in selected school districts. Programming was broadcast to the buses via a proprietary radio unit, which downloads BusRadio programming. Other features on the radio unit include GPS, driver panic buttons connected to local emergency services, and internal and external PA systems. BusRadio was founded in 2004 and is based in Needham, Massachusetts.

Samplify Systems

Seed Round in 2006
Samplify Systems, Inc. is a Silicon Valley fabless semiconductor company that combines high-performance analog with sophisticated digital processing to deliver a new class of intelligent data converters. Samplify provides the only real-time compression algorithm for high speed sampled data systems. Now, with the introduction of the SAM1600 family of Analog-to-Digital Converters (ADC), Samplify provides the world’s only true 16-channel, 12-bit, 65 Msample/sec ADC ICs with integrated data compression technology. Samplify Systems, Inc. was founded in 2006 and is based in Santa Clara, California.

Rosum

Series A in 2003
Rosum develops innovative navigation technology that serves as an alternative to traditional GPS. Founded by a team that includes a co-architect of GPS, the company specializes in mobile positioning technology that utilizes broadcast television signals. Rosum's hybrid positioning module is designed for tracking and navigation devices, providing effective location solutions particularly in urban and indoor environments where conventional GPS systems face challenges.
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