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CRV: Invited Member
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Invited Member — Apex Ecosystem

CRV

Apex Member Partner — Palo Alto, California

Apex Business Group Worldwide presents CRV — one of Silicon Valley's most enduring early-stage venture capital firms. Since 1970, CRV has invested in over 600 startups at their most crucial stages, including DoorDash, HubSpot, Airtable, and Patreon. Connecting visionary founders with the global Apex ecosystem across 80+ countries.

What Apex Is

Apex is a living ecosystem — one of its kind. A decentralized, member-owned global business platform across 80+ countries where preferred venture partners such as CRV can explore early-stage innovation quietly and selectively, while founders showcase on their MySite and gain clarity on what long-term investors truly seek. No middleman. By members, for members.

Invited Member
CRV

Founded in 1970, CRV (Charles River Ventures) is one of the oldest and most respected early-stage venture capital firms in the United States. Based in Palo Alto, California, CRV focuses on Seed and Series A investments in enterprise and consumer technology companies.

CRV invests across enterprise software, AI & machine learning, developer tools, consumer technology, fintech, and infrastructure. Their philosophy: back founders at the earliest and most crucial stages, providing hands-on support, strategic guidance, and a network built over five decades of investing.

With portfolio companies including DoorDash, HubSpot, Airtable, Patreon, Zendesk, Twitter, and many more, CRV has been at the forefront of technology investing for over 50 years. The firm manages approximately $4 billion in committed capital and has backed 23 unicorns.

Mission: We back founders building tomorrow's category-defining companies at their most crucial early stages.
www.crv.com · info@crv.com
1 Embarcadero Center, Suite 4000, San Francisco, CA 94111
Key Figures
390+
Portfolio Companies
23
Unicorns Created
11+
IPOs
169+
M&A Exits
$4B+
AUM
55+
Years Active
39
Team Members
Invited
Apex Role

"We've been backing founders at the earliest stages for over 50 years. The best companies start with bold ideas and relentless founders."

— CRV
Startup Application

Apply to the Apex Startup Discovery Program

Aligned with CRV's investment focus. Precondition: You must be an Apex Participant to submit. Registration is complimentary and includes 2 Golden Ads. This project is part of Apex Master Expos.

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Precondition: You must be an Apex Participant to submit this application. Registration at myapex.me is complimentary and includes 2 Golden Ads.
Your unique Apex Participant ID. You receive this upon registration at myapex.me. Required to submit.
1. Founder & Company Information
Basic information about you and your startup.
Describe what your company does in one sentence.
"We back founders building tomorrow's category-defining companies." — CRV
CRV values founders with bold ideas, technical depth, and the relentless drive to build category-defining companies.
2. Problem & Technology
What are you building and why does it matter?
What is the problem, why is it important, and who suffers from it?
"We invest at the earliest and most crucial stages of company building." — CRV
CRV is deeply invested in AI and frontier technology. Describe how technology powers your offering.
3. Market & Traction
How big is the opportunity and what have you achieved so far?
Users, revenue, partnerships, pilots, LOIs, notable milestones.
4. Funding & Investment
CRV invests primarily in Seed and Series A stages.
"At the earliest stages, we help founders turn bold ideas into category-defining companies." — CRV
What specifically draws you to CRV's approach and expertise?
5. Additional Information
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Apex Business Group Worldwide SL (abc-worldwide.com/ecosystem) does not act as an investment broker, placement agent, or funding intermediary. Alpha Academy — Club Society Multiverses (abc-worldwide.com/alphaacademy) does not represent CRV or any investor. CRV is an invited member of the Apex Ecosystem. Submission does not guarantee review, response, or investment.

CRV may browse submitted applications at their sole discretion. All participation is voluntary and non-binding. Apex does not sell applicant data. This project is part of Apex Master Expos.

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Apex is a living ecosystem — one of its kind. A decentralized, member-owned global business platform across 80+ countries where preferred venture partners such as CRV can explore early-stage innovation quietly and selectively, while founders showcase on their MySite and gain clarity on what long-term investors truly seek. No middleman. By members, for members.

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