Charles River Ventures

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Founded in 1970, Charles River Ventures is a venture capital firm. The company has provided financial and managerial backing to companies such as Amgen, Cascade, CIENA, Continental CableVision, Chipcom, iBasis, NetGenesis, Parametric Technology, Sonus Networks, Speechworks, Stratus Computer, Sybase and Vignette. The company employs former company founders, chief executive officers and senior executives of start-up companies. It specializes in supporting the financial backing it provides with consultation and hands-on restructuring of ventures. It is focused on investing in information technology companies that have an emphasis in mobility and media digitization. Charles River Ventures maintains offices in Menlo Park, Calif., and Waltham, Mass.