# Charles River Associates

> Charles River Associates is a VC fund in Boston backing Mobile and Wireless. See 3 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Boston, United States
- Total investments: 3
- Last investment: Mar 2017
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/company/6511
- X (Twitter): http://twitter.com/news_cra
- Website: http://www.crai.com
- Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/CharlesRiverAssociates

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## Contacts

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## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Mobile | 1 | 33% |
| Wireless | 1 | 33% |
| Health Care | 1 | 33% |
| Web Hosting | 1 | 33% |
| Biotechnology | 1 | 33% |

10 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Series C | 2 | 67% |
| Series A | 1 | 33% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Adam Hart | Associate Principal for Forensic Services | 0 | — |
| Alan Willens | Co-founder | 0 | — |
| Alison Hole | Vice President | 0 | — |
| Hitesh Makhija | Vice President in the Antitrust & Competition Practice | 0 | — |
| Jonathan Rajewski | Vice President | 0 | — |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Freenome | Freenome is a biotechnology company developing blood tests for early cancer detection to improve access to routine screening. | $65M | Series A | Mar 01, 2017 |  |
| Carrier IQ | Carrier IQ is a Mobile Service Intelligence solution provider for mobile network operators and equipment vendors. | $20M | Series C | Jan 27, 2009 |  |
| Picolight | Picolight Incorporated designed and manufactured high-bandwidth optical transceivers and components. The company offered ethernet and fiber channel transceivers and optical transit and receivers. It catered to the local area networking, optical switches and computer systems, and optical metro applications sectors. The company was founded in 1995and was based in Louisville, Colorado. | $38.9M | Series C | Nov 01, 2000 |  |

3 of 3 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- Agent Capital — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Allen & Company](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/allen-and-company) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [AME Cloud Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ame-cloud-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Andreessen Horowitz](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/andreessen-horowitz) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Asset Management Ventures (AMV)](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/asset-management-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Axcel Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/axcel-partners) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Charles River Associates invest in?

Charles River Associates invests primarily in Mobile, Wireless and Health Care startups, most often at Series C and Series A stage. Most of the 3 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### How do I contact Charles River Associates?

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### Who are the partners at Charles River Associates?

The team at Charles River Associates includes Adam Hart (Associate Principal for Forensic Services), Alan Willens (Co-founder) and Alison Hole (Vice President), among 12 team members tracked by Shizune. The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

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