Susan joins CRV with 12 years of operating experience working with early stage technology ventures. Susan is a member and the former CMO of the Apache Software Foundation, one of the world’s most influential open source software organizations. Susan’s roots in the open source community stems from her long-abiding interest in how technology catalyzes social and economic change. She began her career as the chief architect of an early massively multiplayer online game and has remained active in online gaming. She was the Executive Producer of GXMod, a widely popular, award winning Quake 2 enhancement. Susan also contributed to components of the open source Nebula 3D graphics and game engine. Susan plays an active role in our investments in Areae, Conduit Labs, Handipoints, Social Media, and Twitter. (Source : Charles River Ventures website, http://www.crv.com/CRVPartners/Susan_Wu.html)