Number of Portfolio Companies 3
Number of Exits 
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  • Investor Type  Investment Partner, Individual/Angel
  • Investor Stage  Seed
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Ted joined Charles River in 1996 and has more than nineteen years of experience in early-stage venture investing, focusing on software and information services companies. He has been an early and active investor in numerous successful start-ups including several that had successful IPOs (Acusphere, Be Free, Entelos, Flycast, Ibis Technology,

Individual, NetGenesis, Software Quality Automation and Vignette) or were acquired on a very favorable basis (Brontes Technologies, edocs, Novera, PCs Compleat, Venetica, Upromise, WebSpective and Ximian). Ted is currently a director of Compete and Netezza.

Prior to his career in venture, Ted was general manager of the Digital Signal Processing Division of Analog Devices, which he directed from the start-up phase to a leading position in a rapidly-growing sector of the semiconductor industry. His work experience also includes two years as a Congressional staff assistant, where he contributed to science and technology policy.

Ted earned a Ph.D. in Engineering from Stanford University, concentrating on mathematical modeling and optimization theory. His undergraduate degree is from the College of William and Mary, where he graduated Phi Beta Kappa with High Honors in Physics and English.

via: CRV

Number of Investments 4
Ted Dintersmith has made 4 investments. Their latest investment was Pre Seed Round - MagicSchool AI on Aug 28, 2023, when MagicSchool AI raised
$2.4M
.
Announced Date  
Organization Name  
Lead Investor  
Funding Round  
Money Raised  
Aug 28, 2023
MagicSchool AI
Pre Seed Round - MagicSchool AI
$2.4M
Feb 9, 2016
Avanti Learning Centres
No
Series B - Avanti Learning Centres
₹330M
Dec 1, 2013
Avanti Learning Centres
Seed Round - Avanti Learning Centres
Feb 7, 2008
Lookery
No
Seed Round - Lookery
$900K
Number of Partner Investments 8
Announced Date  
Organization Name  
Investor Name  
Lead Investor  
Funding Round  
Money Raised  
Aug 21, 2014
Xamarin
CRV
Yes
Series C - Xamarin
$54.3M
Jul 17, 2013
Xamarin
CRV
No
Series B - Xamarin
$16M
Jul 24, 2012
Xamarin
CRV
Yes
Series A - Xamarin
$12.5M
Aug 1, 2007
Compete, Inc.
CRV
Yes
Series C - Compete, Inc.
$10M
Oct 6, 2003
Compete, Inc.
CRV
No
Series B - Compete, Inc.
$13M
Feb 18, 2000
Edocs
CRV
No
Venture Round - Edocs
$45M
Jul 26, 1999
Edocs
CRV
No
Series B - Edocs
$18.6M
Jun 10, 1998
Edocs
CRV
Yes
Series A - Edocs
$4M
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Ted Dintersmith has exit - Lookery.
  • Lookery Lookery provides demographic marketing services that enable social networks to distribute their data as targeting information.
Number of Past Jobs 1
Ted Dintersmith has had 1 past job as the Partner Emeritus at CRV.
Organization Name  
Title At Company  
Start Date  
End Date  
CRV
Partner EmeritusFeb 1996Jun 2015
Number of Current Board & Advisor Roles 2
Number of Past Board & Advisor Roles 7
Ted Dintersmith holds 2 board and advisor roles as Investor at Avanti Learning Centres and Board of Directors at Glynt AI.
Organization Name  
Title At Company  
Start Date  
End Date  
Appmobi
Board Member
Be Free
Board Member
Lookery
Investor
Edocs
Board Member
Xamarin
Board Member
Vignette
Board Member
Compete, Inc.
Board Member
Number of News Articles 9
Funding RoundAug 28, 2023
NewsMar 12, 2018
NewsFeb 21, 2018
NewsJan 31, 2018
NewsJan 10, 2018
Education Week - Tech — The Secret to Student Engagement
Funding RoundFeb 9, 2016
Avanti Learning Centres raised ₹330,000,000 / Series B from Asha Impact and 3 other investors