Professional summary
Jon Auerbach is a General Partner at CRV. His official profile says he has shifted from investing alone into leading CRV founder-support functions including legal, finance, marketing, investor relations, talent, and the firm’s CXO network. CRV notes that he joined the board of Affirmed Networks after CRV invested in 2009, and that Microsoft acquired Affirmed Networks in 2020. Earlier in his career, he covered wars for The Boston Globe and technology for The Wall Street Journal.
Stage, sector, and overall fit
Selected portfolio companies the partner has backed
Framing and angles for outreach
Pitch a non-incremental company with a clear founder-support need, and emphasize where CRV’s operating platform can help the company get bigger.
What the partner has said or done recently
CRV’s current positioning emphasizes leading seed and Series A rounds and aiming to be a founder’s first term sheet.
Career, education, and skills
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