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Saar Gur

Saar Gur

General Partner·CRV

San Francisco, California, United States

Bio

Professional summary

Saar Gur is a General Partner at CRV. His official CRV profile states that he invests early in startups that identify emerging consumer behavior shifts, especially companies that create and deliver experiences rather than only products. The profile highlights CRV's seed investment in DoorDash, seed investment in Patreon, seed investment in Ring, and Series A investment in Mercury. It also notes that he helped start BrightRoll, a video advertising business, and frames his investment approach around technology improving people's lives, supporting local economies, creating human connection, and giving users new capabilities.

Investment focus

Stage, sector, and overall fit

Stage

seedSeries Aearly-stage

Sector

consumermarketplacescreator economyfintechconnected devicesconsumer experiences

Thesis

Early-stage startups driven by emerging consumer behaviorConsumer experiences and marketplacesCreator economy and community platformsStartup financial infrastructure

Notable companies

Selected portfolio companies the partner has backed

DoorDashPatreonRingMercuryBrightRoll

How to approach

Framing and angles for outreach

Pitch framing

Connect the company to a non-obvious but accelerating behavior shift, and show how the product creates a better consumer or founder experience.

Personalization hooks

  1. 1Reference his focus on emerging consumer behavior and experience-led products.
  2. 2If relevant, connect to DoorDash, Patreon, Ring, or Mercury-style shifts in everyday behavior.

Recent signals

What the partner has said or done recently

  • Official profile states CRV invested in Mercury's Series A in 2019.

  • Official profile states CRV partnered with DoorDash and Patreon at seed stage in 2013.

Background

Career, education, and skills

Career history

  • CRVGeneral PartnerCurrent
  • Brightroll (video advertising)Co-FounderPrior to CRV

Education

  • Stanford Graduate School of BusinessMBA

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