Jon Auerbach
General Partner·CRV
Bio
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.
Investment focus
Stage, sector, and overall fit
Stage
Sector
Thesis
Notable companies
Selected portfolio companies the partner has backed
How to approach
Framing and angles for outreach
Pitch framing
Pitch a non-incremental company with a clear founder-support need, and emphasize where CRV’s operating platform can help the company get bigger.
Partneralization hooks
- 1Reference his transition from tech journalism into venture and his stated interest in founders who challenge the status quo.
- 2If relevant, mention lessons from Affirmed Networks’ software-based mobile-operator infrastructure story.
Recent signals
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.
Background
Career, education, and skills
Career history
- CRVGeneral Partner2007 - Present
- The Wall Street JournalTechnology journalist
- The Boston GlobeJournalist
Education
- University of PennsylvaniaBA
Skills
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