James Green
InvestorGeneral Partner at CRV (Charles River Ventures) · Board director at Finley
San Francisco, California
Writes $500K – $20M checks · typically $13M
About
James Green is a general partner at CRV, where he backs B2B software companies from seed through Series B, with focus areas spanning developer tools, cybersecurity, infrastructure, vertical SaaS, fintech, and applied machine learning. He previously spent nearly five years at Insight Partners, deploying close to $1B globally into companies including Pipedrive (acquired for $1.5B), Sysdig, Corelight, and FloQast, and also held brief operating roles at Built Technologies and Carwow. He earned a BA in Evolutionary Psychology and Cognitive Neuroscience from Harvard.
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Invests in
AI & Machine LearningBiotechClimate TechCloud ComputingConsumerData & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareFintechInsurTechSaaS
Beyond investing
- Education
- Studied at Harvard University (BS, Evolutionary Psychology and Cognitive Neuroscience)
From published sources — common ground for a warm intro.
Board director at FinleyYC W21
Intro paths
James went through Y Combinator (Winter 2021) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
Their group partner at YC was Harj Taggar, General Partner at Y Combinator — the partner who ran Finley's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗
In turn, James can intro founders to Finley's investors below.
Finley's investors · 6
Co-founders at Finley
Experience
- CRVGeneral Partnercurrent2021 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- VegaBoard & Series A Investorcurrent2025 — presentTel Aviv District, Israel
- Oak - Identity Security OSBoard & Seed Investorcurrent2026 — presentTel Aviv District, Israel
- Legit SecurityBoard & Series B Investorcurrent2023 — presentTel Aviv District, Israel
- JeevesBoard Observercurrent2021 — present
- Astrix SecurityBoard & Series A Investor2023 — 2026Tel Aviv District, Israel
- Trail Security (acquired by Cyera)Board Observer2024Tel Aviv District, Israel
- Insight PartnersVice President2016 — 2021New York, United States
- Built TechnologiesGrowth & Operations2021Nashville, Tennessee, United States
- Corelight, IncBoard Observer2019 — 2021San Francisco Bay Area
- BigPandaBoard Observer2019 — 2021Mountain View, California
- Receipt BankBoard Member2018 — 2021London Area, United Kingdom
- Kira SystemsBoard Observer2018 — 2021Greater Toronto Area, Canada
- carwowEarly Employee2014London Area, United Kingdom
Skills & more
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AdvertisingSocial NetworkingSportsMarketing StrategyEntrepreneurshipSocial MediaMarket ResearchSEOItalianMicrosoft OfficePowerPointGoogle AnalyticsLanguages English
From James's professional profile.
Investments
Board seats
Astrix SecurityFinley TechnologiesJeevesLegit SecurityVega Security
Investor
FloQastJeevesLatú SegurosPayablePipedriveSafetyCultureSysdig
Per curated public sources.
Colleagues at CRV (Charles River Ventures)
Network6
Investors connected to James in public investor directories — a warm-intro map.
Frequently asked questions
- Who is James Green?
- James Green is a general partner at CRV, where he backs B2B software companies from seed through Series B, with focus areas spanning developer tools, cybersecurity, infrastructure, vertical SaaS, fintech, and applied machine learning. He previously spent nearly five years at Insight Partners, deploying close to $1B globally into companies including Pipedrive (acquired for $1.5B), Sysdig, Corelight, and FloQast, and also held brief operating roles at Built Technologies and Carwow. He earned a BA in Evolutionary Psychology and Cognitive Neuroscience from Harvard.
- Where does James Green work?
- James Green is General Partner at CRV (Charles River Ventures) and Board director at Finley.
- What does James Green invest in?
- James Green invests in AI & Machine Learning, Biotech, Climate Tech, Cloud Computing, Consumer, Data & Infrastructure, Developer Tools, Enterprise Software, Fintech, InsurTech, SaaS.
- What check size does James Green write?
- James Green typically writes checks of $500K – $20M.
- What boards does James Green sit on?
- James Green holds tracked board seats at Astrix Security, Finley Technologies, Jeeves, Legit Security, Vega Security.
- What companies has James Green invested in?
- Investments tracked here include FloQast, Jeeves, Latú Seguros, Payable, Pipedrive, SafetyCulture, Sysdig.
- Where did James Green go to school?
- James Green studied at Harvard University (Bachelor of Science (BSc), Evolutionary Psychology & Cognitive Neuroscience); The King's School Worcester.
Same school
Also attended Harvard University1,559
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Also attended The King's School Worcester1
Shared employers
Also worked at Vega7
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