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Max Gazor

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Founder & Partner at Striker Venture Partners · Non-Investing Partner at CRV (Charles River Ventures) · Board Member (Board Partner, CRV) at Cribl · Board director at Superconductive Health · CRV partner and long-serving board member at Airtable

San Francisco, California, United States

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About

Max Gazor is Founder and Partner at Striker, where he invests in technical founders at inception across AI, cybersecurity, and infrastructure software. He previously spent over 14 years at CRV, where he remains a board partner, and earlier led acquisitions and investments at Cisco and Oracle. He holds an MBA from Harvard Business School, an MS in EECS from MIT (Ph.D. candidate), and a BS in EECS from UC Berkeley.

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Invests in

AI & Machine LearningBiotechConsumerCybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareSaaS

Beyond investing

Founded
Max Gazor founded the venture firm Striker.
Education
Studied at Harvard Business School (MBA) Studied at MIT (MS, EECS) Studied at UC Berkeley (BS, EECS)

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Board Member (Board Partner, CRV) at Cribl

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Cribl's investors · 15

CapitalGSan Francisco · $75M – $100M checks · since 2024Citi VenturesNew York · since 2021CrowdStrikesince 2021CRV (Charles River Ventures)Bay Area · $250K – $5M checks · since 2024Founders Circle CapitalSan FranciscoFriends Family CapitalSilicon ValleyG SquaredChicagoGICSingapore · since 2024Greylock PartnersSan Francisco · $100K – $10M checks · since 2021GV (Google Ventures)Mountain View · $250K – $50M checks · since 2024IVP (Institutional Venture Partners)San Francisco · $15M – $75M checks · since 2021Redpoint VenturesWoodside · $100K – $10M checks · since 2021Sequoia CapitalMenlo Park · $100K – $50M checks · since 2024Tiger Global ManagementNew York · $1M – $100M checks · since 2022Visary CapitalSyosset

Co-founders at Cribl

CSClint Sharp
Clint SharpCo-Founder and CEO
DBDritan Bitincka
Dritan BitinckaCo-Founder and Chief Product Officer
LBLedion Bitincka
Ledion BitinckaCo-Founder and Chief Technology Officer

Board director at Superconductive Health

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Superconductive Health's investors · 3

CRV (Charles River Ventures)Bay Area · $250K – $5M checks · since 2022Root Ventures Manager, LlcSan Francisco · $3M – $5M checksTiger Global ManagementNew York · $1M – $100M checks

Co-founders at Superconductive Health

JCJames Campbell
James CampbellExecutive Officer, Director
AG
Abe GongExecutive Officer, Director

CRV partner and long-serving board member at Airtable

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Airtable's investors · 43

01 AdvisorsSan Francisco · $1M – $10M checksAmplify PartnersMenlo Park · $500K – $5M checksAndreessen HorowitzMenlo Park · $500K – $50M checksAshton Kutchersince 2015BenchmarkSan Francisco · $100K – $15M checks · since 2018Bling CapitalMiami Beach · $1M – $5M checksBoxGroupNew York · $250K – $1M checks · since 2015Caffeinated CapitalSan Francisco · $3M – $50M checks · since 2015Coatue ManagementNew York · $1M – $20M checks · since 2018CRV (Charles River Ventures)Bay Area · $250K – $5M checks · since 2018CSC UpshotPalo Alto · $100K – $1.5M checksDCVC (Data Collective)Palo Alto · $5M – $25M checks · since 2015Draft Ventures LlcSan FranciscoDVCRotterdamEric Wusince 2015Ethos VCSan Francisco · $250K – $3M checksFirst Round CapitalSan Francisco · $100K – $20M checksFoothill VenturesLos Altos · $100K – $10M checksFounder CollectiveCambridge · since 2015Founders Circle CapitalSan FranciscoFranklin TempletonSan Mateo · since 2021Freestyle CapitalSan Rafael · $3M – $5M checks · since 2015Friends Family CapitalSilicon ValleyGeneral CatalystSan Francisco · $30M checksGreenoaksSan Francisco · $1M – $50M checksHomebrewBurlingame · $100K – $500K checksICONIQ CapitalSan Francisco · $5M – $100M checksICONIQ GrowthSan Francisco · since 2021Inspired CapitalNew York · $500K – $20M checksJude GomilaLynnwoodMsd CapitalNew York · since 2021Salesforce VenturesSan Francisco · $5M – $50M checks · since 2026Silver Lake PartnersMenlo ParkSlow VenturesSan Francisco · $50K – $1M checks · since 2019SNR VCSeattleSound VenturesSanta MonicaSummit Peak InvestmentsFort WorthT. Rowe PriceBaltimore · since 2021Thrive CapitalNew York · $500K – $25M checks · since 2018Tribe CapitalSan Francisco · $25K – $40M checksTuesday CapitalSan Francisco · since 2015Varanium Capital AdvisorsMumbaiWndrCoRedwood City · $100K – $10M checks · since 2021

Co-founders at Airtable

HLHowie Liu
Howie LiuCo-Founder and CEO
AOAndrew Ofstad
Andrew OfstadCo-Founder
ENEmmett Nicholas
Emmett NicholasCo-Founder and senior engineering leader

Experience

  1. Striker Venture PartnersPartnercurrent2025 — present
  2. ReflectionAIBoard Directorcurrent2024 — present
  3. CriblBoard Directorcurrent2019 — present
  4. Ricursive IntelligenceSeed Investorcurrent2025 — present
  5. InferactSeed Investorcurrent2025 — present
  6. Edison ScientificSeed Investorcurrent2025 — present
  7. Elorian AIBoard Observercurrent2026 — present
  8. StealthBoard Directorcurrent2026 — present
  9. StealthBoard Directorcurrent2026 — present
  10. StealthBoard Directorcurrent2026 — present
  11. Dyna RoboticsBoard Directorcurrent2024 — present
  12. ScannerBoard Directorcurrent2022 — present
  13. CRVBoard Partnercurrent2025 — present
  14. CRVGeneral Partner2011 — 2025Menlo Park, CA
  15. Deductive AIBoard Director2023 — 2026
  16. AirtableBoard Director2015 — 2026
  17. Lepton AIBoard Director2023 — 2025
  18. ResilienceBoard Partner2017 — 2025
  19. Respond Software Inc.Board Director2016 — 2020
  20. CloudGenix, a Palo Alto Networks CompanyBoard Director2013 — 2020
  21. HPE SimpliVityBoard Observer2011 — 2017

Investments

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AirtableCloudGenixCriblDeductiveDiamantiDyna RoboticsEdison ScientificElorian AIIncountryInferactLepton.aiNapkinPilotPrisma SD-WANReflection AIResilienceRespondRespond SoftwareRicursive IntelligenceScannerSimpliVitySleuthStarTree (fka CortexData)UsermindXamarin

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Colleagues at Striker Venture Partners

Aysia Marinelli
Investor at Striker Venture Partners
Brian Zhan
Investor at Striker Venture Partners
Matan Lamdan
Investor at Striker Venture Partners
Nikhil Suresh
Investor at Striker Venture Partners

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Andy Rankin
Angel at Exit13 Ventures

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Max Gazor?
Max Gazor is Founder and Partner at Striker, where he invests in technical founders at inception across AI, cybersecurity, and infrastructure software. He previously spent over 14 years at CRV, where he remains a board partner, and earlier led acquisitions and investments at Cisco and Oracle. He holds an MBA from Harvard Business School, an MS in EECS from MIT (Ph.D. candidate), and a BS in EECS from UC Berkeley.
Where does Max Gazor work?
Max Gazor is Founder & Partner at Striker Venture Partners and Board Member (Board Partner, CRV) at Cribl and Board director at Superconductive Health and CRV partner and long-serving board member at Airtable.
What does Max Gazor invest in?
Max Gazor invests in AI & Machine Learning, Biotech, Consumer, Cybersecurity, Enterprise Software, SaaS.
What boards does Max Gazor sit on?
Max Gazor holds tracked board seats at Airtable, CloudGenix, Cribl, Dyna Robotics, Edison Scientific, Elorian AI, Inferact, Lepton.ai, Reflection AI, Resilience.
What companies has Max Gazor invested in?
Investments tracked here include Airtable, Airtable, CloudGenix, Cribl, Deductive, Diamanti, Dyna Robotics, Edison Scientific, Elorian AI, Incountry, Inferact, Lepton.ai, and 14 more.
Where did Max Gazor go to school?
Max Gazor studied at Harvard Business School (MBA); Massachusetts Institute of Technology (M.S. (Ph.D. Candidate), Electrical Engineering and Computer Science); University of California, Berkeley (B.S., Electrical Engineering and Computer Science).
Does Max Gazor lead rounds?
Yes — Max Gazor has led 1 tracked investment.

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