Where does Max Gazor work?

Max Gazor is Partner at Striker Venture Partners and Board Member (Board Partner, CRV) at Cribl and Board director at Superconductive Health.

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).

Max Gazor

Investor

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

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 · 14

CapitalGSan Francisco · $50M – $100M checks Citi VenturesNew York CrowdStrike CRV (Charles River Ventures)Bay Area · $250K – $5M checks · since 2024 Founders Circle CapitalSan Francisco Friends Family CapitalSilicon Valley GICSingapore Greylock PartnersSan Francisco · $100K – $200M checks GV (Google Ventures)Mountain View · $250K – $50M checks IVP (Institutional Venture Partners)San Francisco · $15M – $75M checks Redpoint VenturesWoodside · $100K – $10M checks Sequoia CapitalMenlo Park · $4.4M – $214M checks · since 2024 Tiger Global ManagementNew York · $1M – $100M checks Visary CapitalSyosset

Co-founders at Cribl

Clint SharpCo-Founder and CEO

Dritan BitinckaCo-Founder and Chief Product Officer

Ledion BitinckaCo-Founder and Chief Technology Officer

Board director at Superconductive Health

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Superconductive Health's investors · 1

CRV (Charles River Ventures)Bay Area · $250K – $5M checks · since 2022

Co-founders at Superconductive Health

James CampbellExecutive Officer, Director

Abe GongExecutive Officer, Director

Experience

Striker Venture PartnersPartnercurrent2025 — present
ReflectionAIBoard Directorcurrent2024 — present
CriblBoard Directorcurrent2019 — present
AirtableBoard Directorcurrent2015 — present
InferactSeed Investorcurrent2025 — present
Ricursive IntelligenceSeed Investorcurrent2025 — present
Elorian AISeed Investorcurrent2026 — present
Edison ScientificSeed Investorcurrent2025 — present
Dyna RoboticsBoard Directorcurrent2024 — present
StealthBoard Directorcurrent2026 — present
ScannerBoard Directorcurrent2022 — present
CRVBoard Partnercurrent2025 — present
CRVGeneral Partner2011 — 2025Menlo Park, CA
Deductive AIBoard Director2023 — 2026
Lepton AIBoard Director2023 — 2025
ResilienceBoard Partner2017 — 2025
Respond Software Inc.Board Director2016 — 2020
CloudGenix, a Palo Alto Networks CompanyBoard Director2013 — 2020
HPE SimpliVityBoard Observer2011 — 2017
XamarinBoard Observer2012 — 2016
CiscoCorporate Development (M&A and Investments)2009 — 2011
OracleCorporate Business Development, Server Technologies Division (M&A)2005 — 2009

Investments

Board seats

AirtableCloudGenixCribl Dyna Robotics Edison Scientific Elorian AI InferactLepton.aiReflection AI ResilienceRespondRicursive Intelligence Scanner

Investor

AirtableCloudGenixCriblDyna RoboticsEdison Scientific Elorian AI InferactLepton.aiReflection AIResilienceRespondRicursive IntelligenceScanner

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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 Partner at Striker Venture Partners and Board Member (Board Partner, CRV) at Cribl and Board director at Superconductive Health.
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, CloudGenix, Cribl, Dyna Robotics, Edison Scientific, Elorian AI, Inferact, Lepton.ai, Reflection AI, Resilience, Respond, Ricursive Intelligence, and 1 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).