Where does Murat Bicer work?

Murat Bicer is General Partner at CRV (Charles River Ventures) and Board director at Datadog.

What check size does Murat Bicer write?

Murat Bicer typically writes checks of $500K – $20M.

What boards does Murat Bicer sit on?

Murat Bicer holds tracked board seats at 317 Labs, Inc..

Where did Murat Bicer go to school?

Murat Bicer studied at Babson F.W. Olin Graduate School of Business (MBA, Finance); Northeastern University (MSEE, Electrical and Computer Engineering); Orta Doğu Teknik Üniversitesi / Middle East Technical University (BSEE, Electrical and Electronics Engineering).

Murat Bicer

InvestorFounder

General Partner at CRV (Charles River Ventures) · Board director at Datadog

San Francisco Bay Area

Writes $500K – $20M checks · typically $13M

Midas 2024 · #24 Midas 2023 · #29 Midas 2022 · #62 Midas 2021 · #61 Midas 2020 · #71

About

Murat Bicer, Turkish-born five-time Forbes Midas List honoree, backs earliest-stage B2B software founders (early investor in Datadog, Iterable) and champions Boston and New York as Bay Area alternatives.

Invests in

AI & Machine LearningBiotechConsumerEnterprise SoftwareSaaS

Beyond investing

Education: Studied at F.W. Olin Graduate School of Business (MBA, Finance and Entrepreneurship) Studied at Northeastern University (MSEE) Studied at Middle East Technical University (BSEE)

From Murat's own website — common ground for a warm intro.

Board director at Datadog

Intro paths

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In turn, Murat can intro founders to Datadog's investors below.

Datadog's investors · 29

Amplify PartnersMenlo Park · $500K – $5M checks Amplify Partners CVMenlo Park · since 2015 aVentureSan Francisco Bantam GroupWestwood Comcast VenturesNew York · $2M – $15M checks Contour Venture PartnersNew York · $500K – $2M checks CRV (Charles River Ventures)San Francisco · $250K – $5M checks EQT VenturesLuxembourg · $2M – $50M checks Field VenturesNew York Genacast VenturesMiami · $50K – $5M checks Icon VenturesPalo Alto · $6M – $12M checks · since 2018 ICONIQSan Francisco ICONIQ CapitalSan Francisco · $5M – $100M checks · since 2015 Index VenturesSan Francisco · $540K – $10.8M checks · since 2015 IVP (Institutional Venture Partners)San Francisco · $15M – $75M checks Kluz VenturesRockville LifeX VenturesSan Francisco LSP (Life Sciences Partners)Amsterdam · $10.8M – $64.8M checks MastrySan Francisco Meritech Capital PartnersPalo Alto · $5M – $40M checks Norwest Venture PartnersMenlo Park · $10M – $30M checks Notation CapitalNew York · $400K – $750K checks OpenView Venture PartnersBoston · $5M – $20M checks · since 2015 RRE VenturesNew York · $5M – $15M checks RTP GlobalNew York · $1M – $15M checks SAV (Scale Asia Ventures)Palo Alto Unusual VenturesMenlo Park · $1M – $15M checks Wind VentureParis Wonder VenturesLos Angeles · $100K – $1.5M checks

Co-founders at Datadog

Olivier PomelCo-founder & CEO

Alexis Le-QuocCo-founder & CTO

Experience

CRV (Charles River Ventures)General Partnercurrent2015 — present
RTP VenturesGeneral Partner2012 — 2015Greater Boston
DatadogMember, Board of Directors2012 — 2015
Battery VenturesVice President2010 — 2012
Battery VenturesSenior Associate2007 — 2010
Mercury Computer SystemsMarket Development Manager2007
Mercury Computer SystemsProduct Marketing Manager2005 — 2007
Mercury Computer SystemsSystems Engineer2002 — 2005
Intra Information TechnologiesSoftware Engineer1999 — 2000

Education

Babson F.W. Olin Graduate School of BusinessMBA, Finance2003 — 2006
Northeastern UniversityMSEE, Electrical and Computer Engineering2000 — 2002
Orta Doğu Teknik Üniversitesi / Middle East Technical UniversityBSEE, Electrical and Electronics Engineering1996 — 2000
TED Ankara Koleji

Skills & more

Venture Capital41Start-ups48Entrepreneurship62SaaS16Cloud Computing8Storage2Enterprise Software47Mobile Applications3E-commerce2Go-to-market Strategy10Product Management21Business Development15

+12 more

Strategic PartnershipsBusiness StrategyM&A experienceMergers & AcquisitionsAnalyticsAngel InvestingExecutive ManagementManagement ConsultingManagementStrategyWirelessProduct Marketing

From Murat's professional profile.

Deals · 1

317 Labs, Inc.Board seat

via CRV (Charles River Ventures) · filed Feb 2021 · $51.5M raise

Attribution from SEC filings, press coverage, and firm rosters.

Colleagues at CRV (Charles River Ventures)

Anja Zehfuss

Investor at CRV (Charles River Ventures)

Anna Khan

General Partner at CRV (Charles River Ventures)

Brian Zhan

Investor at Striker Venture Partners

Brittany Walker

General Partner at CRV (Charles River Ventures)

Bruce Sachs

Investor at CRV (Charles River Ventures)

Caitlin Bolnick Rellas

General Partner at CRV (Charles River Ventures)

Chiraag Deora

Principal at Greycroft

Devdutt Yellurkar

Investor at CRV (Charles River Ventures)

Network3

Andy Triedman

Partner at Theory Ventures

Brett Wilson

General Partner at Swift Ventures

Eytan Elbaz

Venture Partner at TenOneTen Ventures

Investors connected to Murat in public investor directories — a warm-intro map.

Frequently asked questions

Who is Murat Bicer?: Murat Bicer, Turkish-born five-time Forbes Midas List honoree, backs earliest-stage B2B software founders (early investor in Datadog, Iterable) and champions Boston and New York as Bay Area alternatives.
Where does Murat Bicer work?: Murat Bicer is General Partner at CRV (Charles River Ventures) and Board director at Datadog.
What does Murat Bicer invest in?: Murat Bicer invests in AI & Machine Learning, Biotech, Consumer, Enterprise Software, SaaS.
What check size does Murat Bicer write?: Murat Bicer typically writes checks of $500K – $20M.
What boards does Murat Bicer sit on?: Murat Bicer holds tracked board seats at 317 Labs, Inc..
Where did Murat Bicer go to school?: Murat Bicer studied at Babson F.W. Olin Graduate School of Business (MBA, Finance); Northeastern University (MSEE, Electrical and Computer Engineering); Orta Doğu Teknik Üniversitesi / Middle East Technical University (BSEE, Electrical and Electronics Engineering).