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, Entrepreneurship); Northeastern University (MSEE, Electrical and Computer Engineering); Orta Doğu Teknik Üniversitesi / Middle East Technical University (BSEE, Electrical and Electronics Engineering).

Murat Bicer

Investor

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

San Francisco Bay Area

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

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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.

Contact· self-published, not guessed

murat@crv.com

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)

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Board director at Datadog

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Datadog's investors · 34

8-Bit CapitalSan Francisco · $100K – $1M checks Amplify PartnersMenlo Park · $500K – $5M checks Amplify Partners CVMenlo Park · since 2015 aVentureSan Francisco Bantam GroupWestwood BoxGroupNew York · $250K – $1M checks Comcast VenturesNew York · $2M – $15M checks Contour Venture PartnersNew York · $500K – $2M checks CRV (Charles River Ventures)Bay Area · $250K – $5M checks Earl Grey CapitalAustin EQT VenturesLuxembourg · $2M – $50M checks Field VenturesNew York Genacast VenturesMiami · $50K – $5M checks General CatalystSan Francisco · $30M 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 VenturesWashington LifeX VenturesSan Francisco LSP (Life Sciences Partners)Amsterdam · $11M – $66M 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 Ru-Net Enterprises SAV (Scale Asia Ventures)Palo Alto Unusual VenturesMenlo Park · $1M – $15M checks Wind VentureParis · $100K – $5M checks Wonder VenturesLos Angeles · $100K – $1.5M checks

Co-founders at Datadog

Olivier PomelFounder

Alexis Le-QuocCo-founder & CTO

Alexis Lê-QuôcFounder

Max AndakerFounder

Till PieperFounder

Experience

CRV (Charles River Ventures)General Partnercurrent2015 — present
RTP VenturesGeneral Partner2012 — 2015Greater Boston Area
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

Skills & more

Venture Capital41Start-ups48

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Deals · 1

317 Labs, Inc.Board seat

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

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Other disclosed investments

Investor

7AI ArenaConcordDatadog DopplerEmotiveEncord Impart Iterable Joyful Health LanceDBLoopMablNobl9OsmosOuttake Periodic LabsReleaseSignal SciencesSisense Skild AI Standard Template Labs Voyage AIXtremIOZerto

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General Partner at CRV (Charles River Ventures)

Bruce Sachs

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Caitlin Bolnick Rellas

General Partner at CRV (Charles River Ventures)

Devdutt Yellurkar

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George Zachary

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Heather Judd

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Amit Agarwal

General Partner at ICONIQ Capital

Andy Triedman

Partner at Theory Ventures

Brett Wilson

General Partner at Swift Ventures

Eytan Elbaz

Venture Partner at TenOneTen Ventures

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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..
What companies has Murat Bicer invested in?: Investments tracked here include 7AI, Arena, Concord, Datadog, Doppler, Emotive, Encord, Impart, Iterable, Joyful Health, LanceDB, Loop, and 13 more.
Where did Murat Bicer go to school?: Murat Bicer studied at Babson F.W. Olin Graduate School of Business (MBA, Finance, Entrepreneurship); Northeastern University (MSEE, Electrical and Computer Engineering); Orta Doğu Teknik Üniversitesi / Middle East Technical University (BSEE, Electrical and Electronics Engineering).