Saar Gur
InvestorFounderGeneral Partner at CRV (Charles River Ventures) · Board director at Mercury Technologies, Inc. · Board director at Resortpass
San Francisco, California
Writes $500K – $20M checks · typically $7.5M
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About
Saar Gur is a venture capitalist at CRV (Charles River Ventures). His blog discusses startup topics such as customer acquisition and sales, and he references lecturing on these subjects at Stanford. He highlights CRV's early investment in and partnership with Zendesk, crediting his partner Devdutt Yellurkar for that relationship.
Likely emails· guessed from name + firm domain, not firm-published
- s•••@crv.comreveal100% confident
- s•••@crv.comreveal80% confident
Invests in
AI & Machine LearningBiotechConsumerEnterprise SoftwareMarketplacesSaaS
Beyond investing
- Communities
- Prepared and delivered a lecture on customer acquisition and sales at Stanford.
From Saar's own website — common ground for a warm intro.
Board director at Mercury Technologies, Inc.
Intro paths
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In turn, Saar can intro founders to Mercury Technologies, Inc.'s investors below.
Mercury Technologies, Inc.'s investors · 6
Andreessen HorowitzMenlo Park · $500K – $50M checks · since 2026CRV (Charles River Ventures)San Francisco · $250K – $5M checks · since 2026Sapphire VenturesMenlo Park · $5M – $20M checks · since 2026Sequoia CapitalMenlo Park · $4.4M – $214M checks · since 2026Spark CapitalSan Francisco · $500K – $25M checks · since 2026TCVMenlo Park · $10M – $500M checks · since 2026
Co-founders at Mercury Technologies, Inc.
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Immad AkhundExecutive Officer, Director
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Jason ZhangExecutive Officer, Director
Board director at Resortpass
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Resortpass's investors · 7
Convivialité VenturesSan Francisco · since 2019CRV (Charles River Ventures)San Francisco · $250K – $5M checks · since 2019Declaration PartnersNew York · since 2019FJ LabsNew York · $100K – $3M checks · since 2019K5 GlobalSan Francisco · $1M – $3M checks · since 2019Mucker CapitalVenice · $250K – $750K checks · since 2019Tamarisc Venturessince 2019
Co-founders at Resortpass
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Amanda SzaboExecutive Officer, Director
Experience
- CRVGeneral Partner and Venture Capitalistcurrent2007 — presentMenlo Park, CA
- Cendana CapitalAdvisory Board Membercurrent2012 — present
- Flixster, RockYou, Admob, Xobni, Voicestar, Frengo and others...Advisor/Angel Investorcurrent2006 — present
- BrightRoll (Formerly Postroller)Co-Foundercurrent2006 — present
- Carebadges.com (Acquired - Facebook Causes)Co-Foundercurrent2006 — present
- Progress FinancialBoard Member2007 — 2015
- Stanford Graduate School of BusinessInstructor of StartupGarage (356)2011 — 2014Stanford, CA
- Viki, Inc. (Sold to Rakuten)Investor2008 — 2013
- AdteractiveVice President, Customer Acquisition2004 — 2006
- $34 million private equity transactionEntrepreneur2003 — 2004
- Lehman Venture CapitalVenture Associate1999 — 2001
- Lehman BrothersTechnology Analyst1997 — 1999
Education
- Stanford University Graduate School of BusinessMBA2001 — 2003
- University of Wisconsin-MadisonBS, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology1994 — 1998
Skills & more
Sales18Online Advertising49Start-ups99SEO16Sales Management2Entrepreneurship73Business Development25Strategy65E-commerce10Product Development2Mergers & Acquisitions12Customer Acquisition6
+12 more
Product ManagementAd NetworksPrivate EquityCompetitive AnalysisLead GenerationInvestmentsOrganic SearchPPCManagementLeadershipMobile DevicesFacebookFrom Saar's professional profile.
Deals · 2
Mercury Technologies, Inc.Board seat
via CRV (Charles River Ventures) · filed May 2026 · $200M raise
weblinkBoard seat
via CRV (Charles River Ventures) · filed Dec 2025 · $15M raise
Attribution from SEC filings, press coverage, and firm rosters.
Other disclosed investments
Led
Lotus Health AI
Sources: curated public sources · SEC Form D filings · the investor's own website.
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)
Network10
Ade OlonohScout
Mostly playing poker these days; formerly created Formstack and Formspring.
Ali SaheliScout
Partner at 7 Gate Ventures
Anna KhanScout
General Partner at CRV (Charles River Ventures)
Auren HoffmanScout
General Partner at Flex Capital Partners
Barry SchulerScout
Founder and Managing Partner at DFJ
Brian ZhanScout
Investor at Striker Venture Partners
Brittany WalkerScout
General Partner at CRV (Charles River Ventures)
Dan FriedlandScout
Managing Director at Goldcrest Capital
Dan RoseScout
Chairman at Coatue Management
George ZacharyScout
Investor at CRV (Charles River Ventures)
Investors connected to Saar in public investor directories — a warm-intro map.
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Saar Gur?
- Saar Gur is a venture capitalist at CRV (Charles River Ventures). His blog discusses startup topics such as customer acquisition and sales, and he references lecturing on these subjects at Stanford. He highlights CRV's early investment in and partnership with Zendesk, crediting his partner Devdutt Yellurkar for that relationship.
- Where does Saar Gur work?
- Saar Gur is General Partner at CRV (Charles River Ventures) and Board director at Mercury Technologies, Inc. and Board director at Resortpass.
- What does Saar Gur invest in?
- Saar Gur invests in AI & Machine Learning, Biotech, Consumer, Enterprise Software, Marketplaces, SaaS.
- What check size does Saar Gur write?
- Saar Gur typically writes checks of $500K – $20M.
- What boards does Saar Gur sit on?
- Saar Gur holds tracked board seats at Mercury Technologies, Inc., weblink.
- What companies has Saar Gur invested in?
- Investments tracked here include Lotus Health AI, Airtable, ClassPass, Color, DoorDash, Dropbox, Kapwing, Mercury, Niantic, Oportun, Patreon, Postman, and 4 more.
- Where did Saar Gur go to school?
- Saar Gur studied at Stanford University Graduate School of Business (MBA); University of Wisconsin-Madison (BS, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology).
- Does Saar Gur lead rounds?
- Yes — Saar Gur has led 1 tracked investment.
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