# James Green

> James Green is a General Partner at CRV, one of the oldest early-stage venture capital firms in Silicon Valley, where he focuses on cybersecurity, fintech, developer tools, and B2B SaaS from pre-seed through Series B. A Harvard-educated cognitive neuroscience and evolutionary psychology graduate who rowed varsity crew for four years, Green grew up in Redditch, England, broke into venture capital through cold emails, and spent nearly five years at Insight Partners deploying ~$1B globally before joining CRV. Known for backing scrappy, conviction-driven founders, his portfolio includes Astrix Security, Legit Security, Finley Technologies, and Trail Security.

- **Role:** General Partner at CRV
- **Organizations:** CRV, Insight Partners, Built Technologies, Carwow
- **From:** Redditch, United Kingdom
- **Nationality:** British
- **Education:** BA, Cognitive Neuroscience and Evolutionary Psychology, Harvard University
- **Known for:** Led ~$1B in investments globally at Insight Partners, including Pipedrive (acquired for $1.5B), Led Astrix Security Series A ($25M, 2023) and Series B ($45M, 2024) as board member, Led Finley Technologies Series A ($17M, 2023) as board member

## Career timeline

- **2010s** — Attended Harvard University; four-year varsity letter winner on the heavyweight crew team
- **~2015-2016** — Short operating stint at Carwow, UK automotive marketplace
- **~2016-2017** — Short operating stint at Built Technologies, construction finance platform
- **~2017-2021** — Investor at Insight Partners for nearly five years, deployed ~$1B globally in companies including Pipedrive, Sysdig, Corelight, and FloQast
- **2021** — Joined CRV as an investor, focusing on cybersecurity, fintech, developer tools, and B2B SaaS
- **2022** — Led investments in Payable (seed, $6M), Latú Seguros (seed, $7M), and Vergo (pre-seed, $4M) at CRV
- **2023** — Led Finley Technologies Series A ($17M) and joined board; led Astrix Security Series A ($25M) and joined board; participated in Legit Security Series B ($40M)
- **2024** — Led Trail Security Series A ($35M); led Astrix Security Series B ($45M)
- **2024-2025** — Promoted to General Partner at CRV

## Achievements

- Led ~$1B in investments globally at Insight Partners, including Pipedrive (acquired for $1.5B)
- Led Astrix Security Series A ($25M, 2023) and Series B ($45M, 2024) as board member
- Led Finley Technologies Series A ($17M, 2023) as board member
- Led Trail Security Series A ($35M, 2024)
- Recognized by NFX Signal for enterprise, consumer, and deeptech investments at Seed and Series A
- Four-year varsity letter winner on Harvard's heavyweight crew team
- Broke into venture capital through cold emails, now advocates the same scrappiness in founders

## Latest updates

- **2024-12** — Led Astrix Security Series B at $45M, bringing total investment in Astrix to $70M
- **2024-10** — Led Trail Security Series A at $35M
- **2024-11** — Featured on Software Engineering Daily podcast discussing VC investing at CRV
- **2025-07** — CRV closed a new fund (latest funding round $750M)

## Links

- Website: https://www.crv.com/team/james-green
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/james-green-201a4274
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/jamesgreen2016
- Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/CharlesRiverVentures

---

Profile page: https://yespress.io/james-green
Published by YesPress — https://yespress.io
Last updated: 2026-05-18