# Saar Gur

> Saar Gur is a General Partner at CRV (Charles River Ventures), one of Silicon Valley's oldest venture firms, where he has backed some of the most iconic consumer and SMB software companies of the past decade. Before turning investor, he co-founded BrightRoll, the video ad network that Yahoo acquired for $640 million. Known for betting early on 'weird' ideas before the world caught up, his portfolio includes DoorDash (seed in 2013), Patreon, Ring, Dropbox, Airtable, Mercury, and Niantic. He has ranked on the Forbes Midas List (#22 in 2023), taught at Stanford's StartupGarage, and summits mountains with founders for fun.

- **Role:** General Partner at CRV
- **Organizations:** CRV (Charles River Ventures), BrightRoll (co-founder, acquired by Yahoo), CareBadges (co-founder), Aspen Global Leadership Network, Stanford GSB
- **Nationality:** American
- **Education:** BS in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Wisconsin-Madison, MBA, Stanford Graduate School of Business
- **Known for:** Forbes Midas List #22 (2023), #27 (2024), #34 (2021), Forbes Top 8 Up-and-Coming Venture Capitalists, Venture Capital Journal Top 10 VCs Under Age 36

## Career timeline

- **2004** — Joined Adteractive as VP of Customer Acquisition, helping grow it to $160M+ revenue with no outside funding
- **2006** — Co-founded BrightRoll (video advertising network) from his San Francisco apartment
- **2006** — Co-founded CareBadges (Flash fundraising widgets), later acquired by Facebook Causes
- **2007** — Joined CRV (Charles River Ventures) as General Partner to build consumer practice
- **2011** — Began teaching at Stanford GSB's StartupGarage entrepreneurship program
- **2013** — Led seed round in DoorDash on September 12, 2013; also backed Ring and Patreon
- **2014** — BrightRoll acquired by Yahoo for $640 million in cash
- **2019** — Co-led Series A in Mercury, the startup banking platform
- **2020** — DoorDash IPO - Gur called it 'a grand slam, one of the biggest in CRV's 50-year history'
- **2021** — Ranked #34 on Forbes Midas List
- **2023** — Ranked #22 on Forbes Midas List
- **2024** — Ranked #27 on Forbes Midas List
- **2026** — Co-led $35M Series A in Lotus Health AI alongside Kleiner Perkins; joined board

## Achievements

- Forbes Midas List #22 (2023), #27 (2024), #34 (2021)
- Forbes Top 8 Up-and-Coming Venture Capitalists
- Venture Capital Journal Top 10 VCs Under Age 36
- Co-founded BrightRoll, acquired by Yahoo for $640M
- Led DoorDash seed round (2013) - one of the largest VC returns in CRV's 50-year history
- Seeded Patreon (now valued at $3B+, with $1B+ paid to creators)
- Invested in Ring after Shark Tank rejection (acquired by Amazon for ~$1B)
- Portfolio includes Dropbox, Airtable, Niantic, Vercel, Postman, ClassPass, Mercury
- Member of the Aspen Global Leadership Network
- Taught entrepreneurship at Stanford GSB StartupGarage (2011-2014)
- 32 investments with 17 exits according to AngelList
- Involved in 15+ acquisitions by Google, Facebook, Disney, Warner Bros., and Intuit

## Latest updates

- **2026-02** — Co-led $35M Series A in Lotus Health AI (AI doctor platform offering free primary care in 50 languages) alongside Kleiner Perkins; joined Lotus board
- **2024-04** — Ranked #27 on Forbes Midas List 2024
- **2023-04** — Ranked #22 on Forbes Midas List 2023

## Links

- Website: https://www.crv.com/team/saar-gur
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/saargur
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/saarsaar

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Last updated: 2026-04-29