Max Gazor

Max Gazor

General Partner atCRVCalifornia

Max Gazor was a General Partner at CRV for over a decade, retiring from new investments in 2025 while still managing prior fund investments. He led investments in Lotus AI and Outtake.

What Max can write

Writes checks of$1M to $30M
Comes in atSeed, Series A, Series BCan lead the round
Ownership target> 12%At first check
Best routeA short note on LinkedInA warm intro from a founder they backed works better.

CRV writes $1M to $30M checks, larger than 83% of firms in the atlas.

Bars: how many firms report each check band. Highlighted: CRV.

Career

  1. CRV · General Partner
    Now
  2. Oracle
  3. Cisco
  4. Striker · Founder and Partner

Companies founded

Striker

Investments named in public bios

Lotus AIOuttakeReflection AICriblElorian AIRicursive IntelligenceInferactEdison ScientificDyna RoboticsAirtableLepton.aiRespondCloudGenixScanner

Focus

seedseries aAIcybersecurityinfrastructure software

Education

UC Berkeley, BS in EECSMIT, MS in EECSHarvard Business School, MBA

Also at CRV

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Questions

Who is Max Gazor?

Max Gazor was a General Partner at CRV for over a decade, retiring from new investments in 2025 while still managing prior fund investments. He led investments in Lotus AI and Outtake.

How much does Max Gazor invest?

Max Gazor invests through CRV, which writes checks of $1M to $30M at seed, series a, series b.

How do I pitch Max Gazor?

A warm intro from a founder CRV backed works best. A short LinkedIn note with one line on traction is the next best route.

What did Max Gazor do before CRV?

Oracle; Cisco; Founder and Partner at Striker.

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