Reid Christian

Reid Christian

General Partner atCRVCalifornia

Reid Christian is a General Partner at CRV, focusing on AI across dev tools, infrastructure, and applications. He has backed technical founders at companies like Tailscale, Vercel, and Factorial.

What Reid 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.

Investments named in public bios

TailscaleVercelFactorialLotus AIOuttakePierre Computer CompanyBrowserbase

Focus

aidev toolsinfrastructureapplicationsinfraopen source

Education

Bates College

Also at CRV

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Questions

Who is Reid Christian?

Reid Christian is a General Partner at CRV, focusing on AI across dev tools, infrastructure, and applications. He has backed technical founders at companies like Tailscale, Vercel, and Factorial.

How much does Reid Christian invest?

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

How do I pitch Reid Christian?

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

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