Saar Gur

General Partner, Charles River Ventures

Saar is a General Partner at Charles River Ventures (CRV) and has been named one of the top 8 up and coming Venture Capitalists by Forbes, and a top 10 VC under the age of thirty-six by Venture Capital Journal. Saar loves products that consumers and customers LOVE (over the moon LOVE), and is passionate about helping his companies succeed. Saar has been involved in over 20 acquisitions in the past few years by firms such as Google, Facebook, Yahoo, Disney, Warner Bros., Rakuten and Intuit. Prior to CRV, Saar was a co-founder of BrightRoll, a leading video ad platform acquired by Yahoo for $640m in cash. He has a Stanford MBA, a biochem degree from University of Wisconsin, and loves to kitesurf.

Articles by Saar Gur

How to Keep Your Emails Landing in the Inbox with Google’s Updated Spam Policies with Daniel-wise Ojaide

In this Mucker Growth session, Daniel-wise Ojaide from Warmbox.ai delves into the changes to Google and Yahoo’s updated spam policies and how to ensure your emails and outbound campaigns are...

Best Customers, Best Results: Unlocking Retention-Driven B2C Growth with Julius Lai

In this Mucker Growth session, Julius Lai from ArtShare discusses customer retention, which is often overlooked but essential for startups facing growth challenges. The following content will provide practical recaps...

Leveraging a Financial Model for Fundraising Success with Steven Plappert

In this Mucker Growth Session, Steven Plappert, CEO and co-founder of Forecastr, tackles how to use your financial model to the best capacity when fundraising. Your financial model can be...

How to Nail Your Pitch Deck (and Avoid Mistakes Founders Make) with Matt Gore

Have you ever thought of the average attention span per slide when an investor is going through your pitch deck? What kind of pitch deck are investors expecting? Our recent...

How Startups Can Develop a Positioning Strategy To Create a Lasting Brand with Rosabel Tao

In this Mucker Growth session, Rosabel Tao from Fire & Bridge delves into the critical field of startup positioning strategy and its crucial role in shaping enduring brands. Rosabel also...

SaaS Startup Pricing Mistakes (and How to Fix Them) with Kyle Poyar

In this Mucker Growth session, Kyle Poyar from OpenView delves into the critical topic of pricing for SaaS startups, aiming to rectify prevailing mistakes in your pricing strategies. Optimizing SaaS...