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Saar Gur | General Partner

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Feeling is first. I invest early in startups that tap into not-yet-obvious-but-soon-to-be-massive changes in consumer behavior — especially those that create and deliver experiences, rather than just things. We’ve been partners with Tony Xu, DoorDash founder and CEO, since the company’s seed round in 2013. Tony was inspired by his mom — an immigrant who worked as a restaurant manager. You might know DoorDash as the magic button that helps you put dinner on the table, no matter how busy and exhausted you are. DoorDash is driven by a broader mission to empower local economies, communities and small business owners. That purpose led the team to do things like deliver food to kids and the elderly, and reduce restaurant commissions when restaurants were struggling during the pandemic. My wife and I are both entrepreneurs. She created a chain of small businesses, which she ran for eleven years, 365 days a year. I helped start a company called Brightroll, a video advertising business, out of

CRV invests in founding teams at the beginning of their journeys, leading Seed and Series A rounds in amazing companies. We've backed more than 750 companies early on including DoorDash, Mercury and Vercel. Our firm is thrilled to lead Oak team’s seed as they build out the AI-native identity operating system. Welcome to the CRV family of companies Shai Morag and Tal Marom!

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