Matt Murphy is a partner at Menlo Ventures, investing in AI infrastructure and AI-native software. He previously spent 15 years as a general partner at Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers.
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- Sun Microsystems · product line manager for networking platforms
- Netboost · led product management
- Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers · general partner
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- Sun Microsystems · Product Line Manager
- Netboost · Product Management Lead
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Who is Matt Murphy?
Matt Murphy is a partner at Menlo Ventures, investing in AI infrastructure and AI-native software. He previously spent 15 years as a general partner at Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers.
How much does Matt Murphy invest?
Matt Murphy invests through Menlo Ventures, which writes checks of $1M to $30M+ at seed, series a, series b.
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What did Matt Murphy do before Menlo Ventures?
product line manager for networking platforms at Sun Microsystems; led product management at Netboost; general partner at Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers; Product Line Manager at Sun Microsystems; Product Management Lead at Netboost.
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