Brian Peterson
Unicorn founderChief Technology Officer & Founder at Dialpad
San Jose, California, United States
FoundedDialpad$2.2B
About
Peterson spent roughly eight years as a senior software engineer at Google, where he worked on Google Voice, before co-founding Dialpad in 2011. He led product and mobile engineering at the company for a decade prior to taking on the CTO role.
Chief Technology Officer & Founder at Dialpad
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Dialpad's investors · 20
Acrew CapitalSan Francisco · $1M – $15M checksAmasiaBurlingame · $100K – $5M checks · since 2026Andreessen HorowitzMenlo Park · $500K – $50M checksAtomicSan FranciscoCerity Partners VenturesNew YorkFelicis VenturesSan Francisco · $500K – $15M checksFly VenturesBerlin · $1.1M – $4.3M checksG SquaredChicagoGV (Google Ventures)Mountain View · $250K – $50M checks · since 2026ICONIQSan FranciscoICONIQ CapitalSan Francisco · $5M – $100M checks · since 2026Intrepid Growth PartnersTorontoJuniperoMiamiKickstart VenturesManila · $30K – $20M checksOwl CapitalTransmedia CapitalSan Francisco · $5M checksTri-Valley VenturesPleasantonW Capital PartnersNew YorkWork-BenchNew York · $1M – $3M checksZ Venture CapitalTokyo · $150K – $101M checks
Co-founders at Dialpad
CW
Craig WalkerChief Executive Officer & Founder
JR
John RectorDirector
LT
Lily ToyExecutive Officer
DO
Dan O'ConnellDirector
Experience
Education
- UC San DiegoBS Computer Science, Computer Engineering/Science1998 — 2002
Skills & more
JavaScript11HTML1Python11Java6CSS1AJAX5Web Development2GitSubversionMySQLAndroidDjango
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Web ApplicationsSoftware DevelopmentC#Google App EngineDatabasesCloud ComputingMobile DevicesFrom Brian's professional profile.
Frequently asked questions
- Where does Brian Peterson work?
- Brian Peterson is Chief Technology Officer & Founder at Dialpad.
- What companies did Brian Peterson found?
- Brian Peterson founded Dialpad.
Same school
Also attended UC San Diego289
Elad GilSolo general partner investing through Gil CapitalMark SusterManaging Partner at Upfront VenturesBirgitteInvestor at InvestinorHouman HaghighiPartner, Business & Corporate Development at Menlo VenturesFreya Svedberg-KeatingInvestor at MedicxiJamie MontgomeryCo-Founder & Managing Partner at March Capital Partners
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Shared employers
Also worked at Dialpad8
Wesley ChanInvestor at Felicis VenturesChrisInvestor at Perceptive Ventures Management Company, LlcJames WinterHead of Marketing at Telescope PartnersJohn KimManaging Partner at AmasiaBrad GarlinghouseChief Executive Officer at RippleAlexander PiresDirector at Atlantic Vantage Point
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Also worked at Google1,569
Ron ConwayFounder of SV AngelElad GilSolo general partner investing through Gil CapitalKai-Fu LeeChairman of Sinovation Ventures and CEO of 01.AIBrian SingermanCo-founder of GPx; Partner Emeritus at Founders FundJess LeePartner and Chief Product Officer at Sequoia CapitalTomasz TunguzFounder & General Partner at Theory Ventures
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