Brian Peterson
Unicorn founderChief Technology Officer & Founder at Dialpad
San Jose, California, United States
FoundedDialpad$2.2B
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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.
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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 VenturesBostonFelicis 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
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Craig WalkerChief Executive Officer & Founder
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John RectorDirector
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Brian Peterson?
- 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.
- Where does Brian Peterson work?
- Brian Peterson is Chief Technology Officer & Founder of Dialpad.
- What companies did Brian Peterson found?
- Brian Peterson founded Dialpad.
- Where did Brian Peterson go to school?
- Brian Peterson studied at UC San Diego (BS Computer Science, Computer Engineering/Science).
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Elad GilSolo general partner investing through Gil CapitalMark SusterManaging Partner at Upfront VenturesChester NgGeneral Partner at AtomicBirgitteInvestor at InvestinorHouman HaghighiPartner, Business & Corporate Development at Menlo VenturesFreya Svedberg-KeatingInvestor at Medicxi
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Shared employers
Also worked at Dialpad10
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 Google2,000
Kai-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 CapitalHunter WalkCo-founder & Partner at HomebrewAydin SenkutFounder & Managing Partner at FelicisLaela SturdyManaging Partner at CapitalG
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