Craig Walker
Unicorn founderChief Executive Officer & Founder at Dialpad
Scottsdale, Arizona, United States
FoundedDialpad$2.2B
About
Walker previously co-founded and led GrandCentral Communications, which Google acquired in 2007, after which he built and managed Google Voice, Google Talk and Google Talk Video as a group product manager. Earlier roles include CEO of Dialpad Communications, founder of Yahoo! Voice, general partner at Sterling Payot Capital, and Entrepreneur in Residence at Google Ventures.
Chief Executive 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
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John RectorDirector
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Brian PetersonChief Technology Officer & Founder
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Lily ToyExecutive Officer
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Dan O'ConnellDirector
Experience
- DialpadFounder & CEOcurrent2010 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- Google VenturesEntrepreneur in Residence2010 — 2011
- Google VenturesGroup Product Manager: Google Voice, Google Talk, Google Talk Video2007 — 2010
- Google VenturesFounder, Sr. Product Manager - Google Voice2007 — 2008
- GrandCentral Communications, Inc.Co-Founder & CEO2005 — 2007
- Yahoo! Inc.Founder and Sr. Director - Yahoo! Voice2005
- Dialpad Communications, Inc.CEO2001 — 2005
- Sterling Payot CapitalGeneral Partner1999 — 2001
- TeleSoft PartnersGeneral Counsel1998 — 1999
- Brobeck Phleger & HarrisonAttorney1995 — 1998
Education
- University of California, Berkeley - School of LawJD, Law1992 — 1995
- Georgetown UniversityMBA, Finance1989 — 1991
- University of California, BerkeleyBA, Social Studies1983 — 1988
Skills & more
Android34Start-ups99Mobile Devices99VoIP99Venture Capital99M&A experience31Angel Investing56Wireless77
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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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