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Jared HechtunlockedDane: together at Columbia University (2005)
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Dane: together at MessageOne (acquired by Dell)
About
Dane Knecht is the Chief Technology Officer at Cloudflare, Inc. In this role, he works on product development and contributes to the company's strategy and evolution.
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Cloudflare Turnstile's investors · 21
Apposite CapitalLondonCapitalGSan Francisco · $50M – $100M checksEQT VenturesLuxembourg · $2M – $50M checksFlagship PioneeringCambridge · $500K – $10M checksIcon VenturesPalo Alto · $6M – $12M checksKhosla VenturesMenlo Park · $5K – $50M checksLocalGlobeLondonLSP (Life Sciences Partners)Amsterdam · $10.8M – $64.8M checksMastrySan FranciscoMid Europa PartnersWarsaw · $55M – $330M checksNew Enterprise Associates (NEA)Menlo Park · $200K – $40M checksOssian CapitalOxxStockholm · $5M – $25M checksQualcomm VenturesSan Diego · $5M checksQuest VenturesSingapore · $50K – $10M checksRuna CapitalSofia · $500K – $5M checksSilver Lake PartnersMenlo ParkSJF VenturesDurham · $1M – $10M checksTaurus VenturesBangkokUnion Square Ventures (USV)New York City · $1M – $8M checksVenrockPalo Alto · $500K – $10M checks
Co-founders at Cloudflare Turnstile
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Matthew PrinceFounder
Experience
- CloudflareCTOcurrent2025 — present
- CloudflareSVP, Emerging Technology and Incubation2015 — 2025
- CloudflareHead of Product2012 — 2015San Francisco Bay Area
- TipprVP Product Management2010 — 2011
- TipprCo-Founder FanForce (Acquired by Tippr)2009 — 2010
- Dell (acquired MessageOne)Special Projects2008 — 2009
- MessageOne (acquired by Dell)Director, Special Projects2007 — 2008
- MessageOne (acquired by Dell)Product Manager2003 — 2007
- Frog DesignIntern2002
- ThinkwellIntern2001
Skills & more
Product Management67Product Strategy3OperationsUser Experience2Distributed Systems5Agile Methodologies6Analytics6Strategic Partnerships13System Administration2Training2Lead Generation3Sales2
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Dane Knecht?
- Dane Knecht is the Chief Technology Officer at Cloudflare, Inc. In this role, he works on product development and contributes to the company's strategy and evolution.
- Where did Dane Knecht go to school?
- Dane Knecht studied at Columbia University (B.S., Engineering Management System).
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Ben HorowitzCo-founder & General Partner at Andreessen HorowitzDoug LeonePartner at Sequoia Capital; former Global Managing PartnerChris DixonFounder & Managing Partner of a16z crypto at Andreessen HorowitzKai-Fu LeeChairman of Sinovation Ventures and CEO of 01.AIGabriella GiglioHR & Executive Talent at General CatalystScott BillerInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)
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Shared employers
Also worked at Cloudflare52
Ben DahlGeneral Partner at Signal Peak VenturesWenz XingPrincipal at Permanent Capital VenturesKarim LakhaniInvestor at Blue Tulip VenturesAliza KnoxAdvisor at iGlobe PartnersBen ChubaPricing Advisor at Modern TechnicalDafina TonchevaGeneral Partner at US Venture Partners
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Also worked at Tippr3
Also worked at Dell (acquired MessageOne)444
Jim BreyerFounder & CEO of Breyer CapitalMichael DellFounder & CEO of Dell TechnologiesBill RichterCEO of Qumulo and venture partner at MadronaSujal PatelStrategic Director at Madrona Venture GroupAtli ThorkelssonVP of Network at Redpoint VenturesGil GorenPartner at 83North
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