Where does John Lilly work?

John Lilly is Partner at Greylock Partners and Board Member (Partner, Greylock Partners) at Dwnld and Director; Lead Independent Director (Greylock board partner) at Figma.

What does John Lilly invest in?

John Lilly invests in Cybersecurity, Enterprise Software.

What boards does John Lilly sit on?

John Lilly holds tracked board seats at Duolingo, Dwnld, Figma, Figma, Nuro, Quip.

What companies has John Lilly invested in?

Investments tracked here include Dropbox, Figma, Instagram, Quip, Tumblr.

Where did John Lilly go to school?

John Lilly studied at Stanford University (MS, Computer Science); Stanford University (BS, Computer Systems Engineering).

Does John Lilly lead rounds?

Yes — John Lilly has led 5 tracked investments.

John Lilly

Investor

Partner at Greylock Partners · Advising Partner at Gigascale Capital · Board Member (Partner, Greylock Partners) at Dwnld · Director; Lead Independent Director (Greylock board partner) at Figma

San Francisco Bay Area

About

John Lilly is an Advising Partner at Gigascale Capital with roughly 30 years of experience as a founder, CEO, and investor. He previously spent 8 years as a General Partner at Greylock and was CEO of Mozilla, where he oversaw Firefox's growth. Earlier he co-founded the enterprise security company Reactivity, later acquired by Cisco, and held roles at Apple and Trilogy Software. He is also a Lecturer at Stanford's Graduate School of Business and holds BS and MS degrees from Stanford.

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Invests in

CybersecurityEnterprise Software

Board Member (Partner, Greylock Partners) at Dwnld

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Dwnld's investors · 3

CrunchFundsince 2015 Greylock PartnersSan Francisco · $100K – $200M checks · since 2015 Upfront VenturesLos Angeles · $1M – $10M checks · since 2015

Co-founders at Dwnld

Alexandra KeatingCo-Founder & CEO

Fritz LanmanCo-Founder & Executive Chairman

Director; Lead Independent Director (Greylock board partner) at Figma

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Figma's investors · 33

137 VenturesSan Francisco Alkeon InnovationNew York Altos VenturesBurlingame · $1M – $3M checks Amplify.LALos Angeles · $500K – $5M checks Andreessen HorowitzMenlo Park · $500K – $50M checks · since 2020 Atlassian Ventures$1M – $5M checks Base PartnersSão Paulo Base10 PartnersSan Francisco · $100K – $5M checks Coatue ManagementNew York · $1M – $20M checks Durable Capital PartnersBethesda Felicis VenturesSan Francisco · $500K – $15M checks Fidelity InvestmentsBoston First Round CapitalSan Francisco · $1M – $7M checks Founders FundSan Francisco · $500K – $5M checks · since 2020 Fuel CapitalCovina · $500K – $1M checks Geodesic CapitalFoster City Greylock PartnersSan Francisco · $100K – $200M checks · since 2014 HaystackSan Francisco · $1M – $3M checks ICONIQSan Francisco Index VenturesSan Francisco · $540K – $10.8M checks · since 2019 IVP (Institutional Venture Partners)San Francisco · $15M – $75M checks Kearny JacksonSan Francisco · $200K – $2M checks Kleiner PerkinsMenlo Park · $500K – $15M checks · since 2024 m]x[v CapitalNew York Mosaic VenturesLondon · $1M – $10M checks Next Legacy PartnersPortola Valley Next Play VenturesMenlo Park · $100K – $5M checks Outcast VenturesSan Francisco · $500K checks Ritual CapitalMenlo Park · $100K – $500K checks Sequoia CapitalMenlo Park · $4.4M – $214M checks · since 2019 super{set}San Francisco Westbound Equity PartnersPalo Alto · $750K – $2M checks WndrCoRedwood City · $100K – $10M checks

Co-founders at Figma

Evan WallaceCo-Founder (former Chief Technology Officer)

Dylan FieldCo-founder & CEO

Experience

Gigascale CapitalAdvising Partnercurrent2026 — present
FigmaBoard Membercurrent2014 — present
DuolingoBoard Membercurrent2021 — present
VotingWorksBoard Membercurrent2018 — present
NuroBoard Membercurrent2019 — present
Greylock PartnersVenture Partnercurrent2019 — present
Greylock PartnersPartner2011 — 2019
Stanford UniversityConsulting Assistant Professor & Lecturercurrent2008 — present
Code for AmericaChair, Board Of Directors2017 — 2025
Code for AmericaBoard Member2012 — 2025
ClockwiseBoard Member2018 — 2025
CaffeineBoard Member2016 — 2024
MozillaBoard Member2006 — 2014
MozillaCEO2008 — 2010
MozillaChief Operating Officer & Board Member2005 — 2007
TripItBoard of Directors2008 — 2010
Sunnyvale Public LibraryMember, Board of Trustees2005 — 2009
Open Source Applications FoundationMember, Board of Directors2001 — 2008
Reactivity (acquired by Cisco)CTO, VP Products, Board of Directors & Founder2001 — 2004
Reactivity (acquired by Cisco)CEO, Board of Directors & Founder1998 — 2000
CenterRunMember, Board of Directors2000 — 2003
Apple ComputerSenior Scientist1997
Trilogy SoftwareDirector of Design1995 — 1996

Skills & more

Open Source27SaaS7Enterprise Software19Security4Mobile Applications27Interaction Design10Venture Capital36Mobile Internet8Technology Management11Seed Capital2Data Visualization2User Experience42

+12 more

Product ManagementBusiness DevelopmentUser Interface DesignScalabilityStart-upsUser InterfaceStrategic PartnershipsUser-centered DesignWeb DevelopmentEntrepreneurshipMobile DevicesLeadership

From John's professional profile.

Deals · 2

FigmaBoard seat

via Greylock Partners · filed Dec 2015 · $14M raise

DwnldBoard seat

via Greylock Partners · filed Sep 2015 · $17.1M raise

Attribution from SEC filings, press coverage, and firm rosters.

Other disclosed investments

Led

DropboxInstagramQuipTumblr

Board seats

DuolingoNuroQuip

Sources: the firm's website · SEC Form D filings.

Colleagues at Greylock Partners

Aneel Bhusri

Partner at Greylock Partners

Ani Narayan

Scout at Greylock Partners

Ankit Mathur

Scout at Greylock Partners

Asheem Chandna

Partner at Greylock focused on enterprise, cybersecurity, and infrastructure software

Bill Elfers

Founding Partner at Greylock Partners

Bob Henderson

Special Limited Partner at Greylock Partners

Bukky Adebayo

Scout at Greylock Partners

Charlie Waite

Founding Partner at Greylock Partners

Network2

Anthony SalehScout

General Partner at WndrCo

Bryce RobertsScout

Managing Director at Indie.vc

Investors connected to John in public investor directories — a warm-intro map.

Frequently asked questions

Who is John Lilly?: John Lilly is an Advising Partner at Gigascale Capital with roughly 30 years of experience as a founder, CEO, and investor. He previously spent 8 years as a General Partner at Greylock and was CEO of Mozilla, where he oversaw Firefox's growth. Earlier he co-founded the enterprise security company Reactivity, later acquired by Cisco, and held roles at Apple and Trilogy Software. He is also a Lecturer at Stanford's Graduate School of Business and holds BS and MS degrees from Stanford.
Where does John Lilly work?: John Lilly is Partner at Greylock Partners and Board Member (Partner, Greylock Partners) at Dwnld and Director; Lead Independent Director (Greylock board partner) at Figma.
What does John Lilly invest in?: John Lilly invests in Cybersecurity, Enterprise Software.
What boards does John Lilly sit on?: John Lilly holds tracked board seats at Duolingo, Dwnld, Figma, Figma, Nuro, Quip.
What companies has John Lilly invested in?: Investments tracked here include Dropbox, Figma, Instagram, Quip, Tumblr.
Where did John Lilly go to school?: John Lilly studied at Stanford University (MS, Computer Science); Stanford University (BS, Computer Systems Engineering).
Does John Lilly lead rounds?: Yes — John Lilly has led 5 tracked investments.