About
Enterprise software expert with 22 patents. Former Yahoo SVP & CTO, Microsoft partner & GM, WebTV Networks VP, and co-founder of Streetlight Software; studied at the University of Minnesota and University of Illinois.
Experience
- SomnologyCTO & Board Membercurrent2026 — presentRedwood City, CA
- The WHOA FoundationVice Presidentcurrent2026 — presentWoodside, CA
- Foothill VenturesPartnercurrent2021 — presentLos Altos, CA
- Humin Inclusion PartnersExecutive Consultantcurrent2023 — present
- Pardee RAND Graduate SchoolNon-Resident Fellowcurrent2021 — presentSanta Monica, California, United States
- Verizon MediaSenior Vice President2017 — 2020San Francisco Bay Area
- Yahoo7Board Member2013 — 2019Sydney, Australia
- YahooSenior Vice President2010 — 2017San Francisco Bay Area
- MicrosoftPartner and General Manager2001 — 2010San Francisco Bay Area
- WebTV NetworksVice President, Software1995 — 2001San Francisco Bay Area
- Streetlight SoftwareFounder & CTO1992 — 1995San Francisco Bay Area
- AppleSenior Software Engineer1989 — 1992San Francisco Bay Area
- Sun MicrosystemsMember of Technical Staff1988 — 1989San Francisco Bay Area
- Unisyn, Inc.Senior Software Engineer1987 — 1988Greater Denver Area
- IntelliCorpSenior Software Engineer1985 — 1987San Francisco Bay Area
- Control Data CorporationSystem Programmer1979 — 1985Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area
- University of Illinois, Computer-Based Education Research LabSystem Programmer1977 — 1979Urbana-Champaign, Illinois Area
Skills & more
Business Strategy1Executive Coaching1Cultural TransformationEngineering Leadership20Scalability17Software Engineering21Mobile Devices73Mobile Applications61Product Management72Cloud Computing56Agile Methodologies41Start-ups27
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Distributed SystemsSoftware DevelopmentE-commerceUser ExperienceGo-to-market StrategyBusiness DevelopmentAnalyticsProduct MarketingSaaSEnterprise SoftwareStrategyLeadershipFrom John's professional profile.
Colleagues at Foothill Ventures
Andre Oshydary
Partner at Foothill Ventures
Biao He
Venture Partner at Foothill Ventures
Charles Ling
Investor at Foothill Ventures
Eric Rosenblum
Managing Partner at Foothill Ventures
Hong Tang
Venture Partner at Foothill Ventures
James Chen
Venture Partner at Foothill Ventures
Jinlin Wang
Partner at Foothill Ventures
John Wang
Venture Partner at Foothill Ventures
Frequently asked questions
- Who is John Matheny?
- Enterprise software expert with 22 patents. Former Yahoo SVP & CTO, Microsoft partner & GM, WebTV Networks VP, and co-founder of Streetlight Software; studied at the University of Minnesota and University of Illinois.
- Where does John Matheny work?
- John Matheny is Venture Partner at Foothill Ventures.
- Where did John Matheny go to school?
- John Matheny studied at University of Minnesota (Bachelor of Science (BS), Computer Science); University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (Bachelor of Science (BS), Electrical Engineering (incomplete)).
Same school
Also attended University of Minnesota119
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Also attended University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign421
Max LevchinCo-founder of PayPal; founder, chairman & CEO of Affirm; partner at SciFi VCLuke NosekCo-founder of PayPal; co-founder of GigafundSundeep PeechuGeneral Partner at Felicis VenturesDeep NisharInvestment Team at General CatalystPrashant ShahPartner at Monta Vista CapitalNoorPartner at Clear Ventures
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Shared employers
Also worked at Pardee RAND Graduate School2
Also worked at Yahoo305
Jess LeePartner and Chief Product Officer at Sequoia CapitalMike SpeiserManaging Director at Sutter Hill VenturesBrian ActonCo-founder of WhatsApp; co-founder of Signal FoundationStewart ButterfieldCo-founder of Slack and FlickrMax LevchinCo-founder of PayPal; founder, chairman & CEO of Affirm; partner at SciFi VCAmjad MasadCo-founder & CEO of Replit
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Also worked at Microsoft1,188
Reid HoffmanCo-founder of LinkedIn; Partner at GreylockGarry TanPresident & CEO of Y CombinatorNat FriedmanCo-lead of Meta Superintelligence Labs; co-founder of NFDGKai-Fu LeeChairman of Sinovation Ventures and CEO of 01.AIBill GatesCo-founder of Microsoft; Chair of the Gates FoundationMike KriegerCo-founder of Instagram; Chief Product Officer at Anthropic
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