Karl Murphy
FounderFounder at Get Spiffy · CEO & Co-founder at Spiffy
Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill Area
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Dan FougereunlockedKarl: together at Parametric Technology (1997–1998)
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Karl: together at Parametric Technology
About
Karl Murphy is the CEO and co-founder of Get Spiffy, a mobile automotive service company he has helped build over the past 11 to 12 years into one of North America's largest such businesses. The company operates the Spiffy Mobile360 Operating System, a platform for launching and scaling mobile service operations, and has completed over 4 million mobile services for clients including Amazon, Enterprise, Hertz, Avis, U-Haul, Terminix, and various OEM partners and fleets. Murphy writes on topics including dealership strategy, fixed operations, mobile service, connected vehicle service, and software-enabled operations.
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Get Spiffy's investors · 8
Bull City Venture PartnersDurham · $250K – $3M checks · since 2016Edison PartnersNashville · $5M – $25M checks · since 2022Goodyear Venturessince 2023IDEA Fund PartnersChapel Hill · $250K – $500K checks · since 2023Industry VenturesSan Francisco · $250K – $50M checksPrivate Access NetworkFalls Church · since 2023Shell VenturesLondon · since 2023Tribeca Venture PartnersNew York · $1M – $15M checks · since 2023
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M. Scot WingoExecutive Officer, Director
CEO & Co-founder at Spiffy
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Spiffy's investors · 14
Bull City Venture PartnersDurham · $250K – $3M checks · since 2021Edison PartnersNashville · $5M – $25M checks · since 2022Elevate Innovation PartnersNew YorkFlucas VenturesJupiter · $100K – $5M checksGaingelsNew York · $200K – $500K checksGoodyear VenturesIDEA Fund PartnersChapel Hill · $250K – $500K checksIndustry VenturesSan Francisco · $250K – $50M checksPrivate Access NetworkFalls ChurchService Provider CapitalVailShell VenturesLondonTFX CapitalFort Mill · $250K – $750K checksTribeca Venture PartnersNew York · $1M – $15M checksWolfpack Investor NetworkRaleigh · $250K – $5M checks
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Experience
- Get SpiffyChief Executive Officercurrent2024 — presentRaleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill Area
- Get Spiffy, Inc.President and founder.2014 — 2025Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina Area
- Get Spiffy, Inc.President2014 — 2025United States
- Carolina Auto SpaPresident - Owner2003 — 2014Cary, North Carolina
- IE EngineSales Rep2002
- PlurimusSales2001
- Porivo Technologies, Inc.Sales Director2000
- Geomagic Inc.Major Account Sales1998 — 2000
- Parametric TechnologyAccount Manager1997 — 1998
- US ArmyCaptain1989 — 1995
Skills & more
Infusionsoft1Wordpress1Operations Management3Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A)4Marketing94Start-ups70Small Business47Sales60Selling33Sales Management33Leadership33Marketing Strategy29
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Car WashNew Business DevelopmentEntrepreneurshipManagementDirect MarketingRetailCustomer ServiceOnline AdvertisingBusiness DevelopmentSocial Media MarketingLead GenerationOnline MarketingLanguages French
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- Who is Karl Murphy?
- Karl Murphy is the CEO and co-founder of Get Spiffy, a mobile automotive service company he has helped build over the past 11 to 12 years into one of North America's largest such businesses. The company operates the Spiffy Mobile360 Operating System, a platform for launching and scaling mobile service operations, and has completed over 4 million mobile services for clients including Amazon, Enterprise, Hertz, Avis, U-Haul, Terminix, and various OEM partners and fleets. Murphy writes on topics including dealership strategy, fixed operations, mobile service, connected vehicle service, and software-enabled operations.
- Where does Karl Murphy work?
- Karl Murphy is Founder of Get Spiffy and CEO & Co-founder at Spiffy.
- What companies did Karl Murphy found?
- Karl Murphy founded Get Spiffy, Spiffy.
- Where did Karl Murphy go to school?
- Karl Murphy studied at Georgetown University (BA, Government, International Relations).
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Also worked at US Army334
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