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Matt Brezina

Founder

Founder at Xobni

San Francisco, California, United States

FoundedXobni · YC

About

Matt Brezina founded Xobni, which was acquired by Yahoo, and Sincerely, acquired by FTD. He has since made investments in over 80 startups and been involved in more than 15 M&A transactions.

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Founder at XobniYC S06

Intro paths

YC

Matt went through Y Combinator (Summer 2006) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.

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In turn, Matt can intro founders to Xobni's investors below.

Xobni's investors · 6

AtomicoBaseline VenturesFirst Round CapitalKhosla VenturesRRE VenturesY Combinator

Experience

  1. Ford Street VenturesEarly stage technology investor and advisorcurrent2020 — presentSan Francisco, California, United States
  2. Kid Safe SFFounder and Director2021 — 2024San Francisco Bay Area
  3. Spark CapitalScout2017 — 2019San Francisco Bay Area
  4. FTD CompaniesGeneral Manager Sincerely (Acquired by Liberty Media)2014 — 2016
  5. Sincerely Inc (Acquired by Provide Commerce in 2013)Co-founder & CEO2011 — 2016
  6. CRVScout2012 — 2014
  7. XobniBoard of Directors (Acquired by Yahoo)2006 — 2013
  8. XobniCo-founder2006 — 2011San Francisco Bay Area
  9. U.S. Naval Research LaboratoryEngineering Consultant2002 — 2006Washington DC-Baltimore Area
  10. NASA Goddard Space Flight CenterRobotics Research2005Washington DC-Baltimore Area

Education

  1. Y Combinator2006
  2. Penn State UniversityB.S., Electrical Engineering1999 — 2003
  3. University of MarylandLeft Ph.D. program to start Xobni, Electrical Engineering: Control Systems and Communication Theory2003 — 2006
  4. Y Combinator2006

Skills & more

Social Media9Strategic Planning4

From Matt's professional profile.

Same school

Also attended Y Combinator1,463

Akshat GoenkaInvestor at Moonfire VenturesJon XuGeneral Partner at Y CombinatorTed ChaiAssociate at Scale Venture PartnersLeo LuInvestor at Foundation CapitalMaroof AhmedFounder at Octopus VenturesYusuf SherwaniCo-Founder and CEO at Pelago; a Londoner living in New York City

+ 1,457 more

Also attended Penn State University141

Kelly DonovanExecutive Assistant & Operations Associate, Revolution Growth at RevolutionFallon GoodeExecutive Assistant at March Capital PartnersCristina HohlmanPartner, Chief Financial Officer at Sapphire VenturesNick DolikInvestor at 8VCRobert SoffelRevOps Expert at Notion CapitalTony ThomasVenture Partner at Lux Capital

+ 135 more

Also attended University of Maryland164

Katrina PagliaChief Legal Officer at Pantera CapitalDaniel DemmerInvestor at OpenView Venture PartnersDan RochkindCFO at Lerer HippeauAaron EpsteinGeneral Partner at Y CombinatorSamir KaulInvestor at Khosla VenturesRajesh SwaminathanInvestor at Khosla Ventures

+ 158 more

Shared employers

Also worked at Spark Capital39

Mikowai AshwillInvestor at Spark CapitalAlex FinkelsteinInvestor at Spark CapitalNabeel HyattInvestor helping founders and working on AI that enables human creativity and agencyFraser KeltonInvestor at Spark CapitalSanto PolitiInvestor at Spark CapitalArpan ShahInvestor at Spark Capital

+ 33 more

Also worked at FTD Companies3

Eric CarlborgGeneral Partner at Lobby CapitalJohn DougeryManaging Director at Inventus Capital PartnersTom DenisonPresident at SmartHealth Catalyzer

Also worked at Xobni3

Jeff BonforteVenture Partner at Parade VenturesGary ClaytonInvestor at Relay VenturesGabor CselleFounder at reMail

Also worked at U.S. Naval Research Laboratory6

Dr. Julie PullenChief Scientist and Partner at Cerulean VenturesWarren PackardPartner at AI FundGrace MaloneySenior Analyst at Blueprint EquityAJ SmithPartner at Outlander VCJulie PullenPartner at Propeller VCAnish TondwalkarFounder at d_model