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Matt Riley
FounderCEO at Fixture · CEO at Swiftype
San Francisco, California, United States
FoundedFixture · YCSwiftype · YC
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About
Matt Riley founded Swiftype, a search platform acquired by Elastic in 2017, and served as a Visiting Partner at Y Combinator. He was an early engineer at Scribd.
CEO at FixtureYC W26
Intro paths
Matt went through Y Combinator (Winter 2026) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
Their group partner at YC was Jared Friedman, YC Group Partner — the partner who ran Fixture's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗
In turn, Matt can intro founders to Fixture's investors below.
Fixture's investors · 6
Co-founders at Fixture
CEO at SwiftypeYC W12
Intro paths
Matt went through Y Combinator (Winter 2012) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
In turn, Matt can intro founders to Swiftype's investors below.
Swiftype's investors · 9
Co-founders at Swiftype
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Matt Riley?
- Matt Riley founded Swiftype, a search platform acquired by Elastic in 2017, and served as a Visiting Partner at Y Combinator. He was an early engineer at Scribd.
- Where does Matt Riley work?
- Matt Riley is CEO of Fixture and CEO at Swiftype.
- What companies did Matt Riley found?
- Matt Riley founded Fixture, Swiftype.
Founder mafias
Y Combinator mafia10,594
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The University of Texas at Austin mafia436
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Elastic mafia18
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Scribd mafia7
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Swiftype mafia3
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