About
Matthew Himelstein is Co-founder and CPTO at MOGL, where he led changes to the company's strategy and product. His prior work includes rebuilding the product function at Wonolo, developing Eventbrite's online events offering, and building the Ticketfly scanning system used at Burning Man; he also grew the daily fantasy sports app Swoopt before its acquisition by theScore. He holds a BA from Columbia and an MBA from Oxford.
Chief Product & Technology Officer at MOGL
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MOGL's investors · 7
Aperture Venture CapitalRadnor · $25K – $1M checksChaos VenturesNew York · since 2023Evolution VC PartnersNew YorkIrishAngelsSan Francisco · $250K – $350K checksMagarac Venture PartnersPittsburgh · $500K – $5M checks · since 2023Penske MediaNew York · since 2023Sand Hill AngelsMenlo Park · $50K – $2M checks · since 2023
Co-founders at MOGL
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Ayden SyalCo-founder & Chief Executive Officer
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Brandon WimbushCo-founder & Advisor
Founder at Mogl
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Experience
- MOGLCo-founder & CPTO / Member of the Technical Staffcurrent2025 — present
- MOGLChief Product Officercurrent2023 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- WonoloVP of Product2021 — 2023San Francisco Bay Area
- WonoloHead of Product2021San Francisco Bay Area
- WonoloDirector of Product Management2020 — 2021San Francisco Bay Area
- LakumbraCo-Founder2020 — 2021
- EventbriteEntrepreneur-In-Residence (EIR)2019 — 2020
- EventbritePrincipal Product Manager2017 — 2019San Francisco Bay Area
- Follow-Up.ioFounder2017 — 2018San Francisco Bay Area
- TicketflySenior Product Manager2015 — 2017San Francisco Bay Area
- theScoreGeneral Manager, Product Consultant2014 — 2015
- ApptheGame, IncCEO, Co-founder, Product Lead2011 — 2014San Francisco Bay Area
- Himel&Stein ConsultingStrategic & Product Consultant2009 — 2012
- Venables Bell and PartnersAccount Supervisor2007 — 2008
- Young & Rubicam BrandsSr. Account Executive2005 — 2007
- McCann-EricksonAssistant Account Executive2002 — 2004
Skills & more
Strategy33Analytical Skills2Leadership2Management4Software as a Service (SaaS)1Executive Leadership2Business-to-Business (B2B)2Large Language Models (LLM)Influencer MarketingProduct Strategy2Growth Strategies1Innovation Development1
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EntrepreneurshipProduct ManagementProduct DevelopmentMobile TechnologyStart-upsMobile ApplicationsB2BSponsorshipDigital MarketingMobile MarketingIntegrated MarketingMarketing- Influencer Marketing Strategy — Reforge
- Generative-AI Product Strategy Certificate — Reforge
- Product Strategy Certificate — Reforge
- Growth Modeling Certificate — Reforge
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Matthew Himelstein?
- Matthew Himelstein is Co-founder and CPTO at MOGL, where he led changes to the company's strategy and product. His prior work includes rebuilding the product function at Wonolo, developing Eventbrite's online events offering, and building the Ticketfly scanning system used at Burning Man; he also grew the daily fantasy sports app Swoopt before its acquisition by theScore. He holds a BA from Columbia and an MBA from Oxford.
- Where does Matthew Himelstein work?
- Matthew Himelstein is Founder of Mogl and Chief Product & Technology Officer at MOGL.
- What companies did Matthew Himelstein found?
- Matthew Himelstein founded Mogl, MOGL.
- Where did Matthew Himelstein go to school?
- Matthew Himelstein studied at Saïd Business School, University of Oxford (MBA, Entrepreneurship); Columbia University (BA, Economics, Visual Arts).
Founder mafias
Columbia University mafia282
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Ben HorowitzBAFounded OpswareChris DixonMaster of Arts - MAFounded Hunch +1Kai-Fu LeeA.B.Founded 01Robin ChanB.A.Founded Operator +2Kevin M. SlawinB.A.Founded Perseus SENOLYTIX +2Joey LevyBachelor of Arts (B.A.)Founded Draftpot +2
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Saïd Business School, University of Oxford mafia43
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Mike MoradiTransformational LeadershipFounded Southwest Nanotechnologies +1Jenny KeisuResilient Leadership ProgramFounded Longbow +1Eunice WongExecutive MBAFounded Talkstack +1Grace SaiMBAFounded Impact Hub +1Jurica CerovecExecutive MBAFounded Microblink +1Laurentiu BalasaBlockchain Strategy ProgrammeFounded Bible Chat +1
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theScore mafia4
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Same school
Also attended Saïd Business School, University of Oxford350
Manuk HergnyanCo-Founder & Managing Partner at Granatus VenturesMike MoradiGeneral Partner at Cortado VenturesDaniel van der MerweSenior Director at JMI EquityConnor WhitingFinance Associate at Giant Ventures Global LlpBrendan BakerPartner at Rackhouse Venture Management LpMorgan GerlakPartner at TCV
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Also attended Columbia University944
Ben HorowitzCo-founder & General Partner at Andreessen HorowitzDoug LeonePartner at Sequoia Capital; former Global Managing PartnerChris DixonFounder & Managing Partner of a16z crypto at Andreessen HorowitzKai-Fu LeeChairman of Sinovation Ventures and CEO of 01.AIGabriella GiglioHR & Executive Talent at General CatalystScott BillerInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)
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Shared employers
Also worked at Eventbrite36
Roelof BothaAdvisor & former Steward at Sequoia Capital; SpaceX board memberNaomi Pilosof IonitaBoard Partner at Menlo VenturesShakhina PulatovaInvestor at Storm VenturesPayal DivakaranPartner at .406 VenturesMichel GlezerDirector at Qualcomm VenturesVivian ChavesInvestor at Initialized Capital
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Also worked at Ticketfly4
Also worked at Venables Bell and Partners3
Also worked at McCann-Erickson34
Gadi FisherSenior Associate at Next47Gaya ShiloahAssociate at Qumra CapitalAngela HaywardPartner and Head of Strategy at Eclipse VenturesÉtienne MérineauPartner at Inovia CapitalJonathan SadloweFounder and General Partner at Gossamer CapitalGeorge EasleyPartner at Outsiders
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