Michael Beebe
FounderFounder at Volley Automation · Chief Operating Officer at Matterport
Redwood City, California, United States
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About
Michael Beebe is a founder and principal working as an advisor and board member to startups in robotics and physical AI. He co-founded Matterport (YC S12) and served as CEO of Mayfield Robotics, and has held CEO, COO, and engineering leadership roles across companies in robotics, computer vision, and 3D sensing. His work focuses on company building, including product strategy, manufacturing partnerships, and scaling teams through commercialization.
Founder at Volley Automation
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Volley Automation's investors · 1
Chief Operating Officer at MatterportYC W12
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Michael went through Y Combinator (Winter 2012) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
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Matterport's investors · 23
Brighter CapitalCupertino · $25K – $100K checksCapria VenturesBengaluru · $300K – $1M checksCounterpart VenturesSan Francisco · $1M – $5M checks · since 2015DCMNew York · since 2015DCM VenturesMenlo Park · $250K – $15M checks · since 2020Felicis VenturesSan Francisco · $500K – $15M checks · since 2015GICSingapore · since 2015GoresBeverly Hills · $3B checksiGlobe PartnersSingapore · $600K – $6M checksIn-Q-TelTysons · $100K – $2.5M checksLeadout CapitalPortola Valley · $250K – $1.5M checksLuminari CapitalPalo AltoLux CapitalNew York · $100K – $100M checks · since 2015Lux VenturesNew York · since 2020Navitas CapitalCulver City · $100K – $5M checksPerot JainDallas · $500K checksQualcomm VenturesSan Diego · $5M checks · since 2015Red Swan VenturesNew York · $500K – $1M checksReinvent CapitalNew YorkRothenberg VenturesPalo Alto · $500K – $10M checksWaverley CapitalPalo Alto · $500K – $10M checksWonder VenturesLos Angeles · $100K – $1.5M checksY CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2012
Co-founders at Matterport
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Matt BellFounder
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David GausebeckFounder/CTO
Experience
- Self-employedFounder & Principalcurrent2026 — present
- HMC INQMentorcurrent2018 — present
- Alchemist AcceleratorMentorcurrent2019 — present
- Volley AutomationChief Operating Officer2025 — 2026San Francisco Bay Area
- Volley AutomationChief Executive Officer2023 — 2025South San Francisco, CA
- EinsitePresident, Americas2020 — 2021San Francisco Bay Area
- IndependentAdviser and Consultant2018 — 2020
- Mayfield Robotics - a Robert Bosch CompanyCEO2015 — 2018Redwood City
- MatterportAdviser2014 — 2015
- MatterportCo-Founder / COO2011 — 2014Mountain View, CA
- Integrated Plasmonics CorporationCo-Founder / Director of Operations2010 — 2011
- Impres MedicalEngineering Manager2008 — 2010Menlo Park, CA
- Golem GroupCo-Founder / Marketing Director2008
- SRI InternationalResearch & Development Engineer2001 — 2008Menlo Park, CA
Skills & more
Prototyping2Start-ups30Business Development27Project Management21Leadership15Strategy13Strategic Planning10Cross-functional Team Leadership10Product Management10Management7Medical Devices6Systems Engineering7
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Michael Beebe?
- Michael Beebe is a founder and principal working as an advisor and board member to startups in robotics and physical AI. He co-founded Matterport (YC S12) and served as CEO of Mayfield Robotics, and has held CEO, COO, and engineering leadership roles across companies in robotics, computer vision, and 3D sensing. His work focuses on company building, including product strategy, manufacturing partnerships, and scaling teams through commercialization.
- Where does Michael Beebe work?
- Michael Beebe is Chief Operating Officer of Matterport and Founder at Volley Automation.
- What companies did Michael Beebe found?
- Michael Beebe founded Matterport, Volley Automation.
- Where did Michael Beebe go to school?
- Michael Beebe studied at Harvey Mudd College (Bachelor of Science, Engineering); Y Combinator; Marquette University (Applied Mathematics).
Founder mafias
Y Combinator mafia10,230
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Alchemist Accelerator mafia46
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Harvey Mudd College mafia37
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Max FriefeldBachelor's DegreeFounded Ultra Robotics +3Jon Miller SchwartzBSFounded Ultra +2Sagar BatchuBachelor of ScienceFounded Speakeasy +1Alejandro MendozaBachelor of Science (BS)Founded Go School Box +1Tom HsiehB.SFounded FlyCoinEdith HarbaughBSFounded LaunchDarkly
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Alchemist mafia34
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Andrew ScheuermannCoach and InvestorFounded Arch Systems +1Marijan MumdzievMentor/Judge at AlchemistFounded Strives +1Vikram ChatterjiMentor/AdvisorFounded Galileo +1Daniel ShaposhnikovMentorFounded HypointJordan KretchmerStrategic AdvisorFounded Carbon RoboticsTomasz GolinskiStartup MentorFounded Cofounder VC
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Marquette University mafia23
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Greg SirotekBachelor of Science (BS)Founded Opencoreemr +1Mark AbbottEconomicsFounded Humalytix +1Todd CozzensBAFounded UnitedHealth GroupMike MulicaBAFounded ActilityJoseph MrakBSFounded FoundationsourceMike ApostalFinanceFounded Rugiet
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Same school
Also attended Harvey Mudd College54
Erik StraserPartner at ClearSkyHo NamManaging Director at Altos VenturesJulia PuzzoAssociate at Fika VenturesJon SobergCEO and Managing Partner at MS&AD VenturesBen NahirPartner at Elevate CapitalShahril IbrahimPartner at The Hive Southeast Asia
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Also attended Y Combinator2,000
Ryan SheaCo-founder of Blockstack (Stacks)Suhail DoshiFounder of Mixpanel; founder of ParticleArhaan A.Deeptech Fellow at Clear VenturesAkshat GoenkaInvestor at Moonfire VenturesJon XuGeneral Partner at Y CombinatorChris GoldaGeneral Partner at Y Combinator
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Also attended Marquette University81
Adrián MachoAssociate at Inveready Technology Investment GroupDeb RandManaging Director at Kinetic Ventures, L.L.C.Todd CozzensInvestor at TRANSFORMATION CAPITALBennett ThomasGeneral Partner at Triple Impact CapitalTed NeelyVenture Partner at Exit Quotient VenturesMatt KelleyDirector, FINTOP Network at FINTOP Capital
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Shared employers
Also worked at HMC INQ1
Also worked at Volley Automation1
Also worked at Matterport18
Sundeep PeechuGeneral Partner at Felicis VenturesJosh WolfePartner and Co-Founder at Lux CapitalDaniel V. LeffManaging Partner at Waverley CapitalNate WilliamsFounder, Managing Partner at UNION Labs VenturesAhmad TahirVice President at Moderne VenturesJoyce NGGeneral Partner at iGlobe Partners
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