About
Neel Murthy holds a bachelor's degree in computer science from Stanford and began but did not complete a master's degree in CS with a focus on AI. He has worked as Chief Growth Officer at Goldbelly and Head of Growth at Rippling, and served as founding SVP of Pioneer Fund before founding Swapbox.
Founder/CEO at SwapboxYC W13
Intro paths
YC
Neel went through Y Combinator (Winter 2013) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
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In turn, Neel can intro founders to Swapbox's investors below.
Swapbox's investors · 1
Co-founders at Swapbox
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Nitin ShantharamFounder
Experience
- RipplingVP of Growthcurrent2025 — present
- RipplingSenior Director, Growth2025
- Palm Drive CapitalVenture Partnercurrent2025 — present
- Cactus (YC X25)Advisorcurrent2024 — present
- Pioneer FundInvestment Partnercurrent2017 — present
- GoldbellyChief Growth Officer2019 — 2024Greater New York City Area
- GoldbellyHead of Product2018 — 2019Greater New York City Area
- Safe Deposit Box Insurance Coverage, LLC (SDBIC)Chief Innovation Officer2017 — 2018San Francisco Bay Area
- SwapboxCEO & Co-Founder2012 — 2017San Francisco Bay Area
- Y CombinatorW13 Batch2013San Francisco Bay Area
- Stanford UniversityStudent2006 — 2012
- ZyngaProduct Manager (former Engineering Intern)2011SF
- myLinkpowerLead Developer2010 — 2011
- videocrankFounder2009 — 2010
- Fireworks Enterprises IncorporatedConsultant2007 — 2008
- Fireworks Enterprises IncorporatedIntern2007
Skills & more
Product Management3Marketing StrategyEntrepreneurship12Mobile Product DevelopmentWeb Development3User Experience3User-centered Design3Guerrilla MarketingRuby on Rails8Objective-C6Python7Data-driven Decision Making
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Neel Murthy?
- Neel Murthy holds a bachelor's degree in computer science from Stanford and began but did not complete a master's degree in CS with a focus on AI. He has worked as Chief Growth Officer at Goldbelly and Head of Growth at Rippling, and served as founding SVP of Pioneer Fund before founding Swapbox.
- Where does Neel Murthy work?
- Neel Murthy is Founder/CEO of Swapbox.
- What companies did Neel Murthy found?
- Neel Murthy founded Swapbox.
- Where did Neel Murthy go to school?
- Neel Murthy studied at Stanford University (Master of Science - MS, MBA); Y Combinator (Business Administration and Management, General); Stanford University (Bachelor of Science - BS, Computer Science).
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