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Neel Murthy

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Venture Partner at Palm Drive Capital · Founder/CEO at Swapbox

New York, New York, United States

FoundedSwapbox · YC

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Paul KwanunlockedNeel: together at Stanford University (2006–2012)
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×5Neel: together at Y Combinator
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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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Swapbox's investors · 1

Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2013

Co-founders at Swapbox

NSNitin Shantharam
Nitin ShantharamFounder

Experience

  1. RipplingVP of Growthcurrent2025 — present
  2. RipplingSenior Director, Growth2025
  3. Palm Drive CapitalVenture Partnercurrent2025 — present
  4. Cactus (YC X25)Advisorcurrent2024 — present
  5. Pioneer FundInvestment Partnercurrent2017 — present
  6. GoldbellyChief Growth Officer2019 — 2024Greater New York City Area
  7. GoldbellyHead of Product2018 — 2019Greater New York City Area
  8. Safe Deposit Box Insurance Coverage, LLC (SDBIC)Chief Innovation Officer2017 — 2018San Francisco Bay Area
  9. SwapboxCEO & Co-Founder2012 — 2017San Francisco Bay Area
  10. Y CombinatorW13 Batch2013San Francisco Bay Area
  11. Stanford UniversityStudent2006 — 2012
  12. ZyngaProduct Manager (former Engineering Intern)2011SF
  13. myLinkpowerLead Developer2010 — 2011
  14. videocrankFounder2009 — 2010
  15. Fireworks Enterprises IncorporatedConsultant2007 — 2008
  16. Fireworks Enterprises IncorporatedIntern2007

Skills & more

Product Management3Marketing StrategyEntrepreneurship12Mobile Product DevelopmentWeb Development3User Experience3User-centered Design3Guerrilla MarketingRuby on Rails8Objective-C6Python7Data-driven Decision Making
+6 moreFinancial AnalysisData-driven MarketingLean StartupWeb ApplicationsSoftware DevelopmentStrategy

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Colleagues at Palm Drive Capital

Hendrick Lee
Founding Partner at Palm Drive Capital
Henry Woram
Principal at Palm Drive Capital
Nick
Investor at Palm Drive Capital
Seamon Chan
Founding Partner at Palm Drive Capital

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 and Venture Partner at Palm Drive Capital.
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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