Pete Flint
InvestorFounderGeneral Partner at NFX · Founder at Signal NFX
San Francisco, California
Writes $500K – $5M checks · typically $2.5M
FoundedSignal NFX
About
Pete Flint, founder of lastminute.com and Trulia—each taken public and culminating in a $3.5B exit—specializes in marketplaces and network effects and teaches frameworks for defensible two-sided platforms and AI-era timing.
Contact· self-published, not guessed
Invests in
AI & Machine LearningBiotechCrypto & Web3FintechMarketplaces
Beyond investing
- Founded
- Flint co-founded NFX, an early-stage venture capital fund focused on network effect businesses. Flint founded Trulia, an online real estate company, incorporating it in June 2005 with co-founder Sami Inkinen.
- Education
- Studied at Oxford University (Bachelor's and master's, Physics) Studied at Stanford Graduate School of Business (MBA) Studied at Chigwell School Studied at Magdalen College
- Communities
- Flint is a guest lecturer at Stanford's Graduate School of Business.
- Awards
- Flint was named a 2014 Northern California EY Entrepreneur of the Year. He was named one of Fortune magazine's top tech disruptors. He was named most admired CEO in the San Francisco Bay Area by the San Francisco Business Times. He was named one of Forbes magazine's most powerful CEOs under 40. He was named one of the 100 most influential people in real estate by Inman magazine in 2013. He was named one of the most powerful people in real estate in the Swanepoel Power 200. In 2016 he was named a Henry Crown Fellow at the Aspen Institute. He was awarded an OBE for services to entrepreneurship in the 2021 Queen's Birthday Honours list.
- Family
- Flint has two children. His brother Richard was the former CEO of Sky Betting & Gaming.
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Founder at Signal NFX
Intro paths
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Co-founders at Signal NFX
Experience
- NFXGeneral Partnercurrent2016 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- Stanford University Graduate School of BusinessStanford GSB Management Boardcurrent2018 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- GBx GlobalFounding Chairman, Board membercurrent2017 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- New Story CharityFounding Board Membercurrent2016 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- Zillow GroupZillow Group Board of Directors2015 — 2017San Francisco Bay Area
- TruliaFounder and CEO2004 — 2015San Francisco Bay Area
- Battery VenturesInvestor2004
- lastminute.comFounding Team: lots of leadership roles, mostly product, marketing & biz dev1998 — 2003
- News CorpProduct Management and Business Development for LineOne JV with British Telecom1997 — 1998
- JP MorganSummer Associate1995
- IBMPre-University Employee1992 — 1993
Skills & more
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Strategic PartnershipsOnline AdvertisingMobile ApplicationsProduct ManagementMobile DevicesSEOWeb AnalyticsCRMInvestmentsManagement ConsultingBusiness PlanningCustomer AcquisitionLanguages French
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Pete Flint?
- Pete Flint, founder of lastminute.com and Trulia—each taken public and culminating in a $3.5B exit—specializes in marketplaces and network effects and teaches frameworks for defensible two-sided platforms and AI-era timing.
- Where does Pete Flint work?
- Pete Flint is Founder of Signal NFX and General Partner at NFX.
- What does Pete Flint invest in?
- Pete Flint invests in AI & Machine Learning, Biotech, Crypto & Web3, Fintech, Marketplaces.
- What check size does Pete Flint write?
- Pete Flint typically writes checks of $500K – $5M.
- What companies did Pete Flint found?
- Pete Flint founded Signal NFX.
- What boards does Pete Flint sit on?
- Pete Flint holds tracked board seats at Zillow.
- Where did Pete Flint go to school?
- Pete Flint studied at Stanford University Graduate School of Business (MBA); University of Oxford (M.Phys, Physics); Singularity University (Executive Program).
- What awards has Pete Flint received?
- Flint was named a 2014 Northern California EY Entrepreneur of the Year. He was named one of Fortune magazine's top tech disruptors. He was named most admired CEO in the San Francisco Bay Area by the San Francisco Business Times. He was named one of Forbes magazine's most powerful CEOs under 40. He was named one of the 100 most influential people in real estate by Inman magazine in 2013. He was named one of the most powerful people in real estate in the Swanepoel Power 200.
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University of Oxford mafia290
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