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Zach Supalla

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Founder at Particle

San Francisco, California, United States

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Zach Supalla is the founder and CEO of Particle, a platform combining hardware, software, and connectivity to help manufacturers connect physical products to the internet. Under his leadership, the company has grown to a team of more than 100 people, serving hundreds of enterprises—including Jacuzzi, Keurig, and Watsco—and hundreds of thousands of IoT engineers, and has raised $80 million in venture funding from investors such as Spark Capital, Root Ventures, and OATV. Supalla was named to the San Francisco Business Times 40 Under 40, and Particle has been recognized by IDC as a Major Player in Worldwide IoT Platforms.

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Particle's investors · 14

Adverb VenturesSan Francisco · $500K – $5M checksAlumni VenturesManchester · $100K – $10M checksBonfire VenturesLos Angeles · $2M – $6M checksCollaborative FundNew York · $500K – $1M checksCounterpart VenturesSan Francisco · $1M – $5M checksDefense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA)since 2022Energy Impact PartnersNew York · $5M – $20M checksGraph VenturesNew York · $50K – $300K checksGreen Meadow VenturesWest Hollywood · $500K – $3M checksHeavybitSan Francisco · $500K – $5M checksQualcomm VenturesSan Diego · $5M checksRoot Ventures Manager, LlcSan Francisco · $3M – $5M checks · since 2014TenOneTen VenturesLos Angeles · $500K – $5M checksU.S. Air Forcesince 2021

Co-founders at Particle

ZCZachary Crockett
Zachary CrockettCTO

Experience

  1. ParticleFounder and CEOcurrent2012 — presentSan Francisco, CA
  2. GrouponSales Operations2011
  3. McKinsey & CompanyManagement Consultant (Product design and operations practice)2009 — 2010
  4. McKinsey & CompanyManagement Consultant2007 — 2009

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Management28Negotiation15Problem Solving7Analysis33Strategy22Strategic Planning3Product Development86Front-end Design8UX/UI Design6Innovation11E-commerce62Electrical Engineering5
+12 moreManagement ConsultingProcess ImprovementResearchCSSPhotoshopOperationsSales OperationsHTMLLean ManufacturingExcelPowerPointJavaScript

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Who is Zach Supalla?
Zach Supalla is the founder and CEO of Particle, a platform combining hardware, software, and connectivity to help manufacturers connect physical products to the internet. Under his leadership, the company has grown to a team of more than 100 people, serving hundreds of enterprises—including Jacuzzi, Keurig, and Watsco—and hundreds of thousands of IoT engineers, and has raised $80 million in venture funding from investors such as Spark Capital, Root Ventures, and OATV. Supalla was named to the San Francisco Business Times 40 Under 40, and Particle has been recognized by IDC as a Major Player in Worldwide IoT Platforms.
Where does Zach Supalla work?
Zach Supalla is Founder of Particle.
What companies did Zach Supalla found?
Zach Supalla founded Particle.
Where did Zach Supalla go to school?
Zach Supalla studied at Northwestern University - Kellogg School of Management (Master of Business Administration (MBA), Technology Management); Northwestern University (Masters of Engineering Management (MEM), Design and Innovation); Dartmouth College (B.A., Cognitive Science).

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