Brian Murray
Partner & COO
Craft Ventures
Brian Murray is Partner & COO at Craft Ventures, where he invests and oversees firm operations after earlier leadership roles at B2B SaaS startups including Yammer and Zenefits.
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Bio
Professional summary
David O. Sacks is co-founder and Partner at Craft Ventures. He was PayPal's first product leader and later COO, then founded Yammer, which Microsoft acquired for $1.2 billion in 2012. Craft lists his investments as including Addepar, CloudKitchens, Eventbrite, Gusto, Houzz, Intercom, Lyft, Opendoor, PlanGrid, Postmates, Quora, Scribd, Vanta, and Xoom.
Notable companies
Selected portfolio companies the partner has backed
AddeparCloudKitchensEventbriteGustoVanta
Background
Career, education, and skills
Career history
- Craft VenturesCo-founder and Partner2017 – Present
- YammerFounder and CEO2008 – 2012
- PayPalCOO1999 – 2002
Education
- Stanford UniversityBA
- University of Chicago Law SchoolJD
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