Toni Schneider
Partner·True Ventures
Bio
Professional summary
Toni Schneider is a Partner at True Ventures and, as of March 2026, is serving as interim CEO of Bluesky while remaining active at True. He was founding CEO of Automattic from 2006 to 2014, previously held leadership roles at Yahoo!, Oddpost, Uplister, and Aureal Semiconductor, and began as a software engineer building NASA virtual-reality simulators. Public bios and board profiles list board or portfolio involvement including Automattic, Bandcamp, Bigscreen, Handshake, Hatch, Fitbit, Peloton, Ring.com, Duo, and HashiCorp.
Notable companies
Selected portfolio companies the partner has backed
Background
Career, education, and skills
Career history
- BlueskyInterim CEO2026 – Present
- True VenturesPartner2005 – Present
- AutomatticFounding CEO2006 – 2014
- Yahoo!VP, Yahoo! Developer Network2004 – 2006
- OddpostCEO
- UplisterCEO
- Aureal SemiconductorVP Technology
- Crystal River EngineeringSoftware Engineer
Education
- Stanford UniversityBS in Computer Science
- Santa Barbara City College
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