Matt Riley

Visiting Partner at Y Combinator

Overview

Matt Riley is a Visiting Partner at Y Combinator as of October 2024[1][2]. Riley previously held several roles at Elastic, progressing from Director of Product Management beginning in November 2017[7] through General Manager, Search by November 2023[4], and serving as GVP & General Manager, Search until September 2024[3]. Before joining Elastic, Riley co-founded and served as CEO of Swiftype, an Elastic company, from January 2012 to November 2017[8]. Earlier experience includes a position as Director of Product at Scribd from July 2010 to December 2011[9]. Riley holds both a BS and MS in Electrical Engineering from the University of Texas at Austin, completed between 2002 and 2008[10][11].

Career history

  1. Visiting PartnerOct 2024 to presentY Combinator
  2. GVP & General Manager, SearchAug 2023 to Sep 2024Elastic
  3. General Manager, SearchNov 2021 to Nov 2023Elastic
  4. VP of Product, Enterprise SearchMay 2020 to Nov 2021Elastic
  5. Sr. Director of Product ManagementMay 2019 to May 2020Elastic
  6. Director of Product ManagementNov 2017 to May 2019Elastic
  7. Co-Founder & CEOJan 2012 to Nov 2017Swiftype (an Elastic company)
  8. Director of ProductJul 2010 to Dec 2011Scribd

Education

  1. MS, Electrical Engineering2006 - 2008The University of Texasat Austin
  2. BS, Electrical Engineering2002 - 2006The University of Texasat Austin

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