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| Matt Cohler | |
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 Matt Cohler, January 2008 |
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| Born | March 27, 1977 (age 34) New York, NY |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | Yale University |
| Occupation | venture capitalist |
| Employer | general partner at Benchmark Capital |
| Known for | former VP of Product Management, Facebook |
Matt Cohler (born March 27, 1977) is an American venture capitalist based in Silicon Valley. He worked as Vice President of Product Management for Facebook until June 2008[1] and is currently a general partner at Benchmark Capital.[2]
Cohler was one of the first five employees hired at Facebook[3] and worked with the team during many of its critical growth phases. He continues to act as a "special advisor" to Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg.[4] Prior to Facebook, Cohler was Vice President and General Manager at LinkedIn and was a member of the founding team.[5] At LinkedIn, Cohler was considered CEO Reid Hoffman's right-hand man.[6] Cohler also worked in China and was a management consultant at McKinsey & Company.[7] On August 24, 2011, Cohler announced that he will join the board of the newly for-profit community website CouchSurfing.[8]
[edit] References
- ^ Ha, Anthony (June 19, 2008). "Facebook's Matt Cohler leaves for Benchmark Capital". VentureBeat. http://venturebeat.com/2008/06/19/facebooks-matt-cohler-leaves-for-benchmark-capital/. Retrieved January 11, 2011.
- ^ Kincaid, J. (October 29, 2008). "VCs Speak on the Economic Downturn: Batten Down the Hatches", TechCrunch.
- ^ Ha, Anthony (June 19, 2008). "Facebook's Matt Cohler leaves for Benchmark Capital". VentureBeat. http://venturebeat.com/2008/06/19/facebooks-matt-cohler-leaves-for-benchmark-capital/. Retrieved January 11, 2011.
- ^ Ante, Spencer (June 19, 2008). "Big Loss: Matt Cohler Leaves Facebook". Bloomberg Businessweek. http://www.businessweek.com/the_thread/techbeat/archives/2008/06/big_loss_matt_cohler_leaves_facebook.html. Retrieved January 11, 2011.
- ^ Matt Cohler at CrunchBase. Retrieved on 2009-30-04.
- ^ Kirkpatrick, David. The Facebook Effect. p. 105.
- ^ Swisher, Kara (June 19, 2008). "Facebook's Matt Cohler to Benchmark". AllThings D. http://kara.allthingsd.com/20080619/facebooks-matt-cohler-to-benchmark/. Retrieved January 11, 2011.
- ^ Lacy, Sarah (August 24, 2011). "CouchSurfing Raises $7.6 M; Will Users Cry “Sell Out”?". TechCrunch. http://techcrunch.com/2011/08/24/couchsurfing-raises-7-6-m-will-users-cry-sell-out/. Retrieved August 24, 2011.
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