Reid Hoffman
PARTNER // GREYLOCK

Reid builds networks to grow iconic global businesses, as an entrepreneur and as an investor.
Reid is a Silicon Valley stalwart in the modern technology world. An accomplished entrepreneur andexecutive, he played an integral role in building many of today’s leading consumer technology
businesses, including LinkedIn and PayPal. As an investor, he has been instrumental in the success oficonic companies such as Facebook and Airbnb and has helped fast-growing startups like Aurora andConvoy get to scale.
Reid joined Greylock in 2009 and focuses on early-stage investing in products that can reach hundredsof millions of participants. His unique understanding of consumer behavior and a clear-eyed ability toguide startups from inception through ramped-up “blitzscaling” has made him one of the mostsought-after advisors, partners, and investors today. Reid was a board observer for Airbnb andcurrently serves as a board director for Aurora, Blockstream, Coda, Convoy, Entrepreneur First, Joby
Aviation, Microsoft, Nauto, and a few early-stage companies still in stealth.
Reid’s core focus is on businesses with network effects. In 2003, he co-founded LinkedIn, the world’s
largest professional network that today has more than 700 million members and a diversified revenue
model that includes subscriptions, advertising, and software licensing. Before LinkedIn, Reid served as
executive vice president at PayPal, where he was a founding board member and responsible for all of
the company’s external relationships.
His foundational thesis of the power of networks extends beyond marketplaces and social ecosystems.
Recently, it has led to his investments in sectors including autonomous transportation, cryptocurrency,and shipping logistics.
Reid is a frequent public speaker, known for his approachability and skill at explaining complex topics
with lucidity. He is the co-author of Blitzscaling and two New York Times best-selling books: TheStart-up of You and The Alliance and Masters of Scale. He also hosts the podcast Masters of Scale.
A California native, Reid spent most of his life in the Bay Area. He earned a B.S. with distinction insymbolic systems from Stanford University and then earned a master’s degree in philosophy fromOxford University. He has honorary doctorate degrees from Babson University and the University ofOulu.

Beyond startups and technology, Reid has a wide range of interests, including politics, board games,
science fiction, philosophy, and philanthropy. He serves on several not-for-profit boards, including Kiva,Endeavor, CZI Biohub, the Berggruen Institute, New America, the Stanford Institute for
Human-Centered AI, and the MacArthur Foundation’s Lever for Change. Reid has received various
awards for his philanthropic work, including an honorary CBE from the Queen of England and theSalute to Greatness Award from the Martin Luther King Center.

CURRENT INVESTMENTS

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AuroraBlockstream
CodaConvoy
Entrepreneur First
Nauto
TomeXapo

PREVIOUS INVESTMENTS

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Airbnb (IPO 2020)
Coupons.com (IPO 2014)
Neeva (acquired by Snowflake)
Edmodo (Acquired by NetDragon in 2017)
Shopkick (Acquired by SK Telecom in 2014)
TrialPay (Acquired by Visa in 2015)
Viki (Acquired by Rakuten in 2013)