Matthew Mochary
{{Short description|American businessman, investor, and filmmaker (b. 1968)}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Matthew Mochary
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1968|11|28}}
| birth_place = New Jersey, United States
| nationality = American
| other_names =
| occupation = Investor
CEO Coach at Opendoor
CEO Coach at Coinbase
| years_active =
| known_for = Co-founder and Chairman of Totality Corporation, CEO Coach
| alma_mater = Yale University (B.A.)
Kellogg School of Management (M.B.A.)
| notable_works =
}}
Matt Mochary (born November 28, 1968) is an American businessman, investor, and filmmaker. Mochary is CEO Coach to companies including Coinbase, Opendoor, Bolt, and Clearbit.{{cite web|url=https://www.linkedin.com/in/matt-mochary-34bb4/|title=Matt Mochary|website=LinkedIn|accessdate=3 December 2018}} Mochary was a co-founder and chairman of Totality Corporation, founded in 1999 and acquired by MCI Inc. in 2005.
Education and early career
Mochary graduated from Phillips Academy Andover. He earned a B.A. in the Humanities from Yale University in 1990 and an M.B.A. from the Kellogg School of Management in 1996.{{cite web|url=http://www.kellogg.northwestern.edu/research/heizer/alumni/kauffman.aspx|title=Kauffman Fellows - Kellogg School of Management - Northwestern University|website=www.kellogg.northwestern.edu|accessdate=26 May 2017}}{{cite web|url=https://archive.org/details/annualcommenceme1996nort|title=Annual commencement / Northwestern University.|first=Ill )|last=Northwestern University (Evanston|date=26 May 1996|publisher=Evanston, Ill. : The University|accessdate=26 May 2017|via=Internet Archive}}
Between his time at Yale and Kellogg, Mochary spent time teaching at the Outward Bound school.{{cite web|url=http://www.jewishjournal.com/arts_in_la/article/shedding_light_on_a_dark_rising_20060805|title=Shedding Light on a Dark 'Rising'|publisher=|accessdate=26 May 2017}}
After Kellogg, he joined Spectrum Equity in 1996, where he was promoted to partner.{{cite web|url=http://www.inc.com/magazine/20000201/16840.html|title=Myth 3: Smart Money Makes You Smart|date=1 February 2017|publisher=|accessdate=26 May 2017}}
Totality Corporation
In July 1999, Mochary co-founded Totality Corporation with Michael Carrier. The firm provided professional services for e-commerce websites.{{cite web|url=http://www.miream.com/mimecom/success.html|title=Welcome to MimEcom|website=www.miream.com|accessdate=26 May 2017}} In 2000, MimEcom, as it then operated, was the recipient of what was at the time the second largest second round funding, $100 million.[http://www.bizjournals.com/sanfrancisco/stories/2001/02/26/focus3.html?page=all Lightspeed places its bets on Totality team]{{cite web|url=http://www.bostonmillenniapartners.com/News/NewsView.asp?NewsID=50|title=MimEcom Secures $100 Million in Second Round Funding|publisher=|accessdate=26 May 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150518065406/http://www.bostonmillenniapartners.com/News/NewsView.asp?NewsID=50|archive-date=18 May 2015|url-status=dead}} The largest second round funding at the time had been received by Loudcloud, Totality Corporation's main competitor. In 2005, MCI Inc. acquired Totality Corporation, and was subsequently acquired by Verizon.{{cite web|url=http://news.verizonenterprise.com/2005/08/mci-agrees-to-acquire-totality/|title=MCI Agrees To Acquire Totality|website=news.verizonenterprise.com|accessdate=26 May 2017}}
Other endeavors
Through Mochary Films, Matt produced and directed two feature-length documentaries, Favela Rising and The Gloves.{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1310771/|title=Matt Mochary|website=IMDb|accessdate=26 May 2017}} Favela Rising debuted at the Tribeca Film Festival on April 24, 2005. Favela Rising won the award for Best New Documentary Filmmaker at the Tribeca Film Festival for directors Jeff Zimbalist and Mochary, and was shortlisted for the Academy Award for Best Feature Length Documentary.{{cite web|url=http://www.dissidentusa.com/favela-rising/overview/|title=OVERVIEW - Dissident USA|website=www.dissidentusa.com|accessdate=26 May 2017}}
Mochary acted as the CEO Coach of Tachyus Corporation, a technology firm that produces software for oil and gas companies, from February 2014 through June 2015.{{cite web|url=https://www.aihitdata.com/company/010CC62C/TACHYUS/history|title=TACHYUS - History of Changes|last=Burger|first=Yuri|website=www.aihitdata.com|accessdate=26 May 2017}} Mochary continues to maintain his role as major investor and Board Observer of Tachyus. Mochary also acts as the CEO Coach of Coinbase and Opendoor.{{cite web|url=https://www.linkedin.com/in/matt-mochary-34bb4/|title=Matt Mochary|website=LinkedIn|accessdate=3 December 2018}}
Mochary coaches technical founders of both for-profit and non-profit enterprises, such as the StreetCode Academy (formerly CodeCamp), which teaches high-schoolers in East Palo Alto to code.{{cite web|url=http://www.stanforddaily.com/2014/07/25/stanford-students-create-programming-camp-for-east-palo-alto-students/|title=Stanford students create programming camp for East Palo Alto students|first=Elia|last=Chen|website=Stanford Daily|date=25 July 2014|accessdate=26 May 2017}}
Through the Mochary Foundation, Matt has worked with ex-convicts to train the individuals how to get and keep legitimate jobs.{{cite web|url=http://www.kauffmanfellows.org/journal_posts/jumping-into-the-river/|title=Jumping Into the River - Kauffman Fellows|website=www.kauffmanfellows.org|accessdate=26 May 2017}}
In 2018 Mochary was the author of the online book for entrepreneurs Founder to CEO, a book on startup advice based on his startup experience.{{cite web|url=https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ZJZbv4J6FZ8Dnb0JuMhJxTnwl-dwqx5xl0s65DE3wO8/preview#heading=h.pdmqf3646hgt/|title=Founder to CEO|first=Matt|last=Mochary|website=Google Drive|accessdate=3 July 2018}}
Personal life
Mochary was married to Tatiana Dorow. They used to live in Silicon Valley with their children.{{cite web|url=https://angel.co/matt-mochary|title=Matt Mochary|website=angel.co|accessdate=26 May 2017}}
References
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External links
- [http://www.mochary.org/ The Mochary Foundation]
- [https://angel.co/matt-mochary Matt Mochary's profile on AngelList]
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Category:American computer businesspeople
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