Neel Murarka

Neel Murarka is an individual angel investor based in Menlo Park, CA. See sector focus and contact routes.

About Neel Murarka

Neel Murarka is an individual angel investor based in Menlo Park, CA, with a background in product development at Facebook and business development involving strategic partners. He leads early-stage investments primarily in consumer internet and mobile technology companies, focusing on pre-seed and seed stages across North America and Europe. His portfolio spans sectors including media, information services, and educational software, with notable investments in companies such as Filmhub, Dondo, Mote, CircleCI, Highlight, and Kiwi. While specific check sizes and lead/follow behavior are not publicly documented, his 14 recorded investments suggest active participation in early ventures. Murarka holds a B.S. and M.S. in computer science from Cal Poly San Luis Obispo and directs philanthropic efforts toward increasing access to education. No distinctive public writing or unique investment thesis beyond his stated focus on consumer internet and mobile tech has been verified in available sources.

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Angel Investor
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Menlo Park, CA, United States
Investor type
Individual/Angel
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Mr. Neel Murarka serves as Partner at Draper Fisher Jurvetson. He was a Board Member at Twin Prime. His current responsibilities include leading early stage investments in consumer internet and mobile technology companies. He currently serves on the boards of Circle CI, Highlight and Kiwi. Prior to joining DFJ, he led product development for Facebook for Android and started the Facebook Home project. At Facebook, he also led business development deals with key strategic partners including Microsoft, Netflix, Yahoo, Dentsu and Terra Networks. Previously, he spent seven years in technical and product roles at Microsoft

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Neel Murarka is based in Menlo Park, CA, United States.

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