Paul Murphy
Founder at Playdots, Inc.
Profile
Paul William Murphy is the founder of Blend.io, Inc. (founded in 2013), Poncho, Inc. (founded in 2014), Fewer Meetings, Inc. (founded in 2021), and Playdots, Inc. (founded in 2013) where he holds the title of Executive Director.
He is currently the Director at Klef Ltd.
(since 2020), Director at Quick Commerce Ltd (since 2022), Board Advisor at Klang Games GmbH (since 2018), and Partner at Lightspeed UK advisor LLP (since 2021).
Previously, he worked as the Director at Hopin Ltd.
(from 2020 to 2021), Chief of Staff-Product Division at Microsoft Corp., Chief Operating Officer at Aviary, Inc., Partner at Northzone Ventures AB, Senior Vice President-Product at Betaworks Studio LLC, and General Partner at Northzone Ventures UK Ltd.
(from 2018 to 2021).
He completed his undergraduate degree at Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University and holds an MBA from Instituto de Empresa SL.
Paul Murphy active positions
| Companies | Position | Start |
|---|---|---|
Playdots, Inc.
 Playdots, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Playdots, Inc. engages in the development of mobile game applications. It offers Dots, Two Dots, and Dots & Co games. The company was founded by Paul Murphy and Patrick Moberg in 2013 and is headquartered in New York, NY. | Founder | 01/01/2013 |
| Lightspeed UK advisor LLP | Private Equity Investor | 01/09/2021 |
Klang Games GmbH
 Klang Games GmbH Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Klang Games GmbH engages in the design and development of online multiplayer games. The company was founded by Oddur Sn?r Magn?sson, ?var Emilsson and Mundi Vondi in April 2013 and is headquartered in Berlin, Germany. | Director/Board Member | 01/07/2018 |
Klef Ltd.
 Klef Ltd. Commercial Printing/FormsCommercial Services Klef Ltd. provides music management and promotion services. The company is based in London, UK. and has subsidiaries in the United States. The British company was founded in 2020 by Jamal Edwards. | Director/Board Member | 20/09/2020 |
Quick Commerce Ltd
 Quick Commerce Ltd Air Freight/CouriersTransportation Quick Commerce Ltd, founded in 2020, is a British company that offers quick delivery of essential products through their app, Zapp. The company is based in Sevenoaks, UK. With over 1000 products available, including groceries, snacks, baby and pet supplies, and alcohol, customers can easily order what they need with just a tap. | Director/Board Member | 06/09/2022 |
Former positions of Paul Murphy
| Companies | Position | End |
|---|---|---|
Hopin Ltd.
 Hopin Ltd. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Hopin Ltd. operates a live online events platform. It allows attendees to learn, interact, and connect with people from anywhere in the world whether it’s a meetup of 100 people or a multi-track conference of 100,000 participants. The company was founded by Johnny Boufarhat in 2019 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom. | Director/Board Member | 11/03/2021 |
| Northzone Ventures UK Ltd. | Private Equity Investor | 28/02/2021 |
Northzone Ventures AB
 Northzone Ventures AB Investment ManagersFinance Northzone Ventures AB (Northzone) is a venture capital firm founded in 1996 by Bjorn Stray, Jan Tellef Thorleifsson and Ingar Ostby. The firm is headquartered in Stockholm, Sweden. | Private Equity Investor | - |
Fewer Meetings, Inc.
 Fewer Meetings, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Fewer Meetings, Inc. develops an AI call assistant to make calls purposeful and efficient. The company is based in Los Angeles, CA. The company was founded in 2021 by Paul William Murphy, Tomás Pérez, Alessandra Knight. | Founder | - |
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Training of Paul Murphy
| Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University | Undergraduate Degree |
| Instituto de Empresa SL | Masters Business Admin |
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| Listed companies | 1 |
|---|---|
| MICROSOFT CORPORATION | Technology Services |
| Private companies | 13 |
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Aviary, Inc.
 Aviary, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Aviary, Inc. provides mobile photo editing platform services. It also offers premium content offerings for consumers and premium versions of its tools for developers. The company’s platform is a free SDK that provides developers with a robust, customizable photo editor that can be embedded into apps on iOS, Android, Windows and Web. The company was founded by Abraham Muchnick, Israel Derdik and Michael S. Galpert in March 2007 and is headquartered in New York, NY. | Technology Services |
Betaworks Studio LLC
 Betaworks Studio LLC Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Betaworks Studio LLC builds and operates real time software, services and media distribution platform. It operates an online platform that offers media products. The firm's products include Digg, Dots, Bloglovin and Giphyt. The company was founded by John K. L. Borthwick and Andrew Weissman in 2007 and is headquartered in New York, NY. | Technology Services |
Playdots, Inc.
Playdots, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Playdots, Inc. engages in the development of mobile game applications. It offers Dots, Two Dots, and Dots & Co games. The company was founded by Paul Murphy and Patrick Moberg in 2013 and is headquartered in New York, NY. | Technology Services |
Blend.io, Inc.
 Blend.io, Inc. Commercial Printing/FormsCommercial Services Blend.io, Inc. owns and operates collaboration network for music creators. The firm makes the process of producing music interactive and social platform helps music producers share music projects in source format, perfect for remixing, collaborating, learning from, and gathering feedback from others in the global community. It lets musicians to pull tracks from the service, remix them, and push them back out to the world. The company was founded by Paul Murphy and Aleksandar Kolundzija in 2013 and is headquartered in New York, NY. | Commercial Services |
Poncho, Inc.
 Poncho, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Poncho, Inc. provides weather-forecasting service application. It develops personalized weather forecasts tailored to user routines and delivered by email, text message, applications, and notifications. The company was founded by Paul Murphy and Kuan Huang on January 16, 2014 and is headquartered in New York, NY. | Technology Services |
| Northzone Ventures UK Ltd. | Finance |
Hopin Ltd.
Hopin Ltd. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Hopin Ltd. operates a live online events platform. It allows attendees to learn, interact, and connect with people from anywhere in the world whether it’s a meetup of 100 people or a multi-track conference of 100,000 participants. The company was founded by Johnny Boufarhat in 2019 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom. | Technology Services |
| Lightspeed UK advisor LLP | Finance |
Klang Games GmbH
Klang Games GmbH Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Klang Games GmbH engages in the design and development of online multiplayer games. The company was founded by Oddur Sn?r Magn?sson, ?var Emilsson and Mundi Vondi in April 2013 and is headquartered in Berlin, Germany. | Technology Services |
Klef Ltd.
Klef Ltd. Commercial Printing/FormsCommercial Services Klef Ltd. provides music management and promotion services. The company is based in London, UK. and has subsidiaries in the United States. The British company was founded in 2020 by Jamal Edwards. | Commercial Services |
Quick Commerce Ltd
Quick Commerce Ltd Air Freight/CouriersTransportation Quick Commerce Ltd, founded in 2020, is a British company that offers quick delivery of essential products through their app, Zapp. The company is based in Sevenoaks, UK. With over 1000 products available, including groceries, snacks, baby and pet supplies, and alcohol, customers can easily order what they need with just a tap. | Transportation |
Fewer Meetings, Inc.
Fewer Meetings, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Fewer Meetings, Inc. develops an AI call assistant to make calls purposeful and efficient. The company is based in Los Angeles, CA. The company was founded in 2021 by Paul William Murphy, Tomás Pérez, Alessandra Knight. | Technology Services |
Northzone Ventures AB
Northzone Ventures AB Investment ManagersFinance Northzone Ventures AB (Northzone) is a venture capital firm founded in 1996 by Bjorn Stray, Jan Tellef Thorleifsson and Ingar Ostby. The firm is headquartered in Stockholm, Sweden. | Finance |
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