Neel Murthy is a seasoned tech executive, operator, and investor currently serving as the VP of Growth at Rippling. At Rippling, he leads a premier B2B marketing organization dedicated to first-principles strategy, full-funnel marketing engine, and building highly defensible compound growth flywheels.

Prior to joining Rippling, Neel spent over six years as the Chief Growth Officer at Goldbelly after leading Product, where he managed organic, paid, and lifecycle growth teams to drive a 15x+ revenue expansion while securing $100M+ in venture funding.

Deeply embedded in the venture capital and early-stage startup landscape, Neel is a former Y Combinator founder and serves as an Investment Partner at Pioneer Fund, which he helped found with other YC alumni to be the investors that he'd want as a founder. He frequently dedicates his spare time to mentoring, advising, and investing in early-stage tech teams having invested in 100s of them through Pioneer Fund, Palm Drive and as an angel.