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Matt Cutts

Former administrator at United States Digital Service and former head of webspam at Google

Washington, District of Columbia

Overview 

Matt Cutts is a former head of webspam at Google and a former administrator at United States Digital Service. He has a distinguished career in SEO and search, with notable achievements in leading teams and managing products at both Google and the government. Currently based in Washington, D.C., Cutts has a Master's degree from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and a Bachelor's degree from the University of Kentucky. His investments in various startups, such as Unima, Meter Feeder, and Nuzzel, showcase his expertise in identifying and supporting innovative companies in sectors like messaging, medical devices, and local services.

Work Experience 

US

United States Digital Service

  • Administrator

    2018 - 2021

  • Acting Adminstrator

    2017 - 2018

USDS is a technology startup at The White House working to deliver better services to the American people.

usds.gov
G

Google

  • Distinguished Engineer

    2000 - 2016

    - Built and managed a substantial team of engineers and spam fighters to improve Google's search quality - Communicated with publishers, webmasters, and search engine optimizers (SEOs), including a YouTube channel with 200K+ subscribers and 25M+ views - Wrote initial version of SafeSearch, Google's anti-pornography filter - Author on a dozen patents for web search ranking and technology

Google is a multinational corporation that specializes in Internet-related services and organizes the world’s information.

Raised $26,100,000.00 from Angel Investors LP, Kleiner Perkins, Signatures Capital, Sequoia Capital, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Shaquille O'Neal, Henry Kissinger, Google and Tiger Woods.

google.com
NS

National Security Agency

  • Co-operative Education Student

    1992 - 1994

    - Completed four work tours (over a year total) with the National Security Agency, alternating between working for a semester and attending classes for a semester. - Produced report on UNIX security resulting in a Special Performance Cash Award.

Defending Our Nation. Securing The Future.

nsa.gov

Education 

Investments 

Unima

Seed

Total funding: $2M

Meter Feeder

Seed

Total funding: $1.1M

X-ZELL

Seed

Total funding: $1.2M

Nuzzel

Seed

Total funding: $6M

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