Pete Flint

General Partner

2016 - Current

NFX is a pre-seed and seed stage venture firm based in San Francisco that is a transforming how true innovators are funded. We believe that creating something of true significance starts with seeing things others do not. As Founders, we reinvented industries with this mindset. As investors, our approach is no different. We do this by asking ourselves one question - ideally, how should the startup experience work for Founders, both NFX and the whole ecosystem? Our lens is always through the eyes of the Founder. Our approach is to first build an early stage experience for all Founders that is powered by more software. Second, to bring the founders we back exponential yet little-known techniques for network effects and growth. Third, to make visible the typically unseen methods of technology's most impactful companies. ​As founders ourselves, we built 10 companies with more than $10 billion in exits across multiple industries and geographies​. W​e're entrepreneur first because we were entrepreneurs first.

Stanford GSB Management Board

2018

Advisory Board Member - University of Oxford Accelerator/Incubator

2018

Founding Chairman, Board member

2017

Non-profit who's membership includes the leading British entrepreneurs & investors in the Bay Area working with them to innovate, collaborate and inspire others.

Investor and Advisor

2012

I'm currently spending the majority of my time investing and advising disruptive technology companies sharing my experiences, hopefully offering helpful advice and sharing lessons learnt from my mistakes with some incredible entrepreneurs, executives and founders. I love working with founders on helping them evolve their product and to achieve exponential growth. I find it immensely rewarding.

Founding Board Member

2016

New Story Charity (www.newstorycharity.org), is a technology enabled platform focused on eliminating homelessness by building sustainable communities around the world. New Story Charity is a YC S15 non-profit.

Zillow Group Board of Directors

2015 - 2017

Excited to have worked with a great group of people that are focusing on using technology to improve the real estate industry for everyone for many years to come. Zillow Group (NASDAQ:Z) houses a portfolio of the largest real estate and home-related brands on the Web and mobile. The company’s brands focus on all stages of the home lifecycle: renting, buying, selling, financing and home improvement. Zillow Group is committed to empowering consumers with unparalleled data, inspiration and knowledge around homes, and connecting them with the right local professionals to help. The Zillow Group portfolio of consumer brands includes real estate and rental marketplaces Zillow®, Trulia®, StreetEasy® and HotPads®. In addition, Zillow Group works with tens of thousands of real estate agents, lenders and rental professionals, helping them maximize business opportunities and connect to millions of consumers. The company operates a number of brands for real estate, rental and mortgage professionals, including Postlets®, Mortech®, Diverse Solutions®, Market Leader®, ActiveRain® and Retsly™. The company is headquartered in Seattle.

Founder and CEO

2004 - 2015

Leading online real estate web and mobile app - transforming real estate for consumers and professionals. I was particularly focused on product and our growth strategy. Founder, CEO and Chairman from incorporation in 2005 to acquisition in 2015. Raised $33M in VC from Accel Partners and Sequoia Capital. IPO Sept 2012, NYSE:TRLA. Scaled to >50M Monthly Unique users, >$250M annual revenue & >1000 employees in 2014. Acquired by Zillow in July 2014 for $3.5Bn, closed Feb 2015.

Investor

2004 - 2004

Strategy, analysis, sourcing and advising investments while I was between my first and second year at Stanford GSB.

Founding Team: lots of leadership roles, mostly product, marketing & biz dev

1998 - 2003

A key member of the Senior Management team that built the company from a business plan to a $1bn+ profitable Public company with operations in 12 countries. Last role was Head of Global Business Development. Marketing and Customer Acquisition • Initiated, negotiated and managed over 100 online marketing partnerships (AOL, Yahoo, MSN etc.). Set up affiliate, email and viral programs that were critical to building Europe’s most recognized online commerce brand. • Advised launch strategies and mentored marketing and business development teams in new country launches all across Europe. Acquired over 7m email subscribers. Product Development • Launched e-commerce, mobile and digital TV services Leadership and Operational Experience • Managed German office with staff of 35, restructured operations • Speaker at numerous industry conferences. Transaction Experience • Worked closely with the CFO to prepare prospectus and filing for successful IPO • Evaluated potential acquisitions and joint ventures.