Matthew Mochary

Education

Mochary earned a Bachelor of Arts in the Humanities from Yale University in 1990 and an Master of Business Administration from the Kellogg School of Management in 1996.

Career

Between his time at Yale and Kellogg, Mochary spent time teaching at the Outward Bound school. After Kellogg, he joined Spectrum Equity in 1996, where he was promoted to partner. In July 1999, Mochary co-founded with Michael Carrier.

The firm provided professional services for e-commerce websites.

In 2000, MimEcom, as it then operated, was the recipient of what was at the time the second largest second round funding, $100 million. The largest second round funding at the time had been received by Loudcloud, "s main competitor.

In 2005, Microwave Communications Incorporated Incorporated. acquired, and was subsequently acquired by Verizon. Through Mochary Films, Matt produced and directed two feature-length documentaries, Favela Rising and The Gloves.

Favela Rising debuted at the Tribeca Film Festival on April 24, 2005.

Mochary acted as the Chief Executive Officer Coach of Tachyus Corporation, a technology firm that produces software for oil and gas companies, from February 2014 through June 2015. Mochary continues to maintain his role as major investor and Board Observer of Tachyus. Mochary also acts as the Chief Executive Officer Coach of NeoReach.

Mochary coaches technical founders of both for-profit and non-profit enterprises, such as the StreetCode Academy (formerly CodeCamp), which teaches high-schoolers in East Palo Alto to code.

Through the Mochary Foundation, Matt has worked with ex-convicts to train the individuals how to get and keep legitimate jobs.

Achievements

• Mochary was a co-founder and Chairman of, founded in 1999 and acquired by Microwave Communications Incorporated Incorporated. in 2005. Favela Rising won the award for Best New Documentary Filmmaker at the Tribeca Film Festival for directors Jeff Zimbalist and Mochary, and was shortlisted for the Academy Award for Best Feature Length Documentary.