# Matt Darrow

> Matt Darrow is the CEO and co-founder of Vivun. Trained in mechanical engineering at UC Berkeley and UCLA, he worked at Deloitte, BigMachines and Zuora before founding Vivun in 2018 to build software for presales teams. His subsequent work has focused on AI sales teammates and the connection between technical expertise, product decisions and revenue.

- **Role:** CEO & Co-Founder at Vivun
- **Organizations:** Vivun, Zuora, BigMachines, Deloitte, Forbes Business Council
- **Education:** B.S. in Mechanical Engineering, University of California, Berkeley, M.S. in Mechanical Engineering, University of California, Los Angeles
- **Known for:** Built and led Zuora’s global presales organization through its IPO journey., Co-founded Vivun in 2018., Vivun had raised $131 million by his October 2024 interview.

## Career timeline

- **Before Vivun** — Worked in technology consulting at Deloitte, then sales engineering at BigMachines.
- **Before 2018** — Built Zuora’s global presales organization from its Series B period through IPO; also ran two product lines.
- **2018** — Traveled to New Zealand with Dominique Darrow and coded an initial prototype; Vivun was founded.
- **2019** — Vivun raised a $3 million seed round led by Unusual Ventures.
- **2022** — Vivun announced a $75 million Series C led by Salesforce Ventures.
- **2023** — Vivun launched VivunOne.
- **2024** — Discussed the launch of Ava and Vivun’s shift toward AI sales engineering.
- **2026** — Discussed Hero and the transition toward AI-led product adoption on The CRO Spotlight Podcast.

## Achievements

- Built and led Zuora’s global presales organization through its IPO journey.
- Co-founded Vivun in 2018.
- Vivun had raised $131 million by his October 2024 interview.
- LinkedIn lists UC Berkeley’s Frank Jarrett Machine Prize in May 2007.

## Latest updates

- **2026-08** — Appeared on The CRO Spotlight Podcast to discuss Vivun’s transformation, Hero and AI-led product adoption.
- **2026-08** — Discussed live AI assistance, whisper mode and sales execution in an interview with Selling Power founder Gerhard Gschwandtner.

## Links

- Website: https://www.vivun.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/matthewdarrow/

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Last updated: 2026-10-15