# Neiman Mathew

> Neiman Mathew is a Partner at Greylock, one of Silicon Valley's most storied venture capital firms, where he focuses on early-stage founders building the next generation AI stack. He skipped college to pursue technology, spending years at Hex Labs applying AI to materials discovery and at Schmidt Futures funding ambitious AI-for-science research before joining Amplify Partners and then Greylock. Known for engaging founders before they even have a business idea, Mathew brings a rare combination of deep scientific intuition and investor pattern-recognition to the earliest and most uncertain bets in AI.

- **Role:** Partner at Greylock
- **Organizations:** Greylock, Amplify Partners, Schmidt Futures, Hex Labs
- **Nationality:** American
- **Education:** Skipped college to pursue technology and startups, Self-taught / No formal college
- **Known for:** Became a Partner at Greylock - one of Silicon Valley's most prominent and longest-running venture capital firms, Helped fund and identify key AI-for-science research projects at Schmidt Futures, including datasets and models beyond language/vision (robotics, math, biology), Built relationships with key AI builders and researchers across the ecosystem before transitioning to venture capital

## Career timeline

- **Early career** — Joined Hex Labs; spent several years applying AI to new materials discovery
- **Mid career** — Joined Schmidt Futures as part of the AI for Science fund; philanthropically funded ambitious AI research projects and datasets in areas like robotics, mathematics, and biology
- **~2022-2025** — Joined Amplify Partners as Principal, focused on sourcing and evaluating early-stage AI investments, particularly infrastructure and developer tools
- **April 2026** — Joined Greylock as Partner, becoming the newest member of the investing team with a focus on pre-idea AI founders and next-gen AI stack

## Achievements

- Became a Partner at Greylock - one of Silicon Valley's most prominent and longest-running venture capital firms
- Helped fund and identify key AI-for-science research projects at Schmidt Futures, including datasets and models beyond language/vision (robotics, math, biology)
- Built relationships with key AI builders and researchers across the ecosystem before transitioning to venture capital
- Applied AI to materials discovery at Hex Labs, working at the intersection of deep science and engineering

## Latest updates

- **2026-04** — Joined Greylock as Partner, announced via official firm news post. Focus areas: early-stage founders, next-gen AI stack, AI for science and research.

## Links

- Website: https://greylock.com/team/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/neiman-mathew-9a4320109
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/mathew_neiman

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Last updated: 2026-05-09