# Nirav Tolia

> Nirav Tolia is the co-founder, CEO, president and board chair of Nextdoor. Raised in Odessa, Texas, he studied English at Stanford, joined Yahoo as employee number 84, co-founded Epinions and served as Shopping.com’s COO. After his first Nextdoor CEO tenure ended in 2018, he returned in May 2024. He also serves as non-executive chair of Hedosophia and a co-founding director of SMU’s Spears Institute for Entrepreneurial Leadership.

- **Role:** Co-founder, CEO, President and Chairperson of the Board at Nextdoor
- **Organizations:** Nextdoor, Hedosophia, SMU William S. Spears Institute for Entrepreneurial Leadership, Yahoo (former), Epinions (co-founder; former CEO), Shopping.com (former COO), Fanbase (co-founder)
- **Nationality:** American
- **Education:** Bachelor of Arts in English, Stanford University
- **Known for:** Co-founded Nextdoor and led its initial development and international expansion., Co-founded Epinions and served as COO of Shopping.com, which went public in 2004 and was acquired by eBay in 2005., Returned to Nextdoor leadership in 2024; Q2 2026 results showed 15% year-over-year revenue growth and a narrower net loss.

## Career timeline

- **1996** — Joined Yahoo as employee number 84.
- **1999** — Co-founded Epinions, a consumer product review community.
- **2003** — Epinions merged with DealTime; the combined business became Shopping.com, where Tolia served as COO.
- **2004** — Shopping.com went public on Nasdaq.
- **2005** — eBay acquired Shopping.com for $620 million.
- **2008** — Co-founded Fanbase, a sports community venture that subsequently failed.
- **2010** — Began Nextdoor with his co-founders; his first CEO tenure began in September.
- **2011** — Nextdoor launched publicly.
- **2016** — Nextdoor introduced posting changes to address racial profiling, after concerns raised by Oakland community groups.
- **2018-12** — First tenure as Nextdoor CEO ended; Sarah Friar succeeded him.
- **2019** — Moved with his family to Florence and taught through Stanford’s Florence program.
- **2021** — Appeared as a guest investor on Shark Tank; Nextdoor became publicly traded.
- **2023-09** — Named a co-founding director of SMU’s Spears Institute alongside Megha Tolia.
- **2024-02** — Nextdoor announced his planned return as CEO, president and board chair.
- **2024-05** — Became Nextdoor CEO, president and board chair following the transition; delivered SMU’s commencement address with Megha Tolia.
- **2025-07** — Led a Nextdoor redesign centered on useful local information, alerts and recommendations.
- **2026-08** — Nextdoor reported Q2 revenue of $75 million and 22.9 million platform weekly active users.

## Achievements

- Co-founded Nextdoor and led its initial development and international expansion.
- Co-founded Epinions and served as COO of Shopping.com, which went public in 2004 and was acquired by eBay in 2005.
- Returned to Nextdoor leadership in 2024; Q2 2026 results showed 15% year-over-year revenue growth and a narrower net loss.
- Co-founding director of SMU’s Spears Institute for Entrepreneurial Leadership.
- Guest investor on ABC’s Shark Tank.

## Latest updates

- **2026-10** — On October 14, Nextdoor announced U.S. Fave Award winners after about five million neighbor votes across roughly 750,000 local businesses.
- **2026-10** — Nextdoor’s 14th annual Treat Map added local events and businesses alongside homes in the U.S., U.K. and Canada.
- **2026-08** — Q2 2026 results: $75 million revenue, 22.9 million platform weekly active users, $2 million net loss and $10 million adjusted EBITDA.
- **2025-12** — Stanford Entrepreneurs published a Q&A about his career, failure and the early hands-on work behind Nextdoor.
- **2025-07** — Nextdoor redesigned its app and expanded local-news partnerships.

## Links

- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/niravtolia/
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/niravtolia

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Last updated: 2026-10-21