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Matt Birnbaum

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Owner at Wylder
📍 San Francisco, California, United States

Matt Birnbaum is an expert in talent acquisition for high-growth startups, currently leading his own firm, Wylder. He previously built the talent functions at Pear VC and scaled Instacart from 300 to 3,000 corporate employees, hiring over 4,000 people. He earned his B.A. from Gettysburg College.

Outside of his professional life, Matt lives in San Francisco with his wife Katie, their son Dougie, and their cats. His academic background includes a dual degree in Economics and Japanese, suggesting a potential interest in international culture and language.

Unique fact: He bootstrapped his first recruiting agency, UpStart Talen, to $3 million in annual revenue with a core team of just four recruiters.

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Experience
22 Years
Current Role
Owner
Location
San Francisco, California, United States
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Startup Scaling
His career is defined by helping early-stage, high-growth startups like Instacart and Plaid navigate hypergrowth by building their teams and talent functions from the ground up.
Venture Talent Strategy
At Pear VC, he designed a new model for venture talent, creating the only practice in the industry that guaranteed hires for every single portfolio company.
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Career

Work history

4-2026
Owner
Wylder
2-2022 - 3-2026
Talent Partner
Pear VC
1-2018 - 2-2022
Head of Talent Acquisition
Instacart
1-2014 - 12-2021
Founder
UpStart Talent
9-2013 - 1-2014
Head of Talent Acquisition
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Education
1998 - 2002
B.A.
Gettysburg College
1995 - 1998
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The College Preparatory School
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