About
Antonio Rodriguez, a former founder whose Tabblo was acquired by HP, evaluates founders with founder empathy and pursues a software‑defined‑hardware thesis—backing Oculus and Meeting Owl—and filters out easily cloned ideas.
Invests in
AI & Machine LearningConsumerEnterprise SoftwareFintechSaaS
Board director at Owl Labs
Intro paths
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Owl Labs's investors · 3
Co-founders at Owl Labs
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Mark SchnittmanCo-founder
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Max MakeevCo-founder
Experience
- SesameInvestorcurrent2023 — present
- SunoDirectorcurrent2023 — present
- Trisk BioDirectorcurrent2021 — present
- Owl LabsDirectorcurrent2016 — presentBoston, Massachusetts, United States
- CanvaSeed Investorcurrent2012 — present
- MatrixGeneral Partnercurrent2010 — presentGreater Boston
- MarkforgedDirector2014 — 2025Cambridge, MA
- KolideDirector2017 — 2024Somerville, MA
- Sqrrl DataDirector2012 — 2016Cambridge, MA
- Care.comDirector2012 — 2015Waltham, MA
- Oculus VRDirector2013 — 2014Irvine, CA
- The Echo NestDirector2010 — 2014
- Hewlett-PackardCTO2007 — 2010
- TabbloCEO2005 — 2007
Education
- Stanford UniversityMBA1998 — 2000
- Stanford University Graduate School of Businessmba1998 — 2000
- Harvard University1992 — 1996
Skills & more
Start-ups76Venture Capital31Entrepreneurship45Product Management20SaaS10Mobile Devices14Corporate Development2Mobile Applications6Strategy22Analytics1Product Development7Mergers1
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User ExperienceBusiness StrategyCloud ComputingFrom Antonio's professional profile.
Colleagues at Matrix
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Amy WuScout
General Partner at Menlo Ventures
Anjney MidhaScout
General Partner at Andreessen Horowitz
Liza GurtinScout
Partner at Matrix
Andrew Verhalen
Investor at Matrix Partners
Bala Chandrasekaran
Partner at Alt Capital
Diana Kimball Berlin
Partner at Matrix
Hardi Meybaum
General Partner at Matrix
Ilya Sukhar
Partner at Matrix Partners
Kojo Osei
Partner at Matrix Partners
Investors connected to Antonio in public investor directories — a warm-intro map.
Frequently asked questions
- Where does Antonio Rodriguez work?
- Antonio Rodriguez is General Partner at Matrix and Founder at Owl Labs.
- What does Antonio Rodriguez invest in?
- Antonio Rodriguez invests in AI & Machine Learning, Consumer, Enterprise Software, Fintech, SaaS.
- What check size does Antonio Rodriguez write?
- Antonio Rodriguez typically writes checks of $100K – $10M.
- What companies did Antonio Rodriguez found?
- Antonio Rodriguez founded Owl Labs.
Same school
Also attended Stanford University2,000
Peter ThielCo-founder & Partner at Founders FundReid HoffmanCo-founder of LinkedIn; Partner at GreylockDavid SacksCo-founder & General Partner at Craft Ventures; PCAST co-chair; former White House AI & crypto czarKeith RaboisManaging Director at Khosla VenturesGarry TanPresident & CEO of Y CombinatorAlfred LinPartner at Sequoia Capital
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Also attended Stanford University Graduate School of Business1,291
Roelof BothaAdvisor & former Steward at Sequoia Capital; SpaceX board memberPeter FentonGeneral Partner at BenchmarkSteve JurvetsonCo-founder of Future VenturesDavid SzeAdvisory Partner at GreylockKatherine BoyleGeneral Partner at Andreessen Horowitz (American Dynamism)Hunter WalkCo-founder & Partner at Homebrew
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Also attended Harvard University1,457
Alfred LinPartner at Sequoia CapitalChris DixonFounder & Managing Partner of a16z crypto at Andreessen HorowitzSarah TavelVenture Partner at BenchmarkDanny RimerPartner at Index VenturesLaela SturdyManaging Partner at CapitalGRyan IsonoDeal Partner at Felicis Ventures
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Shared employers
Also worked at Sesame4
Also worked at Matrix21
Sanjot MalhiPartner at NorthzoneRishi TapariaCo-founder and General Partner at Garuda VenturesRiddhi KhinchaSenior Analyst at CVS Health VenturesAllen MillerPartner at Oak HC/FTGianfranco FilicePartner at OVO FundStan ReissPartner at Matrix Partners
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