Brian Matthews
InvestorGeneral Partner at Cultivation Capital · Board director at FinOpsly · Board director at OpsLab · Board director at SimpleRose
St. Louis, Missouri
Writes $100K – $3.5M checks · typically $1.8M
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Brian: together at SixThirty Financial Technology Accelerator
About
Brian Matthews is an operator-turned-investor who built and exited multiple internet companies, a Seed 100–recognized mentor central to St. Louis startups who teaches founders investment-readiness with a mechanical engineering lens.
Contact· self-published, not guessed
Invests in
AgTechBiotechFintechFoodTechHealthtechSaaS
Board director at FinOpsly
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Co-founders at FinOpsly
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Lathika HegdeExecutive Officer, Director
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Mueen DelviFounder
Board director at OpsLab
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Board director at SimpleRose
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Experience
- Cultivation CapitalGeneral Partnercurrent2012 — presentGreater St. Louis
- SimpleRoseBoard Membercurrent2018 — presentGreater St. Louis
- OpsLabMember Board of Directorscurrent2024 — present
- FinOpslyMember Board of Directorscurrent2026 — present
- DecideBoard of Directorscurrent2010 — presentGreater St. Louis
- HatchbuckBoard of Directorcurrent2012 — presentGreater St. Louis
- TunespeakBoard of Directorscurrent2013 — presentGreater St. Louis
- TechSTLBoard Presidentcurrent2022 — presentSt. Louis, MO
- S4Member Board of Directorscurrent2016 — presentBuenos Aires, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina
- aisle411 Inc.Chairman of the Boardcurrent2014 — presentGreater St. Louis
- River City Internet GroupOwnercurrent2001 — present
- Friends of T-REXMember Board of Directorscurrent2013 — presentSt. Louis, MO
- Capital InnovatorsInvestor/Mentorcurrent2011 — presentSt. Louis, MO
- Regional Business CouncilMember2017 — 2024Greater St. Louis
- PerficientMember Board Of Directors2017 — 2024St. Louis, MO
- University of MO - St. LouisMember of Chancellor's Council2017 — 2023Greater St. Louis
- NoonLight, Inc.Member of Board of Directors2016 — 2022Greater St. Louis
- TopOPPSMember Board of Directors2014 — 2021Greater St. Louis
- SixThirty Financial Technology AcceleratorDirector2013 — 2019Greater St. Louis Area
- GlobalHackBoard Member2014 — 2019Greater St. Louis
- Liberty Sports InteractiveExecutive Vice President2008 — 2010
- CDM Fantasy SportsCEO1991 — 2006
- Primary NetworkCEO1995 — 2000
- McDonnell DouglasLead Engineer1981 — 1992St. Louis
Skills & more
Strategic Planning99Strategy47Leadership38Management10Venture Capital55Product Development31Product Marketing13Private Equity6CEOs7Entrepreneurship99Strategic Partnerships42Executive Management14
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SalesStart-upsBusiness DevelopmentFundraisingAngel InvestingMarketing StrategyInvestmentsMergers & AcquisitionsBusiness PlanningCorporate DevelopmentBusiness StrategyNew Business DevelopmentFrom Brian's professional profile.
Investments
Board seats
Aisle411BenchmarkONE (Hatchbuck)LockerDomeNoonlightPerficientS4SimpleRoseTunespeak
Investor
AdjudicaAggioAisle411Avol AerospaceBattle FinancialBenchmarkONECinchCrossbarDataplantDecideDetect AutoDynamo MetricsEthix360Figures.comFinOpslyGainsightHippo Manager SoftwareiSite MediaLoannexMission ControlNanoGuard TechnologiesNoonlightOnscaleOpsCompanionOpsLabPaytientPopwalletReturnLogicS4Scalis EarlycareersShelfmarkSolis AgrosciencesTextelThreaterTopOPPSTunespeakVedaPointeZeplyn
Sources: the firm's website · curated public sources.
Colleagues at Cultivation Capital
Andrew Dearing
General Partner at Cultivation Capital
Andy Cloyd
Principal at Cultivation Capital
Barry Sandweiss
General Partner at Cultivation Capital
Bobby Sandage
General Partner at Cultivation Capital
Caleb Eidem
General Counsel at Cultivation Capital
Camila Petignat
Partner at The Yield Lab Latam
Catherine Matthes
Venture Advisor at Cultivation Capital
Cliff Holekamp
Cofounder & General Partner at Cultivation Capital
Network9
Anarghya VardhanaScout
General Partner at Maveron
Graham PeckScout
Venture Partner at Cultivation Capital
Scott GarberScout
Managing Partner at Early Light Ventures
William SchmidtScout
General Partner at Cultivation Capital
Zach Bratun-GlennonScout
General Partner at Gradient Ventures
Andy Cloyd
Principal at Cultivation Capital
David Smoller
General Partner at Cultivation Capital
Dean VandeKamp
General Partner at Cultivation Capital
Elise Hoffman
General Partner at Cultivation Capital
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Brian Matthews?
- Brian Matthews is an operator-turned-investor who built and exited multiple internet companies, a Seed 100–recognized mentor central to St. Louis startups who teaches founders investment-readiness with a mechanical engineering lens.
- Where does Brian Matthews work?
- Brian Matthews is General Partner at Cultivation Capital and Board director at FinOpsly and Board director at OpsLab and Board director at SimpleRose.
- What does Brian Matthews invest in?
- Brian Matthews invests in AgTech, Biotech, Fintech, FoodTech, Healthtech, SaaS.
- What check size does Brian Matthews write?
- Brian Matthews typically writes checks of $100K – $3.5M.
- What boards does Brian Matthews sit on?
- Brian Matthews holds tracked board seats at Aisle411, BenchmarkONE (Hatchbuck), LockerDome, Noonlight, Perficient, S4, SimpleRose, Tunespeak.
- What companies has Brian Matthews invested in?
- Investments tracked here include Adjudica, Aggio, Aisle411, Avol Aerospace, Battle Financial, BenchmarkONE, Cinch, Crossbar, Dataplant, Decide, Detect Auto, Dynamo Metrics, and 26 more.
- Where did Brian Matthews go to school?
- Brian Matthews studied at Missouri University of Science and Technology (BS, Mechanical Engineering).
Same school
Also attended Missouri University of Science and Technology35
John TrueGeneral Partner at Cultivation CapitalLevi MalottAdvisor and coach for startup tech leadershipKory MathewsSenior Partner at NEW VISTA CAPITALBrian MoyerFounder & CEO at Innovation StudioSean FootePartner at Co=Creation=CapitalRob JohnsonOperating Partner at G2 Venture Partners
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Shared employers
Also worked at Decide1
Also worked at Perficient12
Austin GuyettePartner at Voyager CapitalAndy RoehrEnergy Committee Chair at Houston Angel NetworkErik DuffieldFounder and CEO at HakkodaChristine LivingstonDirector, AI and Data Analytics at ArsenalLuke StagollChief Technology Officer at ParsableUjjwal AdhikariExecutive Officer at Kirkwall Defense
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Also worked at McDonnell Douglas172
Jane MooneyCo-founder & VP, Strategy and Finance at Collaborative RoboticsJeff BabioneSenior Advisory Board at IronGate Capital AdvisorsJillExecutive Assistant at Thomson Reuters VenturesBrian BellFounder & Managing Partner at Team IgniteVeronica DaiglePresident, National Security Practice at Red Cell IncubationIlya TokhnerPartner - Strategic Partnerships at Ghaf Capital Partners
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