Fundraising Fox

Brian Matthews

Investor

General Partner at Cultivation Capital

St. Louis, Missouri

Writes $100K – $3.5M checks · typically $1.8M

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.

Invests in

AgTechBiotechFintechFoodTechHealthtechSaaS

Experience

  1. Cultivation CapitalGeneral Partnercurrent2012 — presentGreater St. Louis
  2. SimpleRoseBoard Membercurrent2018 — presentGreater St. Louis
  3. OpsLabMember Board of Directorscurrent2024 — present
  4. FinOpslyMember Board of Directorscurrent2026 — present
  5. DecideBoard of Directorscurrent2010 — presentGreater St. Louis
  6. HatchbuckBoard of Directorcurrent2012 — presentGreater St. Louis
  7. TunespeakBoard of Directorscurrent2013 — presentGreater St. Louis
  8. TechSTLBoard Presidentcurrent2022 — presentSt. Louis, MO
  9. S4Member Board of Directorscurrent2016 — presentBuenos Aires, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina
  10. aisle411 Inc.Chairman of the Boardcurrent2014 — presentGreater St. Louis
  11. River City Internet GroupOwnercurrent2001 — present
  12. Friends of T-REXMember Board of Directorscurrent2013 — presentSt. Louis, MO
  13. Capital InnovatorsInvestor/Mentorcurrent2011 — presentSt. Louis, MO
  14. Regional Business CouncilMember2017 — 2024Greater St. Louis
  15. PerficientMember Board Of Directors2017 — 2024St. Louis, MO
  16. University of MO - St. LouisMember of Chancellor's Council2017 — 2023Greater St. Louis
  17. NoonLight, Inc.Member of Board of Directors2016 — 2022Greater St. Louis
  18. TopOPPSMember Board of Directors2014 — 2021Greater St. Louis
  19. SixThirty Financial Technology AcceleratorDirector2013 — 2019Greater St. Louis Area
  20. GlobalHackBoard Member2014 — 2019Greater St. Louis

Education

  1. Missouri University of Science and TechnologyBS, Mechanical Engineering1976 — 1981

Skills & more

Strategic Planning99Strategy47Leadership38Management10Venture Capital55Product Development31Product Marketing13Private Equity6CEOs7Entrepreneurship99Strategic Partnerships42Executive Management14
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Same school

Shared employers

Investments

Board seats

Aisle411BenchmarkONE (Hatchbuck)LockerDomeNoonlightPerficientS4SimpleRoseTunespeak

Per the firm's website.

Colleagues at Cultivation Capital

Network12

Investors connected to Brian in public investor directories — a warm-intro map.