Brian Matthews
InvestorGeneral 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
- 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
Education
- Missouri University of Science and TechnologyBS, Mechanical Engineering1976 — 1981
Skills & more
Strategic Planning99Strategy47Leadership38Management10Venture Capital55Product Development31Product Marketing13Private Equity6CEOs7Entrepreneurship99Strategic Partnerships42Executive Management14
+12 more
SalesStart-upsBusiness DevelopmentFundraisingAngel InvestingMarketing StrategyInvestmentsMergers & AcquisitionsBusiness PlanningCorporate DevelopmentBusiness StrategyNew Business DevelopmentFrom Brian's professional profile.
Same school
Also attended Missouri University of Science and Technology11
John TrueGeneral Partner at Cultivation CapitalLevi MalottVenture Partner at Redbud VCKory MathewsSenior Partner at NEW VISTA CAPITALBrian MoyerFounder & CEO at Innovation StudioSean FootePartner at Co=Creation=CapitalRob JohnsonOperating Partner at G2 Venture Partners
+ 5 more
Shared employers
Also worked at Decide1
Also worked at Capital Innovators7
Art HandmanOperating Partner at Capital InnovatorsAlex KummantOperating Partner at Capital InnovatorsJim CornbleetOperating Partner at Capital InnovatorsKayla KavanaughInvestor at Afore CapitalHenry ChiInvestor at Capital InnovatorsAdam JendrisakAssociate at Capital Innovators
+ 1 more
Also worked at Perficient2
Also worked at McDonnell Douglas61
Jeff BabioneSenior Advisory Board at IronGate Capital AdvisorsBrian BellFounder & Managing Partner at Team IgniteVeronica DaiglePresident, National Security Practice at Red Cell IncubationIlya TokhnerPartner - Strategic Partnerships at Ghaf Capital PartnersTy FindleyCo-Founder + General Partner at Ironspring VentureEric HiltonPartner at Sorenson Ventures
+ 55 more
Investments
Board seats
Aisle411BenchmarkONE (Hatchbuck)LockerDomeNoonlightPerficientS4SimpleRoseTunespeak
Per the firm's website.
Colleagues at Cultivation Capital
Alana Mann
Principal 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
Catherine Matthes
Venture Advisor at Cultivation Capital
Chris Danforth
General Partner at Cultivation Capital
Network12
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
Alana Mann
Principal at Cultivation Capital
Andy Cloyd
Principal at Cultivation Capital
Chris Danforth
General Partner at Cultivation Capital
David Moon
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
Investors connected to Brian in public investor directories — a warm-intro map.






























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