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Lance Matthews

Investor

Partner at DTCP · Board Member at Cerby

San Francisco, California

Writes $10 – $40 checks · typically $20

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428 people in our graph share verified history with Lance — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.

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About

Lance Matthews is a Partner at DTCP Growth Equity, where he leads investments in enterprise AI, data infrastructure, and cybersecurity, typically at the Series B stage and beyond. Over nine years at the firm, he has sourced and supported investments across multiple funds, with portfolio companies including Together AI, Cohere, Groq, Auth0, Fastly, and Cerby, and currently serves on the boards of Cerby and Safebreach. Matthews holds an MBA from UC Berkeley's Haas School of Business and a Master's in History from the University of Glasgow.

Experience

  1. DTCPPartnercurrent2023 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  2. DTCPPrincipal2020 — 2023
  3. DTCPAssociate2016 — 2019
  4. Together AIInvestorcurrent2026 — present
  5. CohereInvestorcurrent2023 — present
  6. TENEX.AIBoard Observercurrent2025 — present
  7. CerbyBoard Membercurrent2025 — present
  8. SafeBreachBoard Membercurrent2023 — present
  9. HUMANBoard Observercurrent2022 — present
  10. SkyDeck BerkeleyAdvisorcurrent2018 — presentBerkeley, CA
  11. GroqInvestor2025 — 2026
  12. Touchdown VenturesAssociate2016San Francisco Bay Area
  13. Illuminate VenturesAssociate Intern2015 — 2016San Francisco Bay Area
  14. TwitterFinance Program Manager2015San Francisco Bay Area

Skills & more

Management9Leadership5Strategic Planning7Negotiation2Analysis3Public Speaking1Strategy3Project Management16Program Management11ConstructionData Analysis4Renewable Energy2
+12 moreLeadership DevelopmentMicrosoft OfficeResearchEnvironmental ComplianceEnvironmental AwarenessOperations ManagementNew Business DevelopmentProcess ImprovementEnergyPolicy AnalysisEnergy PolicyGovernment
  • Series 65 — FINRA

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Colleagues at DTCP

Bart de Jong
Managing Director at DTCP
Guy Horowitz
Investor at DTCP
Isabel Eberhardt
Investor at DTCP
Jay Eum
Founding Managing Partner at GFT Ventures
Joshua Müller
Principal at T.Capital
Laura Heitmann
Associate at DTCP
Lena Stocker
Investor at DTCP
Marlon Sajko
Tech Fund at T.Capital

Network1

Bart de Jong
Managing Director at DTCP

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Lance Matthews?
Lance Matthews is a Partner at DTCP Growth Equity, where he leads investments in enterprise AI, data infrastructure, and cybersecurity, typically at the Series B stage and beyond. Over nine years at the firm, he has sourced and supported investments across multiple funds, with portfolio companies including Together AI, Cohere, Groq, Auth0, Fastly, and Cerby, and currently serves on the boards of Cerby and Safebreach. Matthews holds an MBA from UC Berkeley's Haas School of Business and a Master's in History from the University of Glasgow.
Where does Lance Matthews work?
Lance Matthews is Partner at DTCP.
What check size does Lance Matthews write?
Lance Matthews typically writes checks of $10 – $40.
Where did Lance Matthews go to school?
Lance Matthews studied at University of California, Berkeley, Haas School of Business (Master of Business Administration (MBA), Finance); University of Glasgow (Masters, History); California State University, Fresno (BA, History).

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Also attended University of Glasgow127

Andreas SchropferHead of Finance at Brighteye VenturesSarah MandersonLegal Director at Hoxton VenturesKelsey BolanderAssociate — Business Ops & Partner Support at Energize VenturesRob DesboroughGeneral Partner and Chair of Seraphim Space Accelerator at Seraphim SpaceAida KhalilProgramme Associate at Seraphim SpaceNatalie JohnstonInvestment Principal at 4BIO Capital

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Also attended California State University, Fresno30

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Shared employers

Also worked at DTCP34

Millan SuriPrincipal at Episode1Ska Sijia DuPrincipal at Karma VenturesLinda JahnExecutive Assistant at Two Bear CapitalTill StenzelPartner at SET VenturesJay EumFounding Managing Partner at GFT VenturesPepe FerrándizInvestment Associate at Nauta Capital

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Also worked at Cohere26

Nick FrosstCo-founder of CohereIvan ZhangCo-founder of CohereAndy HarrisonGeneral Partner, CEO at S32Kemi TijaniVenture Partner at P1 VenturesJihad (Jay) AlammarVenture Partner at Outliers VCVictor Bunoust-RoquerePrincipal at Manhattan Venture Partners

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Also worked at TENEX.AI7

Eric FosterAngel investorEdwin SolisCo-founder at Tenex AIRyan ShreveCo-founder at Tenex AIVenkata KoppakaCTO at Tenex AIJan Grzymala-BusseFounder at Tenex AIBrandon DixonFounder at Ent

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Also worked at HUMAN17

Jonathan HeiligerGeneral Partner at Vertex VenturesMike AielloVenture Partner (CTO, Secureworks) at AllegisCyber CapitalJoydeep BhattacharyyaInvestor at Canaan PartnersAndy ChouInvestor at 11.2 CapitalShelley ZhuangFounder and Managing Partner at 11.2 CapitalJim JansenVenture Partner at FORWARD.one

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