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Matt Carbonara

Investor

Managing Director at Citi Ventures · Investor at Mayfield Fund

San Francisco Bay Area

About

Matt Carbonara invests out of Mayfield's Select/Spring funds, focusing on AI companies. He has over 25 years of experience across venture capital, corporate development, and product roles, beginning his career designing ASICs at a startup before moving into product management and venture capital. He previously worked on M&A and investments at Cisco and led the enterprise investing practice at Citi Ventures, the venture arm of Citigroup. He holds an M.S. and B.S. in Electrical Engineering from The Ohio State University.

Invests in

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise Software

Experience

  1. MayfieldInvestorcurrent2026 — present
  2. Sublime SecurityInvestorcurrent2024 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  3. CriblInvestorcurrent2021 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  4. poolsideInvestorcurrent2024 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  5. SnykInvestorcurrent2021 — presentUnited Kingdom
  6. HarnessInvestorcurrent2021 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  7. IslandInvestorcurrent2024 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  8. Stream.SecurityInvestor & Board Observercurrent2024 — presentTel Aviv District, Israel
  9. LakeraInvestor & Board Observercurrent2024 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  10. Endor LabsInvestorcurrent2024 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  11. All RaiseVC Championcurrent2024 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  12. Traceable API SecurityInvestorcurrent2024 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  13. Concentric AIInvestor & Board Observercurrent2023 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  14. UNC School of Data Science and SocietyAdvisor UNC Chapel Hill School of Data Science and Society (SDSS)current2023 — presentRaleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill Area
  15. Docker, IncInvestorcurrent2022 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  16. eightfold.aiInvestorcurrent2021 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  17. DeepgramInvestorcurrent2020 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  18. Skan.aiInvestorcurrent2020 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  19. NylasInvestorcurrent2020 — present
  20. Kenna SecurityInvestorcurrent2019 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area

Education

  1. The Ohio State UniversityBS, MS, Electrical Engineering w/ Computer Science Option

Skills & more

Venture Capital99Start-ups99Product Management85Entrepreneurship60Cloud Computing51Strategy69Business Development34Product Marketing31Strategic Partnerships30Management28Investments24Mergers & Acquisitions21
+12 moreDue DiligenceCorporate DevelopmentSaaSGo-to-market StrategyBusiness StrategyWirelessCompetitive AnalysisStorageData CenterCross-functional Team LeadershipMobile DevicesStrategic Planning

From Matt's professional profile.

Investments

Investor

CriblDockerHarnessIslandSnyk

Per the firm's website.

Colleagues at Citi Ventures

Andrew Murray
Managing Director at Citi Ventures
Annisa Marsha
Investor at Citi Ventures
Arvind Purushotham
Head of Citi Ventures at Citi Ventures
Avi Arnon
Senior Vice President at Citi Ventures
Blaze O'Byrne
Director at Citi Ventures
Jeff Flynn
Director at Citi Ventures
Jeff Meyers
Investor at Citi Ventures
Jelena Zec
Director at Citi Ventures

Network2

Avi Arnon
Senior Vice President at Citi Ventures
Deepak Jeevankumar
Managing Director at Dell Technologies Capital

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

Frequently asked questions

Where does Matt Carbonara work?
Matt Carbonara is Managing Director at Citi Ventures.
What does Matt Carbonara invest in?
Matt Carbonara invests in AI & Machine Learning, Enterprise Software.

Same school

Also attended The Ohio State University109

Keatten SmithCapital Formation Coordinator at March Capital PartnersSara Risch, PhDAdvisor at CincyTechWill McKelveyPrincipal at Lerer HippeauLaura SebastianiVP of Finance at Scale Venture PartnersSuresh BalasubramanianInvestor at Storm VenturesJohn D. SimonExecutive Venture Partner at Caduceus Capital Partners

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Shared employers

Also worked at Snyk21

Tamar YehoshuaInvestor at IVP (Institutional Venture Partners)Ken FoxPartner at StripesBryan GertzogPartner at StripesMax ZangInvestor at AudaciousEd SimFounder and General Partner at boldstart venturesEliot DurbinGeneral Partner at boldstart ventures

+ 15 more

Also worked at Trulioo9

David J. BlumbergFounder and Managing Partner of Blumberg CapitalJared KatzenSenior Associate at Blumberg CapitalAmol HelekarGeneral Partner at TCVVicky BindraCEO at Team8Chris GottschalkGeneral Partner at Mouro CapitalDana Eli-LorchPartner at Vesey Ventures

+ 3 more

Also worked at Uptycs, Inc.7

Jai DasPartner, President at Sapphire VenturesGil BeydaFounder at Genacast VenturesFrances SchwiepPartner at Two Sigma VenturesAlberto YépezCo-Founder and Managing Director at ForgePoint CapitalDavid ZilbermanGeneral Partner at Norwest Venture PartnersLouis TothManaging Director at Comcast Ventures

+ 1 more

Also worked at Citi729

Nina AchadjianInvestor at Index VenturesRishi ModiInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)RustyAdvisor at Clear VenturesKerry WongHead of Investor Relations at Pantera CapitalTori KorineInvestor at OpenView Venture PartnersAnn PauloseSenior Investor Relations Associate at Greycroft

+ 723 more