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Matt Compton

Investor

Portfolio Success at Oregon Venture Fund

Portland, Oregon Metropolitan Area

About

An experienced technology operator, board director, and investor focused on supporting entrepreneurs, investors, and portfolio companies.

Experience

  1. Oregon Venture FundGeneral Partnercurrent2018 — presentPortland, Oregon Metropolitan Area
  2. Oregon Venture FundInvestor. Investment Committeecurrent2015 — present
  3. BrimstoneBoard of Directorscurrent2025 — present
  4. REIBoard of Directors2013 — 2025
  5. Simple FinanceBoard Of Directors2015 — 2017Portland, Oregon Area
  6. Simple FinanceCOO2015 — 2017Portland, Oregon Area
  7. Access FundBoard of Directors2009 — 2015
  8. ShopIgniter, Inc. (acquired by Mixpo)CEO2010 — 2015
  9. Jama SoftwareBoard of Directors2009 — 2014
  10. Madrona Venture GroupVenture Partner2008 — 2010
  11. Yahoo!VP, Media & Strategic Partnerships2005 — 2007
  12. Yahoo!Sr. Dir. Product Strat & Marketing at Yahoo! Music2004 — 2005
  13. Yahoo!Director Marketing - Small Business Services2002 — 2004
  14. M2Managing Director & Founder2001 — 2002
  15. uShockCEO & Founder1999 — 2000
  16. Analysis GroupSr Research Analyst1994 — 1997

Education

  1. Northwestern University - Kellogg School of ManagementMBA
  2. Northwestern University - Kellogg School of ManagementMBA, Marketing1997 — 1999
  3. Claremont McKenna CollegeBA Dual, Economics and International Relations1989 — 1993
  4. Claremont McKenna CollegeBachelor of Science - BS, Economics and International Relations

Skills & more

Start-ups33Strategic Partnerships38Mobile Devices15Marketing33Product Management10Entrepreneurship9E-commerce11Analytics3Marketing Strategy5Executive Management3Venture Capital5Online Marketing4
+5 moreNonprofitsManagementEnterprise SoftwareStrategySaaS

From Matt's professional profile.

Colleagues at Oregon Venture Fund

Alline Akintore
Research & Diligence at Oregon Venture Fund
Brooke Chaffin
Venture Partner at Oregon Venture Fund
Deepthi Madhava
Diligence & Investment Sourcing at Oregon Venture Fund
Eric Rosenfeld
Founder at Oregon Venture Fund
Jon Maroney
General Partner at Oregon Venture Fund
Julianne Brands
Investor at Oregon Venture Fund
Lynn Fletcher
Operations at Oregon Venture Fund
Mary Geyer
Fund Accounting & Data at Oregon Venture Fund

Frequently asked questions

Where does Matt Compton work?
Matt Compton is Portfolio Success at Oregon Venture Fund.

Same school

Also attended Northwestern University - Kellogg School of Management558

Jenny LeeSenior Managing Partner at Granite AsiaAndy FligelSenior Managing Director at Intel CapitalDavid Clark GuillermoInvestments at Impact America FundGiuseppe DonvitoPartner at P101 VenturesAntonio TurroniOperating Advisor at P101 VenturesJon TurowVenture Partner at Madrona Venture Group

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Also attended Claremont McKenna College83

Lachlan MontgomerySenior Associate, Platform & Marketing at March Capital PartnersDrew OettingFounding partner of 8VCLindsay SlocumInvestor Relations Lead at ParadigmKurt ShelinePartner, Strategic Investment at Echo Health VenturesParis KokaInvestor at Serena VenturesAlexInvestor at Thomson Reuters Ventures

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Shared employers

Also worked at Brimstone6

Marc A. SingerManaging Partner at Osage University PartnersCooper RinzlerBreakthrough Energy Ventures at Breakthrough Energy VenturesStefan ZlatevInvestor at Breakthrough Energy VenturesKelly ChenPartner at DCVC (Data Collective)Rachel SlaybaughGeneral Partner at DCVC (Data Collective)Robert EthierManaging Partner, Co-Founder at ISV

Also worked at REI5

Tyler WilliamsAnalyst at Miami University Redhawk VenturesPete ChristiansonEntrepreneur in Residence at PeakLaura ArabieVP of Operations at Siddhi CapitalChris WittenbornTrader at Frazier Life SciencesNick ThomasPrincipal and Head of Strategy at Wildwood Ventures

Also worked at Simple Finance7

Susan EhrlichPartner at Core Venture CapitalBrad GillespieManaging Partner at IA VenturesManolo SanchezVenture Advisor at Mercury FundRoger EhrenbergFounding Partner at IA VenturesMimi SalcedoScout at Costanoa VenturesRyan HildebrandFounder at Seed

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Also worked at Madrona Venture Group37

Scott JacobsonManaging Director at Madrona Venture GroupKaran MehandruManaging Director at Madrona Venture GroupTim PorterManaging Director at Madrona Venture GroupSteve SinghManaging Director at Madrona Venture GroupChris PicardoPartner at Madrona investing at the intersection of life science and computer science, plus consumer tech and Web3Vivek RamaswamiPartner at Madrona Venture Group

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