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Matt Cooper

Investor

Co-Founder & Executive Chairman at Exceptional Ventures

London

Writes $100K – $5M checks · typically $1.5M

About

Co-Founder and Executive Chairman of Exceptional Ventures and an experienced CEO, chairman, and angel investor. Co-founded and chaired Tandem Bank and helped found CapitalOne Bank in the US and Europe. Graduated from Princeton in Chemistry in 1988.

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Experience

  1. Exceptional VenturesCo-Founder, General Partner, and Executive Chairmancurrent2022 — presentLondon, England, United Kingdom
  2. Here We FloChair; Chief Male Ally of the Fempirecurrent2022 — presentLondon, England, United Kingdom
  3. Rest Less UKNon Executive Directorcurrent2020 — presentLondon, United Kingdom
  4. CatchApp SchedulerNon Executive Directorcurrent2020 — presentLondon, United Kingdom
  5. The REAL Drinks Co.Non-Exec Director2023 — 2024Buckinghamshire, England, United Kingdom
  6. Clerkenwell HealthNon Executive Director2022 — 2024London, England, United Kingdom
  7. VouchedForNon Executive Director2013 — 2023
  8. Live Tech GamesNon Executive Director2021 — 2023
  9. CudoniChairperson2019 — 2023
  10. Octopus CapitalChairman2001 — 2022
  11. MoloChairman2021 — 2022
  12. Tandem BankChairman2014 — 2020
  13. National Centre for Circus ArtsChairman2015 — 2019London, United Kingdom
  14. IGF Invoice Finance LtdChairman2016 — 2019
  15. iamYiamChairman2017 — 2018
  16. ClearlySoChairman2012 — 2018
  17. ImaginatikExecutive Chairman2009 — 2018
  18. Accesso Technology Group PlcNED2012 — 2016
  19. Inspired Captial PlcChairman2013 — 2015
  20. Which? Financial UK LtdNED2012 — 2014

Education

  1. Princeton University1984 — 1988

Skills & more

Strategy34Leadership14Management11Business Strategy33Venture Capital37Start-ups22Private Equity27Angel Investing10Entrepreneurship17Executive Coaching6Investments20Business Planning4
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From Matt's professional profile.

Same school

Also attended Princeton University474

Fabrice GrindaCo-founder & Managing Partner at FJ LabsAndrewAdvisor at Clear VenturesChristal NgAssociate at Golden Gate VenturesDavid CoatsManaging Director & Co-Founder at Correlation VenturesDan MoreheadFounder & CEO at Pantera CapitalGeoff YangCo-Founder at Redpoint Ventures

+ 468 more

Shared employers

Also worked at Here We Flo1

Paolo PioCo-Founder and General Partner at Exceptional Ventures

Also worked at Cudoni1

Taos EdmondsonPartner, DMG Ventures at DMG Ventures

Also worked at Tandem Bank3

Michael KentInvestor at HeadlineViktoriya TigipkoFounding and Managing Partner at TA VenturesDan Dall’AstaInvestor at Citrine Venture

Also worked at iamYiam2

Dr. Cory KiddImpact Partner at Fresco CapitalRajiv KapoorInvestor at Chai Ventures

Colleagues at Exceptional Ventures

Alex Laterza
Advisor at Exceptional Ventures
Alex Söderman
CFO & Compliance Officer at Exceptional Ventures
Anna Fortuny-Gomez
Head of Platform, Science, & Reputation at Exceptional Ventures
Doug Kerr
Science Advisor at Exceptional Ventures
Federica Pio
Scout at Exceptional Ventures
Federico Raoul Cucchi
Partner at Exceptional Ventures
Frederica Dick-Read
Executive Assistant at Exceptional Ventures
Jason Foster
Scout at Exceptional Ventures