Matt Doka
InvestorFounderCTO, SumUp (North America); Co-Founder & GP, Operator Stack at Operator Stack · Interim CRO at Fivestars
Daly City, California, United States
FoundedFivestars · YC
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About
Co-founder and general partner at Operator Stack with deep technology and infrastructure expertise. Previously served as CTO at SumUp (North America) and co-founder and CTO of Fivestars, a payments platform company that sold to SumUp for $317M in October 2021. Also scaled Fivestars from inception to $50M.
Interim CRO at FivestarsYC W11
Intro paths
Matt went through Y Combinator (Winter 2011) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
In turn, Matt can intro founders to Fivestars's investors below.
Fivestars's investors · 9
Co-founders at Fivestars

Investments
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Colleagues at Operator Stack
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Matt Doka?
- Co-founder and general partner at Operator Stack with deep technology and infrastructure expertise. Previously served as CTO at SumUp (North America) and co-founder and CTO of Fivestars, a payments platform company that sold to SumUp for $317M in October 2021. Also scaled Fivestars from inception to $50M.
- Where does Matt Doka work?
- Matt Doka is Interim CRO of Fivestars and CTO, SumUp (North America); Co-Founder & GP, Operator Stack at Operator Stack.
- What companies did Matt Doka found?
- Matt Doka founded Fivestars.
- What companies has Matt Doka invested in?
- Investments tracked here include Atomic, ion design, PointOne, SigOpt, Sorcerer, Ubicloud, UpLink.
Founder mafias
Y Combinator mafia10,594
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McKinsey & Company mafia937
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The Wharton School mafia827
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Sumup mafia17
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