Matt Fates
InvestorPartner at Innospark Ventures
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Writes $2M checks
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228 people in our graph share verified history with Matt — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.
Anthony PhilippakisunlockedMatt: together at Yale University (1994–1996)
Matt: together at Innospark Ventures
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Matt: together at The Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth
About
Partner who has invested in over 100 companies since 1996. Previously at Ascent Venture Partners (data analytics, SaaS, cybersecurity), Norwest Venture Partners, and technology investment bank Alex Brown & Sons.
Invests in
AI & Machine LearningBiotechEdTechEnterprise SoftwareHealthtech
Experience
- Innospark VenturesPartner - AI VCcurrent2021 — presentBoston, MA
- TBD AngelsAngel Investorcurrent2020 — present
- Ascent Venture PartnersGeneral Partner2002 — 2022Greater Boston Area
- Norwest Venture PartnersAnalyst1998 — 2000
- Alex Brown & SonsFinancial Analyst1996 — 1998
Skills & more
Strategic Planning22Business NetworkingManagement15Leadership10Strategy12Venture Capital48Startup Consulting1Marketing11Fund Raising1Investing1Innovation1Team Building5
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Deal SourcingFinancial AnalysisFinancial ModelingData AnalyticsCloud ServicesB2B TechnologyCloud ComputingStart-upsB2BFundraisingInvestmentsExecutive ManagementLanguages Spanish
From Matt's professional profile.
Colleagues at Innospark Ventures
Ashish Singh
Advisory Partner at Innospark Ventures
Brent Willess
Principal at Founder Collective
Deepak Verma
Partner at Innospark Ventures
Dr. Venkat Srinivasan
Managing Director at Innospark Ventures
Jeff Knox
Senior Associate at Innospark Ventures
Kevin Dunnell
Technologist in Residence at Innospark Ventures
Mark Legare
Principal at Innospark Ventures
Max Krause
Senior Analyst, Head of Founder Discovery at Innospark Ventures
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Dominic EndicottScout
Director at Northstar Ventures
Drew VolpeScout
Founding Partner at First Star Ventures
Investors connected to Matt in public investor directories — a warm-intro map.
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Matt Fates?
- Partner who has invested in over 100 companies since 1996. Previously at Ascent Venture Partners (data analytics, SaaS, cybersecurity), Norwest Venture Partners, and technology investment bank Alex Brown & Sons.
- Where does Matt Fates work?
- Matt Fates is Partner at Innospark Ventures.
- What does Matt Fates invest in?
- Matt Fates invests in AI & Machine Learning, Biotech, EdTech, Enterprise Software, Healthtech.
- What check size does Matt Fates write?
- Matt Fates typically writes checks of $2M.
- Where did Matt Fates go to school?
- Matt Fates studied at The Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth (MBA (Tuck Scholar)); Yale University (BA, Computer Science).
Same school
Also attended The Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth276
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Shared employers
Also worked at Ascent Venture Partners3
Also worked at Norwest Venture Partners69
Jon KossowManaging Partner at Norwest Venture PartnersLaura BoydPrincipal, Head of M&A & Capital Markets at Norwest Venture PartnersLaura TseVP of Finance at ParadigmBayan AlizadehPartner at S32Scott WilliamsonPortfolio Partner: Product at OSS CapitalJeff SchmidtHead of Commercialization at Energize Ventures
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Also worked at Alex Brown & Sons12
Paul BarberSenior Advisor at JMI EquityRyan DrantFounder and Managing Partner at Questa CapitalJake NunnPartner at SR One Capital ManagementJeff RunnfeldtChief Investment Officer, Multi-Manager Group at Fortress Investment GroupJim AndelmanCo-Founder and Managing Director at Bonfire VenturesDonald DixonCo-Founder and Managing Director at ForgePoint Capital
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