Matt Fates
InvestorPartner at Innospark Ventures
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Writes $2M checks
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
Education
- The Tuck School of Business at DartmouthMBA (Tuck Scholar)2000 — 2002
- Yale UniversityBA, Computer Science1992 — 1996
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
Network2
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
- 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.
Same school
Also attended The Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth171
John McCulloughInvestor at OpenView Venture PartnersCarley PhillipsPrincipal at GreycroftM.G. ThibautFormer Chief Financial Officer at DroneDeploy at Scale Venture PartnersLiam DonohueInvestor at .406 VenturesGraham BrooksPartner at .406 VenturesJoanna Skoler GilmanChief Marketing and Communications Officer at .406 Ventures
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Also attended Yale University618
Ann Miura-KoCo-founding Partner at FloodgateDavid SzeAdvisory Partner at GreylockMichael SeibelPartner Emeritus at Y CombinatorZheela QaiserInvestor at Index VenturesAnthony PhilippakisInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)Karthik ArdhanareeswaranInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)
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Shared employers
Also worked at Ascent Venture Partners3
Also worked at Norwest Venture Partners70
Jon KossowManaging Partner at Norwest Venture PartnersLaura BoydPrincipal, Head of M&A & Capital Markets at Norwest Venture PartnersLaura TseVP of Finance at ParadigmScott WilliamsonPortfolio Partner: Product at OSS CapitalJeff SchmidtHead of Commercialization at Energize VenturesMoshe ZilbersteinGeneral Partner at Next47
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Also worked at Alex Brown & Sons11
Paul BarberSenior Advisor at JMI EquitySunil DhaliwalGeneral Partner at Amplify PartnersRyan DrantFounder and Managing Partner at Questa CapitalJake NunnPartner at SR One Capital ManagementJim AndelmanCo-Founder and Managing Director at Bonfire VenturesDonald DixonCo-Founder and Managing Director at ForgePoint Capital
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