About
Matt Hayes is a General Partner at the early stage venture firm PJC, where he leads consumer and enterprise technology deals. Before joining PJC, he was part of the founding team at the commerce platform Teespring — backed by Y Combinator, Andreessen Horowitz, and Khosla Ventures — where he worked on seller growth, business development, strategic partnerships, and corporate initiatives as the company scaled. He holds an MBA from Columbia Business School and a B.S. in Accounting from the University of Rhode Island, earned magna cum laude.
Invests in
AI & Machine LearningClimate TechConsumerCrypto & Web3Data & InfrastructureE-commerceEnterprise SoftwareFintechGamingHealthtechInsurTechMarketplacesMedia & EntertainmentMedical DevicesRoboticsSaaSSocial
Board director at Acelab
Intro paths
In turn, Matt can intro founders to Acelab's investors below.
Acelab's investors · 9
Co-founders at Acelab
Experience
- PJCGeneral Partnercurrent2015 — present
- Lively, Inc.Investorcurrent2016 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- BenableInvestorcurrent2019 — present
- LatticeInvestorcurrent2021 — presentSan Francisco, California, United States
- DriposInvestorcurrent2020 — presentNew York, New York, United States
- RailbirdInvestor2022 — 2025New York, New York, United States
- Appcast, IncInvestor2015 — 2019
- AcelabInvestorcurrent2023 — present
- HowieInvestorcurrent2023 — present
- TeespringFounding Team - Business and Corporate Development2012 — 2015San Francisco, CA
Education
- Columbia Business SchoolMaster of Business Administration
- University of Rhode IslandBachelor of Science, Accounting and Finance
Skills & more
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Investments
Investor
BlockFiEden HealthLivelyTrueNorth and Feather.
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Colleagues at PJC
Network3
Investors connected to Matt in public investor directories — a warm-intro map.
Frequently asked questions
- Where does Matt Hayes work?
- Matt Hayes is General Partner at PJC and Founder at Acelab.
- What does Matt Hayes invest in?
- Matt Hayes invests in AI & Machine Learning, Climate Tech, Consumer, Crypto & Web3, Data & Infrastructure, E-commerce, Enterprise Software, Fintech, Gaming, Healthtech, InsurTech, Marketplaces, Media & Entertainment, Medical Devices, Robotics, SaaS, Social.
- What check size does Matt Hayes write?
- Matt Hayes typically writes checks of $100K – $5M.
- What companies did Matt Hayes found?
- Matt Hayes founded Acelab.
Same school
Also attended Columbia Business School638
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Also attended University of Rhode Island23
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