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Matt Nish

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Head of Design, Bonsai at Zoom Ventures · Founder at Bonsai

Kirkland, Washington, United States

FoundedBonsai · YC

Find your path to Matt

333 people in our graph share verified history with Matt — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.

Akshat GoenkaunlockedMatt: together at Y Combinator (2016)
×2Matt: together at UC Santa Barbara
×7Matt: together at Y Combinator
Matt: together at Zoom

About

Matt Nish co-founded Bonsai and leads design at the company. He previously worked as a freelancer and in agency roles before starting the business.

Founder at BonsaiYC W16

Intro paths

YC

Matt went through Y Combinator (Winter 2016) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.

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In turn, Matt can intro founders to Bonsai's investors below.

Bonsai's investors · 8

Acre Venture PartnersSanta Monica · $100K – $10M checks · since 2023Brass Ring VenturesNew YorkCongruentOakland · since 2023Fall Line CapitalSan Francisco · since 2023MatrixSan Francisco · $100K – $10M checksSerra VenturesChampaign · $5M checks · since 2023Sparkland CapitalSan JoseY CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2016

Experience

  1. ZoomHead of Design, Bonsaicurrent2025 — presentBoulder, Colorado, United States
  2. BonsaiCo-Founder, Head of Design2015 — 2025Boulder, CO
  3. MustWinUX Web Developer2014 — 2015San Francisco Bay Area
  4. Minimal Inc.Co-Founder, CPO2013 — 2014
  5. OniracomWeb Developer2012 — 2013Santa Barbara
  6. SLTWTR Creative AgencyWeb Developer2012Santa Barbara, California Area
  7. inLifeCo-Founder, Developer/Designer2011 — 2012
  8. Private InvestmentsOwner2010 — 2012

Skills & more

Web Development35Web Design12Entrepreneurship15User Interface Design3jQuery13AngularJSRuby on RailsCSS31Photoshop10HTML 511User Experience6PHP13
+7 moreJavaScriptLESSSASSFront-endMobile DevicesCSSResponsive Web Development

From Matt's professional profile.

Colleagues at Zoom Ventures

Bill Tai
Co-Founder at ACTAI Ventures
Eric S. Yuan
Founder & CEO, Zoom at Good AI Capital
Jim
Managing partner of Maven Ventures, a consumer-focused micro-VC fund and incubator in Palo Alto
Santi Subotovsky
General Partner at Emergence Capital Partners

Frequently asked questions

Who is Matt Nish?
Matt Nish co-founded Bonsai and leads design at the company. He previously worked as a freelancer and in agency roles before starting the business.
Where does Matt Nish work?
Matt Nish is Founder of Bonsai and Head of Design, Bonsai at Zoom Ventures.
What companies did Matt Nish found?
Matt Nish founded Bonsai.
Where did Matt Nish go to school?
Matt Nish studied at Y Combinator; UC Santa Barbara (BA, Film & Media Studies).

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