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
- ZoomHead of Design, Bonsaicurrent2025 — presentBoulder, Colorado, United States
- BonsaiCo-Founder, Head of Design2015 — 2025Boulder, CO
- MustWinUX Web Developer2014 — 2015San Francisco Bay Area
- Minimal Inc.Co-Founder, CPO2013 — 2014
- OniracomWeb Developer2012 — 2013Santa Barbara
- SLTWTR Creative AgencyWeb Developer2012Santa Barbara, California Area
- inLifeCo-Founder, Developer/Designer2011 — 2012
- Private InvestmentsOwner2010 — 2012
Skills & more
Web Development35Web Design12Entrepreneurship15User Interface Design3jQuery13AngularJSRuby on RailsCSS31Photoshop10HTML 511User Experience6PHP13
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JavaScriptLESSSASSFront-endMobile DevicesCSSResponsive Web DevelopmentFrom Matt's professional profile.
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.
- 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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