Matt Oguz
InvestorFounding Partner and Chief Investment Officer at venture / science
San Francisco Bay Area
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About
Matt Oguz is the Founding Partner and Chief Investment Officer of Venture Science, championing the firm's quantitative, bias-aware investment approach. He has written for TechCrunch and has appeared on Bloomberg Tech.
Contact· self-published, not guessed
Experience
- IRISChief Investment Officercurrent2018 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- Venture ScienceGeneral Partnercurrent2012 — presentSan Francisco, California, United States
- Piction Health™Investorcurrent2024 — present
- Argo SpaceInvestorcurrent2024 — present
- LightmatterInvestorcurrent2023 — present
- Axiom SpaceInvestorcurrent2023 — present
- PsiQuantumInvestorcurrent2022 — present
- Eat Just, Inc.Investorcurrent2021 — present
- OxboticaInvestorcurrent2020 — presentOxford, England, United Kingdom
- CarbonInvestorcurrent2019 — presentRedwood City, California, United States
- ThoughtSpotInvestorcurrent2019 — present
- CircleInvestor (via Venture Science)current2018 — presentGreater Boston
- TechCrunchColumnistcurrent2014 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- Tala SecurityInvestor and Advisor2016 — 2023Milpitas, California
- LemonadeInvestor2019 — 2021
- Stackfolio (acquired)Investor (via Venture Science)2017 — 2021Atlanta Metropolitan Area
- LyftInvestor (via Venture Science)2018 — 2019San Francisco Bay Area
- AppetasInvestor2013 — 2015Seattle, Washington
- Istanta, Inc.Founding Director2003 — 2012
Skills & more
family office2Equity Capital Markets1Alternative Assets1Venture Capital74Entrepreneurship47Alternative Investments17Investment Strategies11Start-up Ventures9Private Equity11Mobile Devices7E-commerce6Angel Investing4
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Start-upsCorporate DevelopmentFinancial ModelingBusiness DevelopmentData ModelingDue DiligenceFinanceAsset ManagementStrategyManagementBusiness StrategyLanguages English
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- Who is Matt Oguz?
- Matt Oguz is the Founding Partner and Chief Investment Officer of Venture Science, championing the firm's quantitative, bias-aware investment approach. He has written for TechCrunch and has appeared on Bloomberg Tech.
- Where does Matt Oguz work?
- Matt Oguz is Founding Partner and Chief Investment Officer at venture / science.
- Where did Matt Oguz go to school?
- Matt Oguz studied at University of Oxford (English); Georgia State University - J. Mack Robinson College of Business (MBA); Boğaziçi University (BS, Civil Engineering).
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Also attended Georgia State University - J. Mack Robinson College of Business47
CindiInvestor at TFX CapitalTanya HorowitzPartner at Butterfly VenturesAlicia LamboSenior Associate at Atlantica VenturesJason ShookChief Operating Officer at Oncology VenturesSaid MohammadiounManaging Partner at TechOperators Venture CapitalTodd PietriCo-Founder and Managing Partner at Activate Venture Partners
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Also attended Boğaziçi University88
Santo PolitiInvestor at Spark CapitalElçinTalent Team at Hummingbird VenturesAnıl Gökçen KörpınarManaging Partner at IdacapitalSecil BaysalOperator in Residence at QED InvestorsSercan OzcanPartner, Finance & Operations at AlleyCorpEmrecan DoganVP of Tech & Platform, Glean at EMERGENT VENTURES
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Also attended Ankara High School of Science2
Also attended Tarsus American College2
Shared employers
Also worked at Piction Health™7
Victor LanioPartner at Flare Capital PartnersAndrew FeinbergCo-Founder & Managing Partner at Argon VenturesElizabeth LawlerFounder at AppmapSusan ConoverCo-founder at Piction HealthJONATHAN ROMANOWSKYExecutive Officer at InflammatixTim DursoChief Technical Officer at Veradermics
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Also worked at Lightmatter7
Santo PolitiInvestor at Spark CapitalPeter BordesManaging Partner at Trajectory VenturesStan ReissPartner at Matrix PartnersOlivia NottebohmAdvisor at ARCADIAN FundAniq KassamManaging Director at FAST — by GETTYLABNicholas HarrisFounder at Lightmatter
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Also worked at Axiom Space28
Tarek WakedCo-Founder & Managing Partner at Type One VenturesAbdo John HajjFounder of AJH Investments, a private investment office built for long-duration ownership.Paulina SzyzdekPrincipal at E12 Venture Capital, LlcKurt SchererManaging Director at C5 CapitalRob MeyersonCEO of InterluneKam GhaffarianVenture Partner at Prime Movers Lab
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Also worked at PsiQuantum28
Karthee MadasamyManaging Partner at MFV PartnersAaron VanDevenderAdvisor at Long Journey VenturesAyal ItzkovitzManaging Partner | First at PitangoPeter BarrettGeneral Partner at Playground GlobalJacqueline TameOperating Partner External Affairs at Playground GlobalPriyanka MitraPartner at M12 (Microsoft's Venture Fund)
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