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Matt Oguz

Investor

Founding Partner and Chief Investment Officer at venture / science

San Francisco Bay Area

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.

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Matt Oguz @mattoguz

Just dropped a new podcast episode with @paul_m_newman founder of @Oxa_UA, Oxford robotics pioneer, and one of the brightest minds in autonomy. We talk deep tech, self-driving systems, and seeing the world like a scientist. https://t.co/x2S9es5ZuT #AI #Robotics

Apr 11, 2025 · ♥ 1

Matt Oguz @mattoguz

On this tenth episode of Venture Science Deep Dive, I spoke with Leo Grady, PhD, founder and CEO of Jona, one of our portfolio companies. Leo provided valuable insights on gut health, #microbiome, and how Jona uses #AI to compile knowledge from thousands of published papers on https://t.co/jTmAy7Q1eC

Mar 31, 2025 · ♥ 1

Experience

  1. IRISChief Investment Officercurrent2018 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  2. Venture ScienceGeneral Partnercurrent2012 — presentSan Francisco, California, United States
  3. Piction Health™Investorcurrent2024 — present
  4. Argo SpaceInvestorcurrent2024 — present
  5. LightmatterInvestorcurrent2023 — present
  6. Axiom SpaceInvestorcurrent2023 — present
  7. PsiQuantumInvestorcurrent2022 — present
  8. Eat Just, Inc.Investorcurrent2021 — present
  9. OxboticaInvestorcurrent2020 — presentOxford, England, United Kingdom
  10. CarbonInvestorcurrent2019 — presentRedwood City, California, United States
  11. ThoughtSpotInvestorcurrent2019 — present
  12. CircleInvestor (via Venture Science)current2018 — presentGreater Boston
  13. TechCrunchColumnistcurrent2014 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  14. Tala SecurityInvestor and Advisor2016 — 2023Milpitas, California
  15. LemonadeInvestor2019 — 2021
  16. Stackfolio (acquired)Investor (via Venture Science)2017 — 2021Atlanta Metropolitan Area
  17. LyftInvestor (via Venture Science)2018 — 2019San Francisco Bay Area
  18. AppetasInvestor2013 — 2015Seattle, Washington
  19. Istanta, Inc.Founding Director2003 — 2012

Education

  1. University of OxfordEnglish1991
  2. Georgia State University - J. Mack Robinson College of BusinessMBA1996 — 1998
  3. Boğaziçi UniversityBS, Civil Engineering1991 — 1996
  4. Ankara High School of Science1988 — 1991
  5. Tarsus American College1985 — 1988

Skills & more

family office2Equity Capital Markets1Alternative Assets1Venture Capital74Entrepreneurship47Alternative Investments17Investment Strategies11Start-up Ventures9Private Equity11Mobile Devices7E-commerce6Angel Investing4
+11 moreStart-upsCorporate DevelopmentFinancial ModelingBusiness DevelopmentData ModelingDue DiligenceFinanceAsset ManagementStrategyManagementBusiness Strategy

Languages English

From Matt's professional profile.

Same school

Also attended Georgia State University - J. Mack Robinson College of Business15

CindiInvestor at TFX CapitalTanya HorowitzPartner at Butterfly VenturesJason ShookChief Operating Officer at Oncology VenturesSaid MohammadiounManaging Partner at TechOperators Venture CapitalTodd PietriCo-Founder and Managing Partner at Activate Venture PartnersFozia ParachaPrincipal at Digital Opportunities Group

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Also attended Boğaziçi University52

Santo PolitiInvestor at Spark CapitalElçinTalent Team at Hummingbird VenturesAnıl Gökçen KörpınarManaging Partner at IdacapitalSecil BaysalOperator in Residence at QED InvestorsGülenay ÖzbekInvestment Director at IdacapitalSercan OzcanPartner, Finance & Operations at AlleyCorp

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Also attended Ankara High School of Science1

Sevgi GurkanVenture Partner at OrbiMed

Also attended Tarsus American College2

Faruk OztokOperations | Venture Fellow at 212Melis AtaOperations | Venture Fellow at 212

Shared employers

Also worked at Piction Health™3

Victor LanioPartner at Flare Capital PartnersAndy FeinbergCo-Founder & Managing Partner at Argon VenturesVic LanioPartner at Flare Capital Partners

Also worked at Lightmatter5

Santo PolitiInvestor at Spark CapitalPeter BordesManaging Partner at Trajectory VenturesStan ReissPartner at Matrix PartnersOlivia NottebohmAdvisor at ARCADIAN FundAniq KassamManaging Director at FAST — by GETTYLAB

Also worked at Axiom Space10

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 MeyersonInvestor at C5 CapitalKam GhaffarianVenture Partner at Prime Movers Lab

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Also worked at PsiQuantum12

Karthee MadasamyManaging Partner at MFV PartnersAaron VanDevenderAdvisor at Long Journey VenturesAyal ItzkovitzManaging Partner | First at PitangoPeter BarrettGeneral Partner at Playground GlobalPriyanka MitraPartner at M12 (Microsoft's Venture Fund)Michael StewartManaging Partner at M12 (Microsoft's Venture Fund)

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