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Matt Paulson

Investor

General Partner at Homegrown Capital · Board director at Prismatic · Board director at Pitchly

Sioux Falls, South Dakota, United States

About

General Partner who has invested in over 75 venture deals; founder and CEO of MarketBeat and an investment partner at Cresten Capital.

Contact· self-published, not guessed

Likely email· guessed from name + firm domain, not firm-published

Board director at Prismatic

Intro paths

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

Prismatic's investors · 2

Five Elms CapitalKansas City · $15M – $150M checks · since 2026Homegrown CapitalBrookings · $500K – $2M checks · since 2024

Co-founders at Prismatic

MZMichael Zuercher
Michael ZuercherExecutive Officer, Director, Promoter

Board director at Pitchly

Intro paths

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

Pitchly's investors · 5

Great North VenturesMaple GroveHomegrown CapitalBrookings · $500K – $2M checksInnoventures IowaIowaISA VenturesCedar Rapids · $25K – $1M checks · since 2023Next Level VenturesDes Moines · $500K – $5M checks · since 2020

Co-founders at Pitchly

RGRyan Gerhardy
Ryan GerhardyCo-founder & CEO
MB
Michael BrookCo-founder & CPO

Experience

  1. MarketBeatFounder & CEOcurrent2006 — presentSioux Falls, SD
  2. Homegrown CapitalGeneral Partnercurrent2021 — presentSioux Falls, South Dakota, United States
  3. Cresten Capital HoldingsGeneral Partnercurrent2019 — presentSioux Falls, SD
  4. Points PathBoard Membercurrent2025 — present
  5. PitchlyBoard Membercurrent2022 — presentDes Moines, Iowa, United States
  6. PrismaticBoard Observercurrent2021 — presentSioux Falls, South Dakota, United States
  7. Falls Angel FundChairman2016 — 2024Sioux Falls, SD
  8. GoGo Photo ContestCo-Founder2013 — 2020Sioux Falls, SD
  9. Dakota State UniversityAdjunct Instructor2008 — 2013Madison, SD
  10. Factor 360, Inc.Senior Web Developer2008 — 2012Sioux Falls, SD
  11. Logic LizardWeb Developer2006 — 2008Madison, SD
  12. South Dakota Unified Judicial SystemComputer Support Intern2006 — 2008Sioux Falls, South Dakota
  13. Dakota State UniversityTechnology Fellow2005 — 2008
  14. The Trojan TimesEditor In Chief2005 — 2008Madison, SD

Skills & more

Entrepreneurship95Email Marketing85Online Marketing90Web Development99Web Design93SEO28Software Development20Project Management17E-commerce16Integration10Software9Web Analytics7
+12 morePress ReleasesSearch Engine Optimization (SEO)RoboticsUser ExperienceUsabilityWeb Project ManagementLeadership DevelopmentNetworkingLeadershipWordPressPHPCMS

From Matt's professional profile.

Investments

Board seats

Prismatic

Per SEC Form D filings.

Colleagues at Homegrown Capital

Dr. William Aderholdt
Venture Partner at Homegrown Capital
Megan Baniecke
Associate at Homegrown Capital
Tim Weelborg
General Partner and co-founder of Homegrown Capital

Frequently asked questions

Who is Matt Paulson?
General Partner who has invested in over 75 venture deals; founder and CEO of MarketBeat and an investment partner at Cresten Capital.
Where does Matt Paulson work?
Matt Paulson is General Partner at Homegrown Capital and Board director at Prismatic and Board director at Pitchly.
What boards does Matt Paulson sit on?
Matt Paulson holds tracked board seats at Prismatic.
Where did Matt Paulson go to school?
Matt Paulson studied at Dakota State University (Doctor of Public Service (Honorary Degree)); Sioux Falls Seminary (M.A. Christian Leadership); Dakota State University (M.S. Information Systems).

Same school

Also attended Dakota State University1

Shane ThomasFounder at Mastra

Shared employers

Also worked at Prismatic2

Reed EdwardsPrincipal at Five Elms CapitalIan WongTechnical Advisor at Basis Set Ventures