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Matt Perlman

Investor

Partner at IA Capital Group

New York, New York

Writes $100K – $5M checks · typically $1.5M

About

Matt Perlman is an Advisory Partner at IA Capital Group, which he joined in 2018 after serving as a Partner and investment committee member for eight years. He previously worked as a Principal at Fenway Summer Ventures, where he helped establish the firm's venture operations and led early-stage fintech investments, and earlier held roles at Lightyear Capital and Citigroup. He graduated from Princeton University's Woodrow Wilson School and holds an M.B.A. from Columbia Business School.

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Invests in

Fintech

Experience

  1. IA Capital GroupAdvisory Partnercurrent2026 — presentWestport, Connecticut, United States
  2. IA Capital GroupPartner2018 — 2026New York City Metropolitan Area
  3. Fenway SummerAdvisorcurrent2018 — presentNew York City Metropolitan Area
  4. Fenway SummerPrincipal2014 — 2017New York City Metropolitan Area
  5. Columbia Business SchoolMBA Candidate2013 — 2015
  6. Fenway SummerSummer Associate2014
  7. Lightyear CapitalAssociate2011 — 2013
  8. CitiAnalyst2008 — 2011

Education

  1. Columbia Business SchoolMaster of Business Administration (MBA)2013 — 2015
  2. Princeton UniversityBachelor of Arts (B.A.), Woodrow Wilson School of Public Policy and International Affairs2004 — 2008

Skills & more

Strategy2Corporate Finance13Private Equity8Investment Banking3Financial Modeling10Capital Markets1Due Diligence2Valuation15Financial Analysis3Equity Research1Equities1Finance5

From Matt's professional profile.

Same school

Also attended Columbia Business School576

Aryo TehranianManaging Director at Mayfair Equity PartnersYibo NianInvestment Director at Intel CapitalKesha CashFounder & General Partner at Impact America FundMahati SridharPartner, Rise of the Rest at RevolutionGiuseppe IademarcoHead of Global Partnership at P101 VenturesWendy XiaoPartner at Northzone

+ 570 more

Also attended Princeton University444

Fabrice GrindaCo-founder & Managing Partner at FJ LabsAndrewAdvisor at Clear VenturesChristal NgAssociate at Golden Gate VenturesDavid CoatsManaging Director & Co-Founder at Correlation VenturesDan MoreheadFounder & CEO at Pantera CapitalGeoff YangCo-Founder at Redpoint Ventures

+ 438 more

Shared employers

Also worked at IA Capital Group10

Victor Pascucci IIIManaging General Partner, Cofounder at Energy Capital VenturesRick VitonInsurance-focused investor and Managing Director at IA Capital GroupAndy LernerManaging Partner at IA Capital GroupBob SollmannAdvisory Partner at IA Capital GroupChristy LaneVenture Partner at IA Capital GroupAnton WesenerPrincipal at IA Capital Group

+ 4 more

Also worked at Fenway Summer4

Miles ReidyPartner Emeritus at QED InvestorsRaj DateManaging Partner at Fenway Summer VenturesMatthew WeinbergPartner at Max VenturesJackson LefelarSenior Associate at TruStage Ventures

Also worked at Columbia Business School87

Jeremy PhilipsInvestor at Spark CapitalGraham BrownManaging Partner at Lerer HippeauCharlie RexfordChief of Staff to CEO at Sapphire VenturesHalle TeccoFounder, Rock Health & Natalist at Giant Ventures Global LlpFlorin MihocVenture Partner at Ff Venture CapitalArthur BrennandCo-founder and Venture Partner at Onevc Venture Partners Llc

+ 81 more

Also worked at Lightyear Capital4

Kari GarberChief of Staff at Shine CapitalMatthew StreisfeldGeneral Partner at Oak HC/FTTim WangFounder, Managing Partner at Monolith Venture Advisory LimitedKimberly HilgerSenior Associate at Zone Ventures

Investments

Board seats

District CoverDriver TechnologiesFrontier Risk

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Colleagues at IA Capital Group

Andy Lerner
Managing Partner at IA Capital Group
Anton Wesener
Principal at IA Capital Group
Bob Sollmann
Advisory Partner at IA Capital Group
Brett Baris
Advisory Partner at IA Capital Group
Bruce Macfarlane
Advisory Partner at IA Capital Group
Christy Lane
Venture Partner at IA Capital Group
Cornelia Spiegel
Advisory Partner at IA Capital Group
Dave O’Brien
Advisory Partner at IA Capital Group

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Andy Lerner
Managing Partner at IA Capital Group

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