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Matt Prusak

Investor

General Partner at Defense Angels

Austin, Texas, United States

Writes $1 – $1M checks · typically $150K

About

Matt Prusak is Chief Business Officer and Interim CFO at Giga Energy, overseeing finance, capital, strategic transactions, and organizational scaling. He previously held leadership roles including Chief Business Officer at Curative during its national COVID-testing expansion, Chief Commercial Officer at US Bitcoin Corp through its merger with Hut 8, and CEO of American Bitcoin from its launch through its Nasdaq listing. Prusak holds an MBA from Stanford Graduate School of Business and a Master of Management Science in Global Affairs from Tsinghua University as a Schwarzman Scholar; he also created ERCOTQueue, a public research tool for power-market projects, and founded Defense Angels, an investment vehicle focused on defense and industrial technology founders.

Experience

  1. Giga EnergyChief Business Officer & Interim CFOcurrent2026 — presentAustin, Texas, United States
  2. Defense AngelsFounder & General Partnercurrent2021 — present
  3. American BitcoinPresident2025 — 2026
  4. American BitcoinChief Executive Officer2025
  5. Ionic DigitalChief Executive Officer2024Austin, TX
  6. US Bitcoin Corp (merged with Hut 8 | NASDAQ: HUT)Chief Commercial Officer2021 — 2024
  7. CurativeChief Business Officer2020 — 2021
  8. Bain & CompanyAssociate Consultant2015 — 2017Singapore | Indonesia | UAE

Education

  1. Stanford University Graduate School of BusinessMaster of Business Administration - MBA | Certificate in Public Management and Social Innovation
  2. Tsinghua UniversityMaster of Management Science in Global Affairs - MMS | Schwarzman Scholar
  3. University of CambridgeHuman, Social
  4. University of Southern CaliforniaB.A., International Relations (Global Business)

Skills & more

Growth StrategiesFinancial ModelingMarket AnalysisDue DiligenceNational SecurityEarly-Stage StartupsDefense TechnologyVenture CapitalCrisis ManagementC Level ManagementStrategic PartnershipsMergers & Acquisitions (M&A)
+12 moreBusiness DevelopmentInvestor RelationsTreasury ManagementInfrastructureBitcoin MiningOperations ManagementCorporate StrategyCapital MarketsPowerPointMicrosoft OfficeTwitterSalesforce.com

Languages English · German · Indonesian · Mandarin Chinese

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Frequently asked questions

Where does Matt Prusak work?
Matt Prusak is General Partner at Defense Angels.
What check size does Matt Prusak write?
Matt Prusak typically writes checks of $1 – $1M.

Founder mafias

Stanford University Graduate School of Business mafia252

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Steve JurvetsonMaster of Business Administration (MBA)Founded Mojo VisionIanMaster of Business Administration (M.B.A.)Founded Immunity Project +2Mikhail KokorichStanford Executive ProgramFounded Destinus +2Matt RouifStanford Ignite (Summer Institute for Entrepreneurship)Founded Photoroom +2Jesse BuckinghamMaster of Business Administration (M.B.A.)Founded Vooma +2Don MuirMaster of Business Administration - MBAFounded Arc +2

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University of Cambridge mafia248

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Immad AkhundMaster of Arts (M.A.)Founded Clickpass +2Inaki BerenguerMasterFounded InfiniteWatch +2Harish AgarwalMaster of Philosophy - MPhilFounded Nori +2Leonard Picardo1st class MEngFounded HeliosX +1Matt CliffordBachelor's DegreeFounded Entrepreneurs First +1Queen Chinyere QuinnPhD.Founded Oathafrica +1

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University of Southern California mafia130

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Kent WakefordJuris Doctorate (J.D.)Founded Breaking +4Matt MichelsonM.S.Founded Evid Science +1Jinal JhaveriMaster of ScienceFounded SchoolMint +1Kyle MichelsonPolitical ScienceFounded Getlabs +1Kenneth FrankBSFounded Turning +1Jonathan FriedmanPost-Doctoral ResearcherFounded Assembly +1

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Tsinghua University mafia35

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Alice DengStudy AbroadFounded Slope +1Ray LiaoBachelor’s DegreeFounded Empallo +1Konstantin KlinglerMaster of Science - MSFounded Seamflow +1Dr. Kewei YangBSEEFounded AnalogixNing LiBEFounded NovoLINCJames CameronInter-University Program for Chinese Language StudiesFounded Bipsync

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Same school

Also attended Stanford University Graduate School of Business1,291

Roelof BothaAdvisor & former Steward at Sequoia Capital; SpaceX board memberPeter FentonGeneral Partner at BenchmarkSteve JurvetsonCo-founder of Future VenturesDavid SzeAdvisory Partner at GreylockKatherine BoyleGeneral Partner at Andreessen Horowitz (American Dynamism)Hunter WalkCo-founder & Partner at Homebrew

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Also attended Tsinghua University145

Zhenyu TangInvestment Director at Intel CapitalVinnie LauriaFounding Partner at Golden Gate VenturesTed BreyerPartner at Breyer CapitalAlexander KremerPartner at Keen Venture PartnersJefferson ChenManaging Director at Informed Ventures Advisors, LlcDr. Kewei YangInvestor at G Vision Capital

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Also attended University of Cambridge851

Niko BonatsosInvestment Team at General CatalystGeorgia StevensonInvestor at Index VenturesHannah SealInvestor at Index VenturesLeah von SiemensPartner at Manta Ray VenturesAnthony PhilippakisInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)Erik NordlanderInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)

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Also attended University of Southern California474

Shaun MaguirePartner at Sequoia CapitalDamir BecirovicInvestor at Index VenturesVojtech HornaInvestor at Index VenturesNatalie VaisInvestor at Spark CapitalErica BresciaManaging Director at Redpoint VenturesDylan PearcePartner at Greycroft

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Shared employers

Also worked at Giga Energy1

Emily FritzePartner at The Westly Group

Also worked at American Bitcoin1

Michael BroukhimGeneral Partner at Green Meadow Ventures

Also worked at US Bitcoin Corp (merged with Hut 8 | NASDAQ: HUT)3

Faizan J. KhanFounder and CIO at Visary CapitalSamanta McGovernExecutive Assistant at Blumberg CapitalGeorge GodulaInvestor at Life Biosciences

Also worked at Curative3

Kylie TrettnerInvestment & Research Analyst at Undeterred CapitalScott BarclayManaging Director, Healthcare at Insight PartnersJazel SmithFounder at Degrees of Freedom