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Matt Prusak

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General Partner at Defense Angels · President and Interim Chief Financial Officer at American Bitcoin

Austin, Texas, United States

Writes $1M checks · typically $150K

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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.

President and Interim Chief Financial Officer at American Bitcoin

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American Bitcoin's investors · 2

Bold Capital PartnersSanta Monica · since 2025Winklevoss CapitalNew York · $100K – $5M checks · since 2025

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, Texas, United States
  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

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

Who is Matt Prusak?
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.
Where does Matt Prusak work?
Matt Prusak is General Partner at Defense Angels and President and Interim Chief Financial Officer at American Bitcoin.
What check size does Matt Prusak write?
Matt Prusak typically writes checks of $1M.
Where did Matt Prusak go to school?
Matt Prusak studied at Stanford University Graduate School of Business (Master of Business Administration - MBA | Certificate in Public Management and Social Innovation); Tsinghua University (Master of Management Science in Global Affairs - MMS | Schwarzman Scholar); University of Cambridge (Human, Social).

Founder mafias

US Bitcoin Corp mafia2

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Asher GenootPresidentFounded Hut 8

Same school

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