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Matt Rightmire

Investor

General Partner at Building Ventures

New Hampshire

Writes $100K – $10M checks · typically $1M

About

Matt Rightmire blends Silicon Valley operator experience—joining Yahoo pre-revenue and later COO of Efficient Frontier—with decade-plus investing, focusing on software, advertising and marketplace startups in the built environment and Northeast.

Invests in

Climate TechConstruction TechNew MaterialsPropTechRoboticsSaaS

Experience

  1. Building VenturesGeneral Partnercurrent2018 — presentGreater Boston Area
  2. SketchfabInvestorcurrent2013 — presentGreater New York City Area
  3. Honest BuildingsInvestorcurrent2013 — presentGreater New York City Area
  4. Borealis VenturesManaging Directorcurrent2005 — presentHanover, NH
  5. abi Innovation HubBoard Director, Chairman2012 — 2018Manchester, NH
  6. CHILDRENS LITERACY FOUNDATIONBoard Director, Treasurer2012 — 2018Waterbury, Vermont
  7. FieldlensInvestor2015 — 2017Greater New York City Area
  8. OmniEarthInvestor, Board Director2014 — 2017Washington D.C. Metro Area
  9. DynInvestor2012 — 2017Manchester, NH
  10. The Tuck School of Business at DartmouthMember, MBA Council2010 — 2017Hanover, New Hampshire
  11. Grassroot SoccerBoard Director2007 — 2016Norwich, VT
  12. Wingu Inc.Investor2011 — 2013Cambridge, MA
  13. HandmarkInvestor, Board Director2005 — 2013Kansas City, Missouri Area
  14. FoodbuzzInvestor, Board Director2008 — 2010San Francisco Bay Area
  15. Flurry, Inc.Investor, Board Director2007 — 2009San Francisco Bay Area
  16. Efficient FrontierCOO2003 — 2005
  17. Yahoo!Vice President1995 — 2002

Investments

Investor

DynFieldlensFlurryHandmarkHonest BuildingsOmniEarthWingu

Per the firm's website.

Colleagues at Building Ventures

Allen Preger
Partner at Building Ventures
Ceillie Clark-Keane
Head of Marketing & Communications at Building Ventures
Connor Blandini
Analyst at Building Ventures
Heather Widman
Partner at Building Ventures
Jesse Devitte
Co-founder and General Partner at Building Ventures
Lucas Turner-Owens
Principal at Building Ventures
Mayra Arntz
Principal at Building Ventures
Mayra Soto
Associate at Building Ventures

Network1

Allen Preger
Partner at Building Ventures

Investors connected to Matt in public investor directories — a warm-intro map.

Frequently asked questions

Who is Matt Rightmire?
Matt Rightmire blends Silicon Valley operator experience—joining Yahoo pre-revenue and later COO of Efficient Frontier—with decade-plus investing, focusing on software, advertising and marketplace startups in the built environment and Northeast.
Where does Matt Rightmire work?
Matt Rightmire is General Partner at Building Ventures.
What does Matt Rightmire invest in?
Matt Rightmire invests in Climate Tech, Construction Tech, New Materials, PropTech, Robotics, SaaS.
What check size does Matt Rightmire write?
Matt Rightmire typically writes checks of $100K – $10M.
What companies has Matt Rightmire invested in?
Investments tracked here include Dyn, Fieldlens, Flurry, Handmark, Honest Buildings, OmniEarth, Wingu.
Where did Matt Rightmire go to school?
Matt Rightmire studied at The Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth (Master of Business Administration - MBA); Stanford University (B.S., Industrial Engineering).

Same school

Also attended The Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth174

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Also attended Stanford University2,000

Peter ThielCo-founder & Partner at Founders FundReid HoffmanCo-founder of LinkedIn; Partner at GreylockDavid SacksCo-founder & General Partner at Craft Ventures; former White House AI & Crypto CzarKeith RaboisManaging Director at Khosla VenturesGarry TanPresident & CEO of Y CombinatorAlfred LinPartner at Sequoia Capital

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Shared employers

Also worked at Honest Buildings3

Jesse DevitteCo-founder and General Partner at Building VenturesMichael MonteroCTO & General Partner at Struck CapitalMichael JacksonGeneral Partner at Earthshot Ventures

Also worked at Efficient Frontier3

Chris MoorePartner at Redpoint VenturesVenky HarinarayanPartner at Rocketship.vcZhou YuPartner & Head of AI at Seven Stars Ventures

Also worked at Yahoo!305

Jess LeePartner and Chief Product Officer at Sequoia CapitalMike SpeiserManaging Director at Sutter Hill VenturesBrian ActonCo-founder of WhatsApp; co-founder of Signal FoundationStewart ButterfieldCo-founder of Slack and FlickrMax LevchinCo-founder of PayPal; founder, chairman & CEO of Affirm; partner at SciFi VCAmjad MasadCo-founder & CEO of Replit

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