About
Matt Varughese is a CTO consultant advising early-stage companies on product and technology team development, with previous experience as co-founder and CTO at Drover, a car subscription marketplace that was acquired by Cazoo in 2020. At Drover, he led engineering and product teams of thirty across London and Lisbon. He has specialized in machine learning and AI implementation, including work at Monolith AI, and currently serves as an expert advisor at Spex Capital, a digital healthcare venture fund, while actively investing in seed and Series A companies.
Experience
- Spex CapitalExpert Advisorcurrent2022 — presentLondon, England, United Kingdom
- Spex CapitalInvestor2021 — 2022London, England, United Kingdom
- Santara ConsultingDirectorcurrent2022 — presentLondon, England, United Kingdom
- AntlerVisiting Partner2024 — 2025London Area, United Kingdom
- Monolith AISenior Software Engineer2019 — 2022London, United Kingdom
- Propoly UKAdvisor2014 — 2021London
- Drover LtdFounder & CTO2015 — 2019London
- StriveClubHead of Engineering2015London, United Kingdom
- ExploviaLead Developer2012 — 2014
- Scotia CapitalTrader2010 — 2011
- Goldman SachsTrader2005 — 2008
Education
- University of CambridgeBachelor of Arts (BA), Mathematics2001 — 2004
- University of OxfordMaster of Science (MSc), Mathematics and Computer Science2008 — 2009
Skills & more
Bloomberg8Ruby on Rails5JavaScript5Strategy4Derivatives38Fixed Income8Capital Markets31Credit3Banking3Interest Rate Swaps2Structured Products3Financial Markets6
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SwapsiOS developmentiOS DevelopmentMarket RiskElectronic TradingTradingProject ManagementLanguages English · French
From Matt's professional profile.
Colleagues at Spex Capital
Agota Nika
Senior Advisor at Spex Capital
Alok Prasad
Investor at Spex Capital
Ana González Plaza
Analyst at Spex Capital
Arjun Agarwal
Senior Advisor at Spex Capital
Avi Lasarow
Senior Advisor at Spex Capital
Bradley Hardiman
Expert Advisor at Spex Capital
Brent Stackhouse
General Partner / Investment Committee Member at Spex Capital
Charlotte McIntyre
Investor at Spex Capital
Frequently asked questions
- Where does Matt Varughese work?
- Matt Varughese is Investor at Spex Capital.
- What check size does Matt Varughese write?
- Matt Varughese typically writes checks of $100K – $5M.
Same school
Also attended University of Cambridge851
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Also attended University of Oxford950
Reid HoffmanCo-founder of LinkedIn; Partner at GreylockMichael MoritzFormer Partner at Sequoia Capital; Senior Adviser at Sequoia HeritageBrad GerstnerFounder & CEO of Altimeter Capital; architect of Invest America; BG2 co-hostDominic JacquessonInvestor at Index VenturesErin Price-WrightInvestor at Index VenturesJan HammerInvestor at Index Ventures
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Shared employers
Also worked at Monolith AI4
Also worked at Drover Ltd2
Also worked at Scotia Capital7
Sarah HartkornSenior Associate at Whitecap Venture PartnersSteven ChungVice President at Inovia CapitalCam di PrataFounder, CEO and Managing Partner at Gibraltar VenturesEddie GobranCo-Founder, Managing Partner at Leva CapitalRebecca ThomasInvestment Director & Head of Responsible Investment at FederationAlia DurbarryTrader at Purpose Investments
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Also worked at Goldman Sachs1,435
Josh KushnerFounder & CEO of Thrive CapitalSarah GuoFounder & General Partner of ConvictionFred EhrsamCo-founder and Senior Advisor at Paradigm; founder of NudgeMatt HuangCo-founder and Managing Partner at ParadigmNiki PezeshkiGeneral Partner at Felicis VenturesChris BischoffInvestment Team at General Catalyst
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