Where does Matthew Ball work?

Matthew Ball is Senior Advisor at Kohlberg Kravis Roberts.

What check size does Matthew Ball write?

Matthew Ball typically writes checks of $5M – $40M.

Where did Matthew Ball go to school?

Matthew Ball studied at Ivey Business School at Western University (Business Administration); Upper Canada College (International Baccalaureate).

Matthew Ball

Investor

Senior Advisor at Kohlberg Kravis Roberts · Advisor at Makers Fund

Canada

Writes $5M – $40M checks · typically $7.5M

Find your path to Matthew

502 people in our graph share verified history with Matthew — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.

Jaya GuptaunlockedMatthew: together at McKinsey & Company (2022)

×5Matthew: together at Makers Fund

×3Matthew: together at Upper Canada College

×2Matthew: together at The Economist

About

Matthew Ball is CEO at Epyllion. He previously published blog content under the name Liam Boluk and has held the position of Chief Strategy Officer at Xbox.

Experience

EpyllionCEOcurrent2018 — present
Ball Metaverse Research PartnersFounder/CEOcurrent2021 — presentNew York Stock Exchange ($METV)
Makers FundVenture Partnercurrent2020 — present
KKR & Co. Inc.Senior Advisorcurrent2021 — present
The EconomistRecurring Contributorcurrent2019 — present
McKinsey & CompanySenior Advisor2022 — 2024
THE METAVERSENational and International Bestselling Author2021 — 2022Published by W. W. Norton | Liveright
Prime Video & Amazon StudiosHead of Strategy and Planning2016 — 2018Santa Monica
The Chernin Group's Otter MediaDirector of Strategy, Investments and Business Development2015 — 2016Santa Monica, California
AccentureExecutive & Engagement Lead (Corporate Strategy)2010 — 2015Canada, South America, UK, and US
Canadian Coast GuardOwner, Canadian Marine Safety Inc.2006 — 2009
Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources and ForestrySenior Forest Fire Fighter2006 — 2008

Investments

Investor

ArcolArtieEmergeGOALS Gondi Illumix Lightforge Games Meshcapademove.aiRSTLSS Syndicate The Game Band

Per curated public sources.

Colleagues at Kohlberg Kravis Roberts

Antoine Blondeau

Managing Partner at Alpha Intelligence Capital

Austin Clamage

Investor at Haveli Investments

Clare Gilmartin

Advisor at Active Partners

Evan Spiegel

Co-founder & CEO of Snap

George Roberts

Investor at Kohlberg Kravis Roberts

Griffin White

Senior Associate at Arctos

Henry R. Kravis

Investor at Kohlberg Kravis Roberts

Jack Hughes

Principal Consultant, Altus Associates at Riphean Investments

Network4

Alli ÓttarssonScout

Venture Partner at Makers Fund

Anna SweetScout

Investor at Makers Fund

Daniel VogelScout

General Partner at Lvna Capital

Diana Kimball BerlinScout

Partner at Matrix

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

Frequently asked questions

Who is Matthew Ball?: Matthew Ball is CEO at Epyllion. He previously published blog content under the name Liam Boluk and has held the position of Chief Strategy Officer at Xbox.
Where does Matthew Ball work?: Matthew Ball is Senior Advisor at Kohlberg Kravis Roberts.
What check size does Matthew Ball write?: Matthew Ball typically writes checks of $5M – $40M.
What companies has Matthew Ball invested in?: Investments tracked here include Arcol, Artie, Emerge, GOALS, Gondi, Illumix, Lightforge Games, Meshcapade, move.ai, RSTLSS, Syndicate, The Game Band.
Where did Matthew Ball go to school?: Matthew Ball studied at Ivey Business School at Western University (Business Administration); Upper Canada College (International Baccalaureate).

Same school

Also attended Ivey Business School at Western University399

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Also attended Upper Canada College55

Hark AhluwaliaAssociate at Revolution Karim GillaniGeneral Partner at Luge Capital Rohan MongaInvestment Associate at Luge Capital Chris CusinatoAssociate at Odyssey Investment Partners Matthew WongAnalyst at Fusion Calvin PoonExecutive Director at The Spartan Group

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Shared employers

Also worked at Ball Metaverse Research Partners1

Jerry HeinzCIO at Genvid

Also worked at The Economist27

Mustafa SuleymanCo-founder of DeepMind and Inflection AI; CEO of Microsoft AI Peter KennedySenior Adviser at Burda Principal Investments Ska Sijia DuPrincipal at Karma Ventures Roberto HerreraAssociate Director, Solutions and Support Manager at Deerfield Management Company Irenne IghodaroInvestor at VMG Partners Sophie LuckInvestor at JamJar Investments

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Also worked at McKinsey & Company2,000

Ann Miura-KoCo-founding Partner at Floodgate Jeremy LiewPartner at Lightspeed Venture Partners Mike SpeiserManaging Director at Sutter Hill Ventures Jeremy LevinePartner at Bessemer Venture Partners Fabrice GrindaCo-founder & Managing Partner at FJ Labs Jeppe RindomCo-founder & CEO of Pleo

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Also worked at Prime Video & Amazon Studios8

Yichen FengDirector, Investments at Acumen America Ross MartinGeneral Partner at Lunch Partners DougInvestor at VSC Ventures Yichen FengAdvisor at Lumos Capital Group Matt SussmanExecutive Officer at Empowered Education Sharon Tal YguadoCEO at Astrid Entertainment

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