Matthew Colford
InvestorPartner at Human Capital
San Francisco Bay Area
Writes $250K – $200M checks · typically $375K
About
Matthew Colford blends deep simulation and autonomous-vehicle expertise with policy insight from the U.S. Embassy in Morocco and stints at Andreessen Horowitz, running GSBuilds as a hands-on advisor.
Invests in
AI & Machine LearningDeep TechEnterprise SoftwareFintechHardwareHealthtech
Experience
- Carpenter CapitalFounder & Managing Partnercurrent2025 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- Human CapitalPartner2021 — 2025
- Applied IntuitionGM2018 — 2020
- Andreessen HorowitzPartner2016 — 2018Menlo Park, CA
- U.S. Department of StateSpecial Assistant & Policy Advisor2014 — 2015
- The Hoover Institution, Stanford UniversityAuthor2015
- The White HouseOffice of Intergovernmental Affairs2012Washington D.C. Metro Area
- U.S. Department of StateU.S. Embassy Rabat2012Rabat, Morocco
Education
- Stanford University Graduate School of BusinessMBA, Knight-Hennessy Scholar
- Stanford Law SchoolJD, Knight-Hennessy Scholar
- Knight-Hennessy ScholarsJ.D., M.B.A
- Stanford UniversityB.A., Political Science
- Middlebury Language SchoolsArabic Language Immersion Program
Colleagues at Human Capital
Network3
Armaan Ali
Co-Founder, CEO, and Managing Partner at Human Capital
Baris Akis
Co-Founder, President, and Managing Partner at Human Capital
Emma Kirst
Associate at Human Capital
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Frequently asked questions
- Where does Matthew Colford work?
- Matthew Colford is Partner at Human Capital.
- What does Matthew Colford invest in?
- Matthew Colford invests in AI & Machine Learning, Deep Tech, Enterprise Software, Fintech, Hardware, Healthtech.
- What check size does Matthew Colford write?
- Matthew Colford typically writes checks of $250K – $200M.
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