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Matthew Holmes

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Advisor at Mu Ventures

New York, New York, United States

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About

Matthew Holmes is Chief Financial Officer at L1VE, with operating experience across SaaS, e-commerce, consumer packaged goods, and media. He has founded and scaled businesses, including a direct-to-consumer brand to a $30M run rate, and served as interim CFO during an exit to Amazon. His career includes roles at Amazon and Bertelsmann and work with startups in the U.S., Europe, and China, and he holds an MBA from Harvard Business School.

Experience

  1. L1VEChief Financial Officercurrent2025 — presentNew York, New York, United States
  2. Numerate LLCManaging Partnercurrent2025 — present
  3. Mu VenturesAdvisorcurrent2022 — present
  4. Entrepreneurs Roundtable AcceleratorMentorcurrent2021 — present
  5. RevivalInvestorcurrent2021 — present
  6. Celebrate Inc.Co-Founder & CEO2023 — 2025New York, United States
  7. AmazonFinance Consultant (Contract)2022 — 2023New York, United States
  8. Snackable AIInterim CFO2022New York, United States
  9. Snackable AIInvestor2018 — 2022
  10. BaristaValetAdvisor2021 — 2022
  11. Pomélo+Co.Founder & Board Member2020 — 2021New York, New York, United States
  12. Pomélo+Co.Founder & CEO2018 — 2020New York City, NY
  13. Independent AdvisoryConsulting CFO2018
  14. Vertana Group LLCCo-Founder & CFO2011 — 2018Greater New York City Area
  15. 354 Partners LLCManaging Partner2011 — 2018
  16. scoyo/BertelsmannMD North America, VP International2007 — 2010
  17. scoyo/BertelsmannBusiness Development2005 — 2007
  18. UBS Investment BankSummer Associate2004London Area, United Kingdom
  19. BlueprintChina (now: Deloitte)Consultant2001 — 2003
  20. The Economist Intelligence Unit (The EIU)Freelance Correspondent2000 — 2003
  21. SinoFusionConsultant2000 — 2001
  22. Forrester ResearchAnalyst Intern1999

Skills & more

Product ManagementEdtechStrategic PlanningBusiness PlanningEmerging MarketsInvestment BankingValuationCorporate FinanceFinancial ManagementEnterprise Resource Planning (ERP)Private EquityInvestment Management
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Languages Chinese · English

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Colleagues at Mu Ventures

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Managing Member, KABR Group at Mu Ventures
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CEO, Ministry of Supply at Mu Ventures
Austin Ritter
Investor at Mu Ventures
Babak Hamadani
GP, Primeset at Mu Ventures
Chaz Flexman
Investor at Mu Ventures
Chris Clark
Co-founder + CTO, Grove Collaborative at Mu Ventures
Dan Goodfriend
Executive Director, Hearst at Mu Ventures
David Bercovich
CEO, Insight M at Mu Ventures

Frequently asked questions

Who is Matthew Holmes?
Matthew Holmes is Chief Financial Officer at L1VE, with operating experience across SaaS, e-commerce, consumer packaged goods, and media. He has founded and scaled businesses, including a direct-to-consumer brand to a $30M run rate, and served as interim CFO during an exit to Amazon. His career includes roles at Amazon and Bertelsmann and work with startups in the U.S., Europe, and China, and he holds an MBA from Harvard Business School.
Where does Matthew Holmes work?
Matthew Holmes is Advisor at Mu Ventures.
Where did Matthew Holmes go to school?
Matthew Holmes studied at Harvard Business School (MBA); Johns Hopkins (SAIS) - Nanjing Center for Chinese and American Studies; Middlebury College (BA).

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