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Matthew Howard
InvestorVenture Partner at Norwest Venture Partners · Board director at Celona · Board director at One Nav · Board director at Exabeam
Menlo Park
Writes $10M – $30M checks · typically $12.5M
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About
Matthew Howard has three decades of experience across marketing, product management, engineering, business development, and sales. Before Norwest, he was an early employee at Cisco, where he held senior roles in the IOS organization and Internet Business Unit and helped shape its security and VPN strategy, and later served as VP of marketing at Vertical Communications, with earlier roles at Digital Equipment Corporation, BDM International, and BBN. His investing focus includes mobile, security, rich media, cloud-based services and applications, and infrastructure.
Invests in
BiotechCloud ComputingConsumerCybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareFintechHealthtechMedia & EntertainmentMobility & Transportation
Board director at Celona
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Celona's investors · 8
Co-founders at Celona
Board director at One Nav
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One Nav's investors · 6
Co-founders at One Nav
Board director at Exabeam
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Exabeam's investors · 15
Co-founders at Exabeam
Experience
- SedaiBoard Membercurrent2022 — present
- Third Wave AutomationBoard Membercurrent2021 — present
- ExabeamBoard Membercurrent2014 — present
- oneNav, Inc.Board Membercurrent2019 — present
- UplevelBoard Membercurrent2019 — present
- CelonaBoard Membercurrent2019 — present
- Norwest Venture PartnersVenture Partnercurrent2000 — presentPalo Alto, California
- InfluxDataBoard Member2023 — 2026
- DremioBoard Member2023 — 2026
- AiseraBoard Member2018 — 2025
- Qventus, IncBoard Member2021 — 2025
- Bitglass, Inc.Board Member2013 — 2021
- PertinoBoard Member2012 — 2020
- Blue Jeans Network, incBoard Member2009 — 2020
- AporetoBoard Member2017 — 2019
- 6 River Systems, Inc.Board Member2017 — 2019
- Mist SystemsBoard Member2014 — 2019
- MobileIron, Inc.Board Member2008 — 2019
- Avere SystemsBoard Member2008 — 2018
- ExabloxBoard Member2011 — 2017
Skills & more
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EntrepreneurshipExecutive ManagementWirelessBusiness DevelopmentTelecommunicationsStrategyNew Business DevelopmentComputer SecurityFrom Matthew's professional profile.
Investments
Investor
6 River SystemsAirespaceAiseraAporetoAvere SystemsBitglassBlueJeans NetworkBluenose AnalyticsCelonaContextreamExabeamExabloxFireEyeHadaptInfluxDataMegisto SystemsMist SystemsMobileIronMorta SecurityOmneonOne NavPertinoQventusReconnexRetrevoSedaiSkyStream NetworksSoundThinkingSpectraLinearSpinnaker NetworksSummit MicroelectronicsSwan LabsThird Wave AutomationUplevelZettaCom
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Colleagues at Norwest Venture Partners
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Matthew Howard?
- Matthew Howard has three decades of experience across marketing, product management, engineering, business development, and sales. Before Norwest, he was an early employee at Cisco, where he held senior roles in the IOS organization and Internet Business Unit and helped shape its security and VPN strategy, and later served as VP of marketing at Vertical Communications, with earlier roles at Digital Equipment Corporation, BDM International, and BBN. His investing focus includes mobile, security, rich media, cloud-based services and applications, and infrastructure.
- Where does Matthew Howard work?
- Matthew Howard is Venture Partner at Norwest Venture Partners and Board director at Celona and Board director at One Nav and Board director at Exabeam.
- What does Matthew Howard invest in?
- Matthew Howard invests in Biotech, Cloud Computing, Consumer, Cybersecurity, Enterprise Software, Fintech, Healthtech, Media & Entertainment, Mobility & Transportation.
- What check size does Matthew Howard write?
- Matthew Howard typically writes checks of $10M – $30M.
- What companies has Matthew Howard invested in?
- Investments tracked here include 6 River Systems, Airespace, Aisera, Aporeto, Avere Systems, Bitglass, BlueJeans Network, Bluenose Analytics, Celona, Contextream, Exabeam, Exablox, and 23 more.
- Where did Matthew Howard go to school?
- Matthew Howard studied at Chaminade University of Honolulu; Aragon High School.
Same school
Also attended Chaminade University of Honolulu2
Also attended Aragon High School8
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Shared employers
Also worked at Third Wave Automation6
Also worked at Celona7
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Also worked at Aisera11
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