About
Co-Founder and Managing General Partner of Plaza Ventures with decades of venture capital experience. He sits on several boards including StackAdapt, is a former board member of the Canadian Venture Capital Association, and previously led growth-tech finance deals at B.E.S.T. Funds.
Contact· self-published, not guessed
Experience
- Plaza VenturesManaging General Partnercurrent2012 — presentToronto, Canada Area
- StackAdaptDirector Board Of Directorscurrent2020 — present
- 3i MembersMembercurrent2024 — presentToronto, Ontario, Canada
- MaRS Investment Accelerator FundInvestment Committee Membercurrent2017 — presentToronto, Ontario, Canada
- BusbudBoard Observercurrent2020 — present
- CareGuideBoard Observer2018 — 2024Toronto, Canada Area
- Canadian Venture Capital & Private Equity AssociationBoard Of Directors2017 — 2023
- MMB NetworksMember Board of Directors2015 — 2023Toronto, Canada Area
- PostBeyond by InfluitiveBoard Observer2016 — 2021Toronto, Canada Area
- DejeroBoard Observer2018 — 2021Kitchener, Canada Area
- Mobify, A Salesforce CompanyBoard Observer2016 — 2020Vancouver, Canada Area
- Quayside Venture PartnersCo-Founder & General Partner2019 — 2020Toronto, Canada Area
- Q4 Web SystemsMember Board of Directors2014 — 2018Toronto, Canada Area
- CyclicaBoard Advisor2012 — 2017
- SweetIQ Analytics Corp.Member Board of Directors2015 — 2017Toronto, Canada Area
- Turnstyle SolutionsAdvisory Board Member2013 — 2017
- GuestDrivenMember Board of Directors2015 — 2016Montreal, Canada Area
- ArcestraBoard Observer2013 — 2016
- Vizualize.meBoard Advisor2012 — 2015Toronto, Canada Area
- VenngageBoard Advisor2012 — 2015Toronto, Canada Area
- Vuru (Acquired by Wave Accounting)Board Advisor2010 — 2012Toronto, Canada Area
- B.E.S.T FundsPrincipal and Investment Director2007 — 2012Toronto, Canada Area
Skills & more
Lifesciences6Venture Capital99Entrepreneurship99Fundraising6Equities17Investments50Private Equity73Business Advisory4Mergers & Acquisitions50Angel Investing6Finance14Start-ups44
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Portfolio ManagementStrategic PartnershipsCleantechBusiness StrategyCorporate DevelopmentFrom Matthew's professional profile.
Colleagues at Plaza Ventures
Adam Neumark
Associate at Plaza Ventures
Daniel (Dan) Israelsohn
General Partner at Plaza Ventures
Daniel Brothman
Managing Partner at Plaza Ventures
Eugene Skotkin
Director of Finance at Plaza Ventures
Jake Raubvogel
Associate at Plaza Ventures
Maria Sutherland
Office Manager at Plaza Ventures
Nechama Levy
Junior Accountant at Plaza Ventures
Shayna Kwiecinski
Senior Financial Analyst at Plaza Ventures
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Matthew Leibowitz?
- Co-Founder and Managing General Partner of Plaza Ventures with decades of venture capital experience. He sits on several boards including StackAdapt, is a former board member of the Canadian Venture Capital Association, and previously led growth-tech finance deals at B.E.S.T. Funds.
- Where does Matthew Leibowitz work?
- Matthew Leibowitz is Co-Founder & Managing General Partner at Plaza Ventures.
- Where did Matthew Leibowitz go to school?
- Matthew Leibowitz studied at University of Toronto; University of Toronto - New College (H.BA); UNSW (MSc, Cleantech).
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Also attended University of Toronto341
Ilya SutskeverCo-founder of OpenAI; co-founder & CEO of Safe SuperintelligenceNick FrosstCo-founder of CohereYasmin RazaviInvestor at Spark CapitalImran BashirFounding Partner, Chief Operating Officer at Extreme Venture PartnersKarim GillaniGeneral Partner at Luge CapitalAndrew MiklasGeneral Partner at Y Combinator
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Also attended University of Toronto - New College2
Also attended UNSW235
Mike Cannon-BrookesCo-founder & CEO of AtlassianScott FarquharCo-founder of AtlassianJeremy PhilipsInvestor at Spark CapitalSimon CantInvestor at Reinventure GroupDanny GilliganInvestor at Reinventure GroupLeah MitchellChief of Staff at Differential Ventures
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Also attended University of Oxford990
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