Matthew McCooe
InvestorChief Executive Officer at Connecticut Innovations · Board director at Surface Travel Inc. d/b/a Curacity
Old Greenwich, Connecticut, United States
About
Matt McCooe leads Connecticut Innovations' venture capital funds, loans and programs and chairs the CT Biosciences $200M Investment Fund. He has over 25 years of venture investing and operating experience, previously working at Chart Venture Partners, Columbia University's Science and Technology Ventures, and co-founding Eureka Networks.
Contact· self-published, not guessed
Board director at Surface Travel Inc. d/b/a Curacity
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Surface Travel Inc. d/b/a Curacity's investors · 2
Co-founders at Surface Travel Inc. d/b/a Curacity
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Michael KeriakosExecutive Officer, Director, Promoter
Experience
- Connecticut InnovationsChief Executive Officercurrent2015 — presentNew Haven, Hartford and Stamford, CT
- Chart Venture PartnersManaging Partner2006 — 2015
- Columbia Technology VenturesManaging Director2001 — 2006NYC
- Broadview Networks, previously Eureka BroadbandCo-Founder, General Manager and Vice President Sales and Marketing1999 — 2001
- Avantel S.AMarketing Manager, Launched JV with Banamex/MCI’s Business Products in Mexico1996 — 1997Mexico City, Mexico
- BDProduct Manager, New Product Launches1995 — 1996Mexico City, Mexico
- MCI Telecommunications CorporationSales Executive1992 — 1993NYC
- Equatorial ImportsCo-Founder and General Manager1991 — 1992Seattle, Washington
Skills & more
Enterprise Software6Relationship Development24Communication23Team Management16People Management5General Management5Strategic Planning28Strategy28Management32Leadership25Strategic Negotiations3Financial Analysis3
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Sales ManagementStart-ups ManagementCorporate Venture CapitalDeal SourcingStart-upsVenture CapitalPrivate EquityProduct DevelopmentNew Business DevelopmentStrategic PartnershipsInvestmentsEntrepreneurshipLanguages Spanish
From Matthew's professional profile.
Deals · 1
Surface Travel Inc. d/b/a CuracityBoard seat
via Connecticut Innovations · filed Aug 2021 · $3.3M raise
Attribution from SEC filings, press coverage, and firm rosters.
Colleagues at Connecticut Innovations
Alison Malloy
Managing Director, Investments at Connecticut Innovations
Douglas Roth
Managing Director, Investments at Connecticut Innovations
Erik Jansen
Venture Advisor at Alpha Partners
Kevin Crowley
Senior Managing Director, Investments at Connecticut Innovations
Konstantine Drakonakis
Venture Partner at LaunchCapital
Matt Panicali
Senior Associate, Investments at Connecticut Innovations
Matthew Storeygard
Senior Managing Director, Investments and Bio Team Director at Connecticut Innovations
Peter Longo
Senior Managing Director, Investments at Connecticut Innovations
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Matthew McCooe?
- Matt McCooe leads Connecticut Innovations' venture capital funds, loans and programs and chairs the CT Biosciences $200M Investment Fund. He has over 25 years of venture investing and operating experience, previously working at Chart Venture Partners, Columbia University's Science and Technology Ventures, and co-founding Eureka Networks.
- Where does Matthew McCooe work?
- Matthew McCooe is Chief Executive Officer at Connecticut Innovations and Board director at Surface Travel Inc. d/b/a Curacity.
- What boards does Matthew McCooe sit on?
- Matthew McCooe holds tracked board seats at Surface Travel Inc. d/b/a Curacity.
- Where did Matthew McCooe go to school?
- Matthew McCooe studied at Columbia Business School (MBA, Finance); Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo de México (Rotary Scholar, Marketing); Boston College (BA).
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