Fundraising Fox

Matthew McCooe

Investor

Chief Executive Officer at Connecticut Innovations

Old Greenwich, Connecticut, United States

FoundedSurface Travel Inc. d/b/a Curacity

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.

LinkedIn ↗

Experience

  1. Connecticut InnovationsChief Executive Officercurrent2015 — presentNew Haven, Hartford and Stamford, CT
  2. Chart Venture PartnersManaging Partner2006 — 2015
  3. Columbia Technology VenturesManaging Director2001 — 2006NYC
  4. Broadview Networks, previously Eureka BroadbandCo-Founder, General Manager and Vice President Sales and Marketing1999 — 2001
  5. Avantel S.AMarketing Manager, Launched JV with Banamex/MCI’s Business Products in Mexico1996 — 1997Mexico City, Mexico
  6. BDProduct Manager, New Product Launches1995 — 1996Mexico City, Mexico
  7. MCI Telecommunications CorporationSales Executive1992 — 1993NYC
  8. Equatorial ImportsCo-Founder and General Manager1991 — 1992Seattle, Washington

Education

  1. Columbia Business SchoolMBA, Finance1998 — 1999
  2. Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo de MéxicoRotary Scholar, Marketing1994 — 1995
  3. Boston CollegeBA
  4. Ridgewood High School

Skills & more

Enterprise Software6Relationship Development24Communication23Team Management16People Management5General Management5Strategic Planning28Strategy28Management32Leadership25Strategic Negotiations3Financial Analysis3
+12 moreSales ManagementStart-ups ManagementCorporate Venture CapitalDeal SourcingStart-upsVenture CapitalPrivate EquityProduct DevelopmentNew Business DevelopmentStrategic PartnershipsInvestmentsEntrepreneurship

Languages Spanish

From Matthew's professional profile.

Same school

Also attended Columbia Business School577

Aryo TehranianManaging Director at Mayfair Equity PartnersYibo NianInvestment Director at Intel CapitalKesha CashFounder & General Partner at Impact America FundMahati SridharPartner, Rise of the Rest at RevolutionGiuseppe IademarcoHead of Global Partnership at P101 VenturesWendy XiaoPartner at Northzone

+ 571 more

Also attended Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo de México65

Pauline BleuseSenior Associate at Marlin Equity PartnersJaime ZunzuneguiPartner at NazcaLuis EnríquezPartner at NazcaRoberto CharvelInvestor at MatterScale VenturesFelipe DuarteInvestor at MatterScale VenturesEmilio MontemayorInvestor at SUPPLY CHANGE CAPITAL

+ 59 more

Also attended Boston College173

Pat GradyPartner at Sequoia CapitalDavid FialkowInvestment Team at General CatalystBijan SabetPersonal journalSteve MurrayAdvisor, Revolution Growth at RevolutionNatalie SchmitkeManaging Director Capital Networks at Burda Principal InvestmentsKerry HullChief Financial Officer & Chief Operating Officer at CincyTech

+ 167 more

Shared employers

Also worked at Connecticut Innovations14

Erik JansenVenture Advisor at Alpha PartnersMarkInvestor at Yu GalaxyKonstantine DrakonakisVenture Partner at LaunchCapitalPeter LongoSenior Managing Director, Investments at Connecticut InnovationsKevin CrowleySenior Managing Director, Investments at Connecticut InnovationsDouglas RothManaging Director, Investments at Connecticut Innovations

+ 8 more

Also worked at Chart Venture Partners1

Vic SinghGeneral Partner at RRE Ventures

Also worked at Columbia Technology Ventures19

Kristina VulganCo-Founder & Managing Partner at Ferocity CapitalLyla YoussefAssociate at SR One Capital ManagementNeha AgarwalSenior Advisor at Adjuvant CapitalMelissa FensterstockCompany Building Advisor at Material ImpactDave WechslerPrincipal at OMERS VenturesMicah KotchPartner at Blackhorn Ventures

+ 13 more

Also worked at BD17

Ian ChiangPartner at Flare Capital PartnersPaola RetesVice President at LiveOak VenturesMarsha HartmanExecutives in Residence at GENERAL INCEPTIONNatalie WisniewskiCompany Building Partner at Material ImpactSean SullivanT1D Moonshot Impact Board at StartUp HealthAvery SonnenbergPrincipal at Two Bear Capital

+ 11 more

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
Kevin Crowley
Senior Managing Director, Investments at Connecticut Innovations
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
Philip Siuta
COO and CFO at Connecticut Innovations