About
Investor and operator with twenty years' experience in New Zealand high-growth industries, including foundation team at No 8 Ventures and roles at BioDiscovery NZ, Callaghan Innovation and WaikatoLink where he led commercialisation across healthtech, AI, hardware and cyber security.
Experience
- Cure Kids VenturesChief Investment Managercurrent2022 — presentAuckland, New Zealand
- First Watch - Cyber SecurityFoundation team & commmercial lead2019 — 2022Waikato, New Zealand
- First Watch - Cyber SecurityTechnical and product advisory board2021 — 2022New Zealand
- WaikatoLink LimitedGM Commercialisation2017 — 2022
- ImersiaGM Strategy and Finance2015 — 2017Auckland
- Taramax LimitedDirector2006 — 2016
- Callaghan InnovationInvestment Manager2014 — 2015Auckland
- BioDiscovery NZ LtdGeneral Manager - exec team2011 — 2014Auckland New Zealand
- Inductive Stuff LimitedOwner2009 — 2012
- Celsius IT LtdCommercial Director2008 — 2010
- Telecom NZ LtdHead of Business Integration, Retail Next Generation Telecom (NGT)2008
- Telecom New Zealand LtdStrategy and Strategic Finance Lead - Retail Next Generation Telecom2007 — 2008
- English To Go LtdCEO2005 — 2006
- Silicon Blue LtdActing CEO2004 — 2006
- No 8 VenturesAssociate Director2004 — 2006
- Morel & Co LtdInvestment Banker1997 — 2004
- watson wyattinvestment consultant1994 — 1997
Education
- Victoria University of WellingtonBA, History and Economic History1989 — 1991
- Victoria University of Wellington
Skills & more
Strategy34Management8Business Networking7Strategic Planning4Leadership3Investment AnalysisStart-up VenturesStrategic Negotiationsstart-up advisoryStart-ups41Venture Capital21Mergers & Acquisitions16
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Colleagues at Cure Kids Ventures
Frequently asked questions
- Where does Matthew McMahon work?
- Matthew McMahon is Chief Investment Manager at Cure Kids Ventures.
Same school
Also attended Victoria University of Wellington52
Helen SounessVenture Partner at RampersandDerek HandleyFounder, Insight Partner at Aera VCIsabel VerheggenGlobal Head of Marketing, CV Labs at CV LabsRachel HindPrivate Client Adviser at Aura GroupRyanInvestor at Matchstick VenturesMoritz ReckPrincipal at Engelhardt Kaupp Kiefer & Co. Management GmbH
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Shared employers
Also worked at Callaghan Innovation4
Also worked at Telecom NZ Ltd13
Danny GilliganInvestor at Reinventure GroupSkyla McDonaldExecutive Assistant at Hoxton VenturesHelen SounessVenture Partner at RampersandDavid FairmanVenture Partner and CISO-in-Residence at SixThirty VenturesLogan GubbHead of Design at Icehouse VenturesAbby SathyendranInvestment Analyst at Icehouse Ventures
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