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Matthew Nordby
InvestorFormer Partner at boldstart ventures
Nevada
Writes $250K – $2M checks · typically $1M
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About
Matthew Nordby is the founder of Flume Ventures, a venture fund built around a community of industry operators. Previously, he held leadership positions at Sun Microsystems and was instrumental in developing Greenplum, an analytics startup acquired by Dell/EMC and rebranded as Pivotal. Nordby later served as an executive and president at Playboy Enterprises, where he oversaw revenue growth and international expansion that established the company as a top-50 global licensed brand with over $1.5 billion in annual licensing revenues, and has since advised consumer brands including All Saints, True Food Kitchen, and John Varvatos.
Experience
- Flume VenturesFoundercurrent2023 — presentIncline Village, Nevada, United States
- Lion CapitalAdvisor2017 — 2025Greater London, England, United Kingdom
- True Food KitchenInvestor | Board2020 — 2023Scottsdale, Arizona, United States
- Playboy Enterprises, Inc.President | Global Licensing2013 — 2016Hong Kong | Beverly Hills, CA
- Playboy Enterprises, Inc.Executive Vice President | Chief Revenue Officer2011 — 2013Beverly Hills, California, United States
- Dell EMCHead of U.S. Commercial Sales, DCD [acquired Greenplum]2010 — 2011New York, New York, United States
- Greenplum DatabaseExecutive Director2008 — 2011New York, New York
- Sun MicrosystemsRegional Executive, Director of Illinois Region2001 — 2008Chicago, Illinois, United States
Skills & more
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HealthcareBusiness DevelopmentStart-upsStrategic PartnershipsCloud ComputingBrand LicensingInternational Business DevelopmentSalesAnalyticsNew Business DevelopmentExecutive ManagementData WarehousingFrom Matthew's professional profile.
Investments
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REX
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Matthew Nordby?
- Matthew Nordby is the founder of Flume Ventures, a venture fund built around a community of industry operators. Previously, he held leadership positions at Sun Microsystems and was instrumental in developing Greenplum, an analytics startup acquired by Dell/EMC and rebranded as Pivotal. Nordby later served as an executive and president at Playboy Enterprises, where he oversaw revenue growth and international expansion that established the company as a top-50 global licensed brand with over $1.5 billion in annual licensing revenues, and has since advised consumer brands including All Saints, True Food Kitchen, and John Varvatos.
- What check size does Matthew Nordby write?
- Matthew Nordby typically writes checks of $250K – $2M.
- What companies has Matthew Nordby invested in?
- Investments tracked here include REX.
- Where did Matthew Nordby go to school?
- Matthew Nordby studied at Auburn University (B.A., Communication); Park Tudor School.
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Shared employers
Also worked at Lion Capital5
Also worked at True Food Kitchen1
Also worked at Playboy Enterprises, Inc.8
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Also worked at Dell EMC469
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