Matthew Rhodes-Kropf
InvestorFounder & Partner at Tectonic Ventures
Cambridge, Massachusetts
Writes $50K β $2M checks Β· typically $500K
About
A successful entrepreneur, seasoned investor, and academic who advises MIT researchers on spinning out applied-AI companies. He teaches a Fintech Ventures course, researches the financing of innovation, and sits on the boards of several Tectonic portfolio companies.
Invests in
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFintechHealthtechRobotics
Experience
- Tectonic VenturesManaging Partnercurrent2016 β presentGreater Boston Area
- MIT Sloan School of ManagementSenior Lecturercurrent2016 β present
- Eigen AIInvestorcurrent2025 β presentPalo Alto, CA
- NeurophosInvestorcurrent2024 β present
- Voyage AI by MongoDBInvestorcurrent2025 β present
- Guide LabsInvestorcurrent2024 β present
- AuterionInvestor, Board Observercurrent2018 β present
- Neighborhood Trust Financial Partners, Inc.Directorcurrent2008 β present
- Duke Innovation and EntrepreneurshipBoard of Advisorscurrent2018 β present
- FortaInvestorcurrent2023 β present
- evolvedMDInvestorcurrent2023 β present
- ButlrInvestorcurrent2021 β present
- MeramaSeed Investorcurrent2020 β present
- EvidenceCareInvestorcurrent2020 β present
- Rendered.AIInvestor, Advisorcurrent2019 β present
- TIFINInvestorcurrent2018 β present
- Vecna RoboticsInvestor, Board Observercurrent2018 β present
- Avant-garde HealthInvestor, Board Membercurrent2017 β presentGreater Boston Area
- Catalant TechnologiesInvestorcurrent2017 β present
- WyebotInvestor, Board Membercurrent2017 β present
Education
- Duke UniversityPhD, Economics
- Duke UniversityBA, Computer Science1989 β 1993
- Harvard Business SchoolProfessor of Entrepreneurship2008 β 2016
- Columbia Business SchoolProfessor, Finance & Economics1998 β 2007
- Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyProfessor of Finance, visiting
Skills & more
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Due DiligenceCorporate FinanceBusiness StrategyValuationFinancial ModelingBiotechnologyMergers & AcquisitionsInvestment ManagementFrom Matthew's professional profile.
Same school
Also attended Duke University384
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Also attended Harvard Business School1,777
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Also attended Columbia Business School576
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Also attended Massachusetts Institute of Technology849
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Shared employers
Also worked at Eigen AI4
Also worked at Voyage AI by MongoDB8
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Also worked at Guide Labs1
Deals Β· 2
Healthcare Value AnalyticsBoard seat
via Tectonic Ventures Β· filed Nov 2020 Β· $2.2M raise
wayscript, Inc.Board seat
via Tectonic Ventures Β· filed Aug 2018 Β· $1.2M raise
Attribution from SEC filings, press coverage, and firm rosters.

















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