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Matthew Rhodes-Kropf

Investor

Founder & Partner at Tectonic Ventures

Cambridge, Massachusetts

Writes $50K – $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

  1. Tectonic VenturesManaging Partnercurrent2016 β€” presentGreater Boston Area
  2. MIT Sloan School of ManagementSenior Lecturercurrent2016 β€” present
  3. Eigen AIInvestorcurrent2025 β€” presentPalo Alto, CA
  4. NeurophosInvestorcurrent2024 β€” present
  5. Voyage AI by MongoDBInvestorcurrent2025 β€” present
  6. Guide LabsInvestorcurrent2024 β€” present
  7. AuterionInvestor, Board Observercurrent2018 β€” present
  8. Neighborhood Trust Financial Partners, Inc.Directorcurrent2008 β€” present
  9. Duke Innovation and EntrepreneurshipBoard of Advisorscurrent2018 β€” present
  10. FortaInvestorcurrent2023 β€” present
  11. evolvedMDInvestorcurrent2023 β€” present
  12. ButlrInvestorcurrent2021 β€” present
  13. MeramaSeed Investorcurrent2020 β€” present
  14. EvidenceCareInvestorcurrent2020 β€” present
  15. Rendered.AIInvestor, Advisorcurrent2019 β€” present
  16. TIFINInvestorcurrent2018 β€” present
  17. Vecna RoboticsInvestor, Board Observercurrent2018 β€” present
  18. Avant-garde HealthInvestor, Board Membercurrent2017 β€” presentGreater Boston Area
  19. Catalant TechnologiesInvestorcurrent2017 β€” present
  20. WyebotInvestor, Board Membercurrent2017 β€” present

Education

  1. Duke UniversityPhD, Economics
  2. Duke UniversityBA, Computer Science1989 β€” 1993
  3. Harvard Business SchoolProfessor of Entrepreneurship2008 β€” 2016
  4. Columbia Business SchoolProfessor, Finance & Economics1998 β€” 2007
  5. Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyProfessor of Finance, visiting

Skills & more

Management9Strategy16Venture Capital75Private Equity67MergersMergers4Entrepreneurship36Corporate Governance10Economics10Finance29Hedge Funds10Corporate Development13
+8 moreDue DiligenceCorporate FinanceBusiness StrategyValuationFinancial ModelingBiotechnologyMergers & AcquisitionsInvestment Management

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Shared employers

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.

Colleagues at Tectonic Ventures