Matt Sechrest
InvestorVenture Partner at Sky9 Capital
Austin, Texas
Writes $100K – $5M checks · typically $1.5M
About
Matthew Sechrest blends early-stage tech investing with conservation—founding advisor to Re:wild alongside Leonardo DiCaprio, Global Wildlife Conservation—and has founded three companies and operates 50+ startups via North Equity.
Invests in
AI & Machine LearningConsumerDeep TechEnterprise SoftwareFintechHardware
Experience
- North EquityGeneral Partnercurrent2025 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- Sky9 CapitalVenture Partnercurrent2016 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- Re:wildAdvisor, Global Councilcurrent2008 — presentUnited States
- Waterfall InternationalChief Executive Officer2007 — 2017
- E*TRADEVice President, Corporate Development and Venture Capital1999 — 2006San Francisco Bay Area
- Goldman SachsInvestment Banker1997 — 1999San Francisco Bay Area
- Alex. Brown & Sons, Inc.Investment Banker1997San Francisco Bay Area
Education
- Dartmouth CollegeBA, Economics and Government1994 — 1997
- University of PennsylvaniaWharton1993 — 1994
Skills & more
SaaS45Software as a Service (SaaS)3Start-ups46Venture Capital63Corporate Development11Entrepreneurship61Business Strategy15Strategic Partnerships32Mergers5Private Equity10Product Management10Analytics11
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Business DevelopmentAngel InvestingMergers & AcquisitionsLeadershipManagementStrategyFrom Matt's professional profile.
Same school
Also attended Dartmouth College309
Tomasz TunguzFounder & General Partner at Theory VenturesScott SandellExecutive Chairman & Chief Investment Officer at NEAJames DetweilerVP of Investments at Felicis VenturesBen RobbinsInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)Mounisha AnumoluInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)Ren RileyAdvisor at Oak Investment Partners
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Also attended University of Pennsylvania606
Dasha MaggioPartner at Felicis Ventures, writer on venture capital and founder psychologyNancy WangInvestor at Felicis VenturesEghosa OmoiguiFounder and Managing General Partner at EchoVC PartnersAkshat GoenkaInvestor at Moonfire VenturesJames KuklinskiInvestor at Spark CapitalKerry KilleenAssociate General Counsel at Revolution
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Shared employers
Also worked at North Equity1
Also worked at E*TRADE25
Paul LevineOperating Partner at Sapphire VenturesAmy ErrettInvestor at True VenturesScott SpanglerManaging Partner | COO at AI CapitalScott WilliamsonPortfolio Partner: Product at OSS CapitalMatt MurphyGeneral Partner at Electric Feel Ventures LlcJeff GoldrichManaging Director, Technology at Runway Growth Capital
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Also worked at Goldman Sachs1,183
Josh KushnerFounder & CEO of Thrive CapitalFred EhrsamCo-founder and Senior Advisor at Paradigm; founder of NudgeMatt HuangCo-founder and Managing Partner at ParadigmNiki PezeshkiGeneral Partner at Felicis VenturesChris BischoffInvestment Team at General CatalystDamir BecirovicInvestor at Index Ventures
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Also worked at Alex. Brown & Sons, Inc.8
Bill TaiCo-Founder at ACTAI VenturesScott GottliebPartner at New Enterprise Associates (NEA)Jeffrey EdelmanPartner at Scion Life SciencesHerb MayPartner and Head of EFO Network at Braemont CapitalAndrew PinkertonChief Operating Officer at Thomvest VenturesMike VolpeInvestor at Impellent Ventures
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Colleagues at Sky9 Capital
Ara Kyi
Vice President at Sky9 Capital
Arnaud Ventura
Director at Sky9 Capital
Beryl Bouchier
Vice President at Sky9 Capital
Bingqing Li
Associate at Sky9 Capital
Carina Sun
Finance Director at Sky9 Capital
Chengkai Gu
Analyst at Sky9 Capital
Cindy Chen
Executive Director at Sky9 Capital
David Magrefty
Associate at Sky9 Capital
Network3
Bingqing Li
Associate at Sky9 Capital
David Magrefty
Associate at Sky9 Capital
Fred Yang
Vice President at Sky9 Capital
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