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Pat Matthews

Investor

Founder and CEO at Active Capital

San Antonio, Texas

Writes $100K – $1M checks Β· typically $500K

FoundedMakeswiftSuper Dispatch

About

Pat is a serial founder-turned-VC who, after scaling Webmail.us to millions in recurring revenue and selling to Rackspace, leads pre-seed and seed B2B SaaS rounds for founders outside Silicon Valley.

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Pat Matthews @patmatthews

Great names and .com domains really matter!! https://t.co/B0RWzoC5z2

Aug 2, 2026 Β· β™₯ 7

Pat Matthews @patmatthews

Many of our top performing companies are 2020/2021 investments. https://t.co/22Ucn8XF9I

Jul 31, 2026 Β· β™₯ 8

Pat Matthews @patmatthews

For most founders, hiring a bunch of people pre-pmf is a huge distraction and giant waste of money. https://t.co/dy2ZteM1Jg

Jul 31, 2026 Β· β™₯ 64

Invests in

AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureE-commerceEnterprise SoftwareSaaS

Experience

  1. Active CapitalFounder & CEOcurrent2017 β€” presentTexas
  2. PEF CommunityMembercurrent2024 β€” present
  3. FilestackCEO2015 β€” 2017San Antonio, Texas Metropolitan Area
  4. RackspaceSenior Vice President, Corporate Development2012 β€” 2013
  5. RackspaceSenior Vice President, Cloud Computing2010 β€” 2012
  6. RackspaceVice President, Email & Apps2007 β€” 2010Blacksburg, Virginia
  7. Webmail.usCEO & Co-Founder1999 β€” 2007Blacksburg, Virginia

Education

  1. Virginia TechBachelor of Science (BS), Finance1995 β€” 2002

Skills & more

Leadership20Strategy19Software as a Service (SaaS)9Enterprise Software27SaaS73Artificial Intelligence (AI)11Email Hosting29Start-ups99Cloud Computing99Strategic Partnerships34Email6PaaS9
+12 moreGo-to-market StrategyWeb DevelopmentBusiness AlliancesNetworkingEntrepreneurshipManaged HostingMergers & AcquisitionsData CenterProduct MarketingManaged ServicesProfessional ServicesVenture Capital

From Pat's professional profile.

Same school

Also attended Virginia Tech77

Rashad AssirContent at Redpoint VenturesJoseph RuscioI build scalable, fault-tolerant, distributed systems.Tim GuleriInvestor at Sierra VenturesSamantha MoskettiSenior Manager, Knowledge Sharing at JMI EquityMichelle KincaidVP, Marketing & Platforms at Ballistic VenturesJeff BabioneSenior Advisory Board at IronGate Capital Advisors

+ 71 more

Shared employers

Also worked at PEF Community55

Ellen RubinPartner at Glasswing VenturesEran SavirFounder & Managing Partner at Savyon VenturesZach PosnerManaging Partner & Co-Founder at LegalTechGreg RaizGeneral Partner at FoundersEdgeNitay JoffeInvestor at Verissimo VenturesBob MasonCo-Founder & Managing Partner at Argon Ventures

+ 49 more

Also worked at Filestack3

AnandInvestor at Hartmann CapitalEd ByrnePartner at ScaleworksBrett van ZuidenFounder/Founding CEO at Filestack

Also worked at Rackspace12

Dave WrightCEO Partner at Ardent VentureMorris MillerInvestor at Tectonic VenturesLanham NapierCo-Founder and Chairman at BuildGroupJim CurryCo-Founder and CEO at BuildGroupCat DizonCo-Founder and Partner at Active CapitalGeorgie TurnerPartner at Tidal Ventures

+ 6 more

Deals Β· 1

Super DispatchBoard seat

via Active Capital Β· filed Feb 2018 Β· $1.6M raise

Attribution from SEC filings, press coverage, and firm rosters.

Colleagues at Active Capital

Cat Dizon
Co-Founder and Partner at Active Capital
Chris Saum
Investment Partner at Active Capital
Pat
Investor at Active Capital

Network3

Andrea Zurek
Partner at XG Ventures
Chris Saum
Investment Partner at Active Capital
David Bohnett
Founder at Baroda Ventures

Investors connected to Pat in public investor directories β€” a warm-intro map.