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Pat Matthews

Investor

Founder & CEO at Active Capital · General Partner at Alamo Angels 2018 Investment Syndicate · Board director at Super Dispatch · Board director at Makeswift

San Antonio, Texas

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

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About

An entrepreneur turned investor with more than 20 years building and investing in software, cloud infrastructure, and AI. He founded Active Capital to back technical founders.

Contact· published on Pat's own website

Invests in

AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureE-commerceEnterprise SoftwareSaaS

Board director at Super Dispatch

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Co-founders at Super Dispatch

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Bek Dispatch AbdullayevExecutive Officer, Director

Board director at Makeswift

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Co-founders at Makeswift

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Alan PledgerExecutive Officer, Director
LTLindsay Trinkle
Lindsay TrinkleExecutive Officer, Director
ARAndrew Reifman
Andrew ReifmanFounder

Experience

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

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

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Deals · 1

Super DispatchBoard seat

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

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

Other disclosed investments

Board seats

Makeswift

Investor

Acquire.comArrayBraustinBreadcrumbs.ioChartioCheckMarketCloudantEasyExpunctionsEmergent OneFinallyFloat MeFounderpathGravitiHyperwriteaiKeenLiving SecurityLoudCrowdMakeswiftOliveProsperopsReflexSendSparkStaggerTenfoldTestlioTetra InsightsVid Grid

Sources: SEC Form D filings · curated public sources.

Colleagues at Active Capital

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Pat Matthews?
An entrepreneur turned investor with more than 20 years building and investing in software, cloud infrastructure, and AI. He founded Active Capital to back technical founders.
Where does Pat Matthews work?
Pat Matthews is Founder & CEO at Active Capital and Board director at Super Dispatch and Board director at Makeswift.
What does Pat Matthews invest in?
Pat Matthews invests in AI & Machine Learning, Data & Infrastructure, E-commerce, Enterprise Software, SaaS.
What check size does Pat Matthews write?
Pat Matthews typically writes checks of $100K – $1M.
What boards does Pat Matthews sit on?
Pat Matthews holds tracked board seats at Makeswift, Super Dispatch.
What companies has Pat Matthews invested in?
Investments tracked here include Acquire.com, Array, Braustin, Breadcrumbs.io, Chartio, CheckMarket, Cloudant, EasyExpunctions, Emergent One, Finally, Float Me, Founderpath, and 15 more.
Where did Pat Matthews go to school?
Pat Matthews studied at Virginia Tech (Bachelor of Science (BS), Finance).

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