Matt co-founded and operated four tech startups before becoming a venture investor, giving him hands-on operating experience that most VCs lack. He combines mechanical engineering degrees from Tufts and MIT with nine years as a first-round lead investor at Allied Minds and Bolt, focusing on technically complex companies that blend software, hardware, and physical infrastructure. Matt co-founded and operated four tech startups before becoming a venture investor, giving him hands-on operating experience that most VCs lack. He combines mechanical engineering degrees from Tufts and MIT with nine years as a first-round lead investor at Allied Minds and Bolt, focusing on technically complex companies that blend software, hardware, and physical infrastructure.