Matthew is a Partner at Grit Capital (www.grit.vc), investing in early stage fintech and martech companies. Previously he was a VP of Business Development at American Express, which acquired his third startup, BodesWell, in June of 2022. Before that, he founded Yesware (acquired by Vendasta) and worked in executive roles in software startups, including Vivox (acquired by Unity) and Floodgate (acquired by Zynga). His first startup, WGR Media, was acquired by CNET Networks in 2004.
He earned his B.A from Naropa University and his M.B.A. magna cum laude from The Olin School for Business at Babson College.
Matthew has practiced meditation for more than 25 years. He currently teaches mindfulness, compassion and wisdom practices at mindfulaware.com and Natural Dharma Fellowship.
