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Matt Gibstein

Early stage VC building something new | Forbes 30 Under 30

New York City Metropolitan Area

Work Experience

  • Founder

    2023

  • Young Leaders Committee, Member

    2024

  • Angel Investor & Advisor

    2018

    Some of my investments include: * Stir, a "CFO in the box" for creators (https://usestir.com/) * Clubhouse, a social audio app (https://www.joinclubhouse.com/) * Run The World, an online events platform that cultivates community (https://www.runtheworld.today/) * Superpeer, a modern expert network (https://superpeer.com/) * Lido, an analytics platform empowering knowledge workers (https://www.lido.app/) * Otherside.AI, productivity tools using GPT-3 (https://www.othersideai.com/) * Vibe, next generation consumer social (https://withvibe.com/) Advisor: * Pager, leveraging screenshots to turn past intentions into future actions (https://www.pager.xyz) * Otherside.AI, productivity tools using GPT-3 (https://www.othersideai.com/) LP: *Banana Capital, an internet native VC firm headquartered in Ann Arbor (https://angel.co/funds/banana-capital-fund-1)

2020 - 2022

  • Venture Partner

    2021 - 2022

  • Vice President

    2020 - 2021

    I helped lead the Seed & Early Stage Investing Practices at Goodwater Capital. I led the firm’s investments in: Series A: Bling.eu Seed: Mira Health, Dongnae, Polygon, Bling.eu, Spline.Design, Toucan, Food Is Good, Wardrobe, Clearing, Z1, MedArrive, Oath Care, Houm, Zeta, Billdr, Umba, and more Goodwater was founded in 2014 and manages over $2B across several venture capital funds. Our mission is to empower exceptional entrepreneurs who are changing the world. We’re exclusively focused on consumer tech investments and our chief investment criteria is simple — a product or service that early customers love.

2017 - 2018

  • Product Management (Technical)

    2017 - 2018

    Building new music experiences for Alexa.

2015 - 2017

  • Product Marketing

    2015 - 2017

2014 - 2015

  • Partner

    2014 - 2015

    • Selected as a Partner on the Investment Team of First Round Capital’s $500,000 student-focused venture fund, making investments of up to $20,000 in startups founded by students • Assist in the sourcing, due diligence, and evaluation of potential deals

2014 - 2014

  • Business Analyst (Summer)

    2014 - 2014

2014 - 2014

  • Teaching Assistant, Enabling Technologies (OPIM 314)

    2014 - 2014

  • Chair, Student Technology Advisory Board

    2012 - 2013

    • Advised SAS Computing and Administration officials on student technology projects and initiatives • Represented the technology interests of all College students