Matt Cohen — Co-Founder
I am an entrepreneur and venture capitalist focused on early-stage technology. I've been involved with some great companies but my first investment in Turnstyle Solutions as the founding investor influenced me the most. From the early days at Turnstyle, I helped bring an idea to life and watched my initial investment turn into a 50 person company that was eventually acquired by a US public company in 2017. I know the risk entrepreneurs take when starting a company, and I understand what helps them succeed at the earliest stage. I have hands-on experience in selling enterprise SaaS solutions to the top financial institutions globally. I see the importance of working with trusted advisors and partners early to help scale a business faster. Finally, I know what helps add value to a company in the beginning and what is just for show. I founded Ripple Ventures in 2018 to help entrepreneurs and start-ups learn from my experiences while giving them more than just capital to succeed. With our 'Operators-First' approach, we work with companies every day not just every quarter. That is why we opened 'The Tank', our incubator space to offer start-ups a turnkey office space to scale their businesses with advisors and mentors surrounding them every day to help them succeed.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a Venture Capitalist with a strong focus on early-stage technology investments.
Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Experience: 20 yrs 9 mos
Skills
- Venture Capital
- Entrepreneurship
- Sales Management
- Capital Markets
- Marketing
- Analytics
Career Highlights
- Founder of Ripple Ventures, supporting early-stage startups.
- First investment in Turnstyle Solutions led to significant growth.
- Expert in enterprise SaaS sales to top financial institutions.
Work Experience
North Vector Dynamics
Investor (2 mos)
Canada Rocket Company
Investor (2 mos)
Clover Labs
Investor (6 mos)
Pica
Investor & Board Director (1 yr 2 mos)
Mycroft
Investor (1 yr 6 mos)
Katalyze AI
Investor & Board Member (1 yr 7 mos)
Theo Ai
Investor (1 yr 8 mos)
NetNow Inc.
Investor & Board Observer (2 yrs 6 mos)
Rose Rocket
Investor & Board Member (5 yrs 11 mos)
Wisedocs
Investor & Board Member (6 yrs 6 mos)
Voiceflow.com
Investor & Board Observer (7 yrs 6 mos)
Tread Inc.
Investor (8 yrs)
OnCall Health (Acquired by Qualifacts)
Investor & Board Member (4 yrs 9 mos)
Ripple Ventures
Founder & Managing Partner (9 yrs 2 mos)
Tokyo Smoke
Private Investor (2 yrs)
Street Contxt
Director - Sales (1 yr 11 mos)
National Bank of Canada
Director - Institutional Equities Sales & Trading (2 yrs 6 mos)
Turnstyle Solutions (Acquired Yelp!)
Founding Investor & Board Member (4 yrs 7 mos)
RBC Capital Markets
Vice President Institutional Sales (1 yr 7 mos)
Vice President (2 yrs 3 mos)
Vice President (3 yrs 7 mos)
Education
Private Equity and Venture Capital at Harvard Business School Executive Education
Bachelor of Commerce (BCom) at Dalhousie University