Experienced CEO and Chairman. Over the past two decades, Matt has been a very active angel investor, and has chaired and sat on the Boards of numerous high-profile, high-growth U.K. start-ups, including co-founding and Chairing Tandem Bank, and serving as Chairman for ClearlySo Ltd and IGF Invoice Finance Ltd.

In addition to co-founding Exceptional Ventures, which he chairs, Matt is currently Chairman of Octopus Capital and Cudoni. He sits on the Boards of VouchedFor, and Restless. Matt was part of the founding team of CapitalOne Bank in the US. He was also responsible for founding and running CapitalOne Bank (Europe) Plc, the company’s businesses outside of America.

Originally from New Jersey, Matt graduated first in his class in Chemistry from Princeton University in 1988.

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  Co-Founder in Exceptional Ventures

  Exceptional Ventures is an early-stage Venture Capital firm

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  Executive Chairman in Exceptional Ventures

  Exceptional Ventures is an early-stage Venture Capital firm