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Matt Blodgett

General Partner at Praxis Ventures

San Francisco, California

Overview 

Matt Blodgett is a General Partner at Praxis Ventures in San Francisco, known for his expertise in venture capital and private equity. He has successfully invested in notable companies like Heuristic Commerce and Parallel Fluidics, demonstrating a strong track record in strategic investments and board memberships. Blodgett's career highlights include serving on the board of directors for Protolabs and being a co-founder of Put Me In!, showcasing his leadership and entrepreneurial skills in the tech and investment sectors.

Work Experience 

  • General Partner

    2021 - Current

    Lead first check investor in manufacturing and software businesses. Buildwithpraxis.com

  • Board Member

    2021

Parallel Fluidics is a new microfluidics manufacturing company.

Raised $12,620,367.00 from 8VC, J2 Ventures, Praxis and Bantam Group.

  • Board Member

    2024

  • Board Member

    2024

Purchaser is automating industrial purchasing.

Raised $5,300,000.00 from Michael Roberts, Ludlow Ventures, Nick Sainati, Homebrew, Long Journey Ventures, Andrew Farah and Praxis.

  • Board Member

    2023

  • Board Member

    2022

Impactful CRO for Ecommerce

Raised $5,078,500.00 from Perkins Cove Partner, Steve Wietrecki, Exuberance Capital, Alexander Thamm, Ohad Hecht and Praxis.

  • Co-Founder, Executive Director, Board Member

    2020

  • Series A Investor, Advisor to CEO

    2015 - 2022

Xometry is an online marketplace that allows customers to access a network of machine shops and custom manufacturers.

Raised $197,200,000.00 from T. Rowe Price, Greenspring Associates, Durable Capital Partners, Foundry Group, Bosch Ventures, Almaz Capital, ArrowMark Partners, Highland Capital Partners, Dell Technologies Capital and BMW i Ventures.

  • Series A Investor, Board of Directors (2008 - 2014), Investor (2008 - 2020)

    2008 - 2020

Proto Labs is a digital manufacturing source for prototypes and low-volume production parts.

Raised $54,500,000.00 from North Bridge Venture Partners & Growth Equity.

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