Matt Dunbar

Co-Founder & Managing Director

2014 - Current

VentureSouth provides early stage capital to high-growth ventures in the Southeast through its network of angel investors and committed capital funds. We've backed more than 100 companies and we've been named a Top 10 Angel Group in North America numerous times.

General Partner, VentureSouth Funds

2014

VentureSouth manages several co-investment and opportunity funds supporting early-stage ventures in Southeast.

Managing Director

2008

The Upstate Carolina Angel Network (UCAN) is a group of investors in Upstate South Carolina who support early-stage, high-growth ventures in the Southeastern United States with capital and expertise. UCAN was named a Top 10 Angel Group by CB Insights in 2014. https://www.cbinsights.com/blog/top-angel-groups-mosaic/

Board of Directors

2019

Zylö Therapeutics has developed an innovative sustained-release topical delivery system in partnership with researchers at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine. Zylo's patented xerogel-derived silica particles, called Z-pods™, deliver notoriously hard-to-deliver therapeutic and cosmetic agents through topical administration in a sustained and controlled manner.

Board of Directors

2015 - 2019

Entegra is a nearly 100 year old community bank with over $1.6 billion in assets headquartered in Western North Carolina. Formerly known as Macon Bank, Entegra converted to a stock company and listed on the NASDAQ in October 2014 (ENFC). Entegra was acquired by First Citizens Bank in 2019. Served as Chair of Assets & Liabilities Committee.

Board of Directors

2013 - 2019

The Angel Capital Association is the leading professional and trade association supporting the success of angel investors in high-growth, early-stage ventures.

Board of Directors

2012 - 2019

CIRTEMO designs and manufactures patented optical filters called Multivariate Optical Elements (MOE), which are encoded to detect and measure very complex chemical signatures or attributes. Cirtemo was acquired by Thorlabs in May of 2019.

Visiting Lecturer

2011 - 2017

Lecturer in Managerial Economics and Venture Finance for Clemson's MBA Programs

Enviropreneur Institute Faculty

2009 - 2015

The mission of the Enviropreneur Institute is to provide the skills, training, and experiences necessary for environmental entrepreneurs, or "enviropreneurs," to successfully apply property rights, contracts, and markets to enhance environmental assets.

Project Leader

2005 - 2008

Applications Development Engineer

1999 - 2003