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Data is the Linchpin of Digital Transformation 2.0
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Matt Garratt
General Partner at U.S. Venture Partners
Menlo Park, California
Overview
Matt Garratt is a General Partner at USVP in Menlo Park, California, with a notable background in venture capital and private equity. He has made significant investments in companies like Qualified.com (Series C) and BigID (Series D), focusing on sectors such as Generative Tech/AI and ClimateTech/CleanTech.
Garratt's career highlights include holding General Partner roles at both USVP and CRV, and making strategic investments in successful companies like Snowflake and Twilio Inc.
Work Experience
General Partner
2023 - Current
General Partner, CRV
2021 - 2023
CRV is a venture capital firm that invests in investments in technology companies.
Investor
2022 - 2022
Rundoo builds all-in-one software for paint and hardware stores.
Raised $18,000,000.00 from Bessemer Venture Partners.
Investor
2021 - 2022
Power offers credit card programs for businesses using its cloud-native issuance platform.
Raised $316,100,000.00 from Jeff Myers, Pareto Holdings, Anthemis, Amy Nauiokas, CRV, Edward Lando, Restive, Plug and Play, Dash Fund and Fin Capital.
SVP, Managing Partner, Salesforce Ventures
2018 - 2021
Vice President, Salesforce Ventures & Corporate Development
2016 - 2018
I lead Salesforce Ventures, the corporate investing arm of salesforce. SalesforceVC is one of the most active Corporate VC's with the mandate of building out our ecosystem of partners through equity investments.
Sr. Director, Corporate Development & Salesforce Ventures
2014 - 2016
Partnering with great companies to accelerate their growth within the salesforce ecosystem. - Led the acquisition of RelateIQ - Managed the launch of Salesforce Ventures and Salesforce1 Fund
Corporate Development & Strategy
2013 - 2014
Led key strategic investments in companies including Gainsight, MuleSoft, Invoca, Thousand Eyes, nCino and Anaplan Completed 3 acquisitions, spin-outs and wind-downs. Provide strategic roadmap and guidance to executives on best companies to invest and acquire. Nominated to Key Talent program for top performers across the company.
Salesforce is a cloud-based software company that provides customer relationship management software and applications.
Raised $65,375,124.00 from Starboard Value.
Investor
2020 - 2021
Snowflake Ventures invests in growth-stage companies that demonstrate a commitment to mobilizing data.
Investor
2019 - 2021
Investor
2015 - 2021
Ncino is a cloud-based bank operating solution for the financial services industry.
Raised $1,138,789,038.00 from SMBC Venture Capital and Mitsubishi UFJ Capital.
Investor
2015 - 2021
Twilio is a cloud communication company that enables users to use standard web languages to build voice, VoIP, and SMS apps via a web API.
Raised $614,415,525.00 from TCV.
Investor
2013 - 2021
MuleSoft provides an integration and API platform that makes it easy to connect data from any system to create connected experiences.
Raised $259,000,000.00 from Employee Stock Option Fund and Greenspring Associates.
Education
Investments
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