Matt Hersh
Investor at Fika Ventures
Los Angeles Metropolitan Area
Overview
Work Experience
Operating Partner + Fintech Investor
2021 - Current
Principal
2019 - 2021
Vice President
2017 - 2018
Fika Ventures is a pre-Series A stage venture fund that invests in vertical SaaS, fintech, commerce enablement, healthcare, and marketplaces
Board Observer
2021
Board Member
2021
Glidian provides authorization solutions to streamline communication between healthcare providers and payers.
Board Member
2021 - 2023
Upfort is a cyber security and insurance platform that offers comprehensive protection against evolving cyber threats.
Raised $15,000,000.00 from Eniac Ventures, Chaos Ventures, Trajectory Ventures, Altai Ventures, Fika Ventures, Gaingels, Aquila Capital Partners, Cyber Mentor Fund and SYN Ventures.
Board Observer
2021 - 2022
Edge Impulse is the platform for developing intelligent devices using embedded machine learning.
Raised $54,400,000.00 from Momenta, Knollwood Investment Advisory, Fika Ventures, Canaan Partners, Acrew Capital and Coatue.
Los Angeles Co-Lead
2019 - 2021
EVCA is a non-profit association that supports the next generation of venture capital investors.
Head Of Business Development
2013 - 2017
Factual merged with Foursquare in April 2020
The location data company the world’s most valuable brands and tech companies trust to understand and intelligently grow their businesses.
Raised $104,000,000.00 from Upfront Ventures and Felicis.
Advisor
2012 - 2017
MuckerLab is the operating and acceleration platform of Mucker Capital.
Advisor & Investor
2012 - 2014
Surf Air is a membership airline that offers first-class travel on executive aircraft.
Raised $648,851,029.00 from Comvest Partners and The Global Emerging Markets Group.
Vice President, Sales & Business Development
2012 - 2013
Originate is a premier digital innovation company