Matt Schaar
Investor at Accion Venture Lab
Washington, District of Columbia
Overview
Work Experience
Vice President and Partner, Accion Venture Lab
2021 - Current
Investing in and supporting inclusive fintech founders across five continents. Learn more at: https://www.accion.org/how-we-work/invest/accion-venture-lab#portfolio I currently lead and guide the post-investment engagement efforts for our early-stage, inclusive fintech venture fund with over $45 million in deployed capital and 51+ portfolio companies across six continents – including strategic portfolio support, partnership and resource development, and industry engagement I've built additional tools and processes to support AVL’s due diligence and deal flow, incorporating technical due diligence and no-code/low-code resources to streamline our investment steps. And I've held an active role in the investment process for more than 25 Seed-stage investments ranging from $350k to $1 million. I also serve as a member of Accion's Management Committee and was on the Steering Committee for our 2022 Strategic Refresh.
Senior Director, Portfolio Engagement, Accion Venture Lab
2019 - 2021
Investing in and supporting inclusive fintech founders across five continents. Learn more at: https://www.accion.org/how-we-work/invest/accion-venture-lab#portfolio
Board Observer
2024
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Raised $89,000.00 from Patrick Spaulding Ryan and Silvia Mah.
Angel Investor
2019
Have invested in 20+ startups globally from pre-seed to Series A. I focus my investments on inclusive fintech solutions and developer-centric productivity tools. *I am not taking cold inbound requests for angel investment at this time.*
Investment Advisory Committee Member
2021 - 2024
Investor
2022 - 2023
A Serious Business develops software with expertise in ChatOps.