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Matt Sechrest

Managing Partner at Maviato

Austin, Texas

Overview 

Matt Sechrest is an Investor and Conservationist based in Austin, Texas, currently serving as the Managing Partner at North Equity and a Venture Partner at Sky9 Capital. With a background in corporate development and venture capital, he has made significant investments in companies like Recurrent Ventures and holds advisory roles at organizations such as Re:wild's Global Council. Highlights of his career include leading Waterfall International as Chief Executive Officer and holding key positions at E*TRADE and Goldman Sachs in the realms of corporate development and investment banking.

Work Experience 

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North Equity

  • Managing Partner

    2019 - Current

    Founder, tech investment firm. Platforms founded include: Recurrent ($400M raised) Flexpress ($10M raised) Stealth

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Sky9 Capital

  • Venture Partner

    2016

    Founding venture partner, tech VC with $2B under management across 5 funds.

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Re:wild

  • Advisor, Global Council

    2008

    Founding member, leading conservation nonprofit focused on biodiversity and nature-based solutions to climate change. Raised over $350M to date.

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Maviato

  • Managing Partner

    2018

    Founder, tech seed angel VC: Apollo ($3M raised) Baton ($14M raised, exit to Ryder, NYSE: R) CenterStage ($5M raised) Colossal ($225M raised) Entrupy ($9M raised) Flexpress ($10M raised) Ivy ($2M raised) JanitorAI ($2M raised) Lineage Logistics (NASDAQ: LINE, $13.8B raised) Lift Aircraft ($22M raised) LoudCrowd ($9M raised) Mud\wtr ($20M raised) Origin Protocol ($32M raised) Public.com ($310M raised) Recurrent ($400M raised) Riffusion ($19M raised) Sabai ($5M raised) Vendelux ($17M raised)

Waterfall International

  • Chief Executive Officer

    2007 - 2017

    Founder and seed investor, SaaS digital marketing software. 3 acquisitions completed. Acquired by Upland (NASDAQ: UPLD).

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E*TRADE

  • Vice President, Corporate Development and Venture Capital

    1999 - 2006

    Founding team member, early stage tech VC with $400M under management across 3 funds.

E*Trade is a financial services company that specializes in online discount stock brokerage service for self-directed investors.

us.etrade.com
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Goldman Sachs

  • Investment Banker

    1997 - 1999

    Tech M&A.

Goldman Sachs is a multinational financial services firm providing securities, investment banking, and management services.

goldmansachs.com
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Alex. Brown & Sons, Inc.

  • Investment Banker

    1997 - 1997

    Tech M&A.

Education 

Investments 

Recurrent Ventures

Private Equity

Total funding: $300M

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