Matt Thoms
General Partner at Baukunst
Somerville, Massachusetts
Overview
Work Experience
Co-Founder and General Partner
2022 - Current
Baukunst is a collective of creative technologists advancing the art of building. Our inaugural $100M venture fund is dedicated to leading pre-seed investments in companies at the frontiers of technology and design.
A collective of creative technologists advancing the art of building companies at the frontiers of technology and design
Board Director
2022
Board Observer
2020
Wildgrain delivers artisanal, ready-to-bake bread, pasta, and pastries right to your door.
Board Director
2019 - 2023
FYTO is a technology company that develops systems for farmers to grow crops using fewer resources.
Raised $15,000,000.00 from First Star Ventures, Refactor, AgFunder, Bolt and Google Ventures.
Board Observer
2019 - 2023
BRUNT Workwear is a consumer brand that provides work boots and clothing.
Raised $43,899,982.00 from Bolt, Stripes, TF Cornerstone and Suffolk Technologies.
Partner
2019 - 2022
Lead investor for entrepreneurs at the pre-seed & seed stage. Investing at the intersection of the digital and physical world. First round lead investor in Bobbie, Vention, Pair Eyewear, Tonal, & more.
Bolt is a pre-seed venture firm investing where the digital and physical world intersect.
Raised $3,900,000.00 from Mick Mountz, Logitech, Foundry Group, Grishin Robotics, Eran Egozy, Bantam Group, Bruce Sachs, Autodesk, River Valley Investors and Semyon Dukach.
Board Director
2019 - 2019
Acquired by Concirrus
Spark Insights provides decision analytics to the insurance industry using AI.
Raised $3,200,000.00 from Allied Minds.
Board Director
2018 - 2019
OSK is a satellite-based hyperspectral monitoring service helping organizations meet their sustainability and security goals.
Raised $55,401,738.00 from ONEOK, 11.2 Capital, University of Minnesota, Energy Innovation Capital, Syndicate 708, Williams and In-Q-Tel.
Board Director
2015 - 2019
Vice President, Investment Team
2014 - 2019
Venture co-creation with a deep tech focus. First round lead investor/founder in HawkEye 360, Orbital Sidekick, Federated Wireless, & more. Founding team and early operator at several deep tech startups including acting CEO at BridgeSat through Series A.