Matthew Brown
Vice President at Headline
San Francisco, California
Overview
Work Experience
Vice President
2023 - Current
Headline (formerly e.ventures) is a Venture Capital firm actively on the ground in 7 cities around the world. We invest across geographies, leading rounds at every stage. Once we commit to a team, we go to the ends of the earth to make their success global. Our Early Stage Funds are based in the US, Europe, Asia, and Brazil, and invest locally. Our San Francisco-based Growth Fund invests globally from Series B and beyond, working in collaboration with our Early Stage Teams. The sizes and locations of these funds make it possible for us to see local trends up close, identify winning founders, and lead rounds at every stage. Sonos, The RealReal, Creditas, Sorare, Pismo, AppFolio, goPuff, Acorns, Farfetch, Segment, Bumble and Yeahka are among the stars in Headline’s world.
Headline is a global venture capital firm investing in winning teams across stages and geographies.
Vice President
2022 - 2023
TCG is a multi-stage investment firm dedicated to building consumer businesses. We focus on majority and minority investments in growing consumer businesses. Our portfolio includes digital media, commerce, marketplaces, crypto, sports, gaming, consumer finance, and health and wellness brands and platforms. Portfolio companies include Dapper Labs, Zed Run, Collectors Universe, Ro, Oura, Lovevery, Cameo, Zola, Barstool Sports, Pandora, Scopely, Ring, Headspace, Food52, Fullscreen, Hello Sunshine, MeatEater, Crunchyroll, Dave.com, Sketchy, The Action Network, and others.
Senior Associate
2020 - 2021
TCG is a multi-stage investment firm that seeks to invest in and build these best-in-class companies.
Investor
2021 - 2023
Lovevery is an early learning platform that offers a stage-based system of information for parents and products for children.
Raised $125,967,047.00 from Mark Vadon, TCG, Reach Capital, SoGal Ventures, Steph Korey Goodwin, Google Ventures and Chan Zuckerberg Initiative.
Investor
2021 - 2023
Investor
2021 - 2023
Investor
2021 - 2023
Collectors offers authentication and sale services for high-value collectibles.
Raised $100,000,000.00 from TCG, Nat Turner, D1 Capital Partners and Cohen Private Ventures.
Board Member
2020 - 2023
Board Observer
2020 - 2023
Chief of Staff + Senior Manager, Strategy & Operations
2019 - 2020
The #1 on demand dog walking app in the nation with backing from Softbank Vision Fund, Battery Ventures, General Catalyst, Sherpa Capital, Slow Ventures, and RRE Ventures.
Senior Manager Corporate Development & Business Development
2018 - 2019
Investor
2014 - 2018
Sourced investment opportunities, executes due diligence, and supports Stripes Group's portfolio companies across Internet, Consumer, and SaaS businesses
Stripes is a growth equity firm that invests in software and consumer businesses.