Matthew Hackett
Founder of Oda
Matthew Hackett
Founder of Oda
New York, New York
Overview
Work Experience
Investor
2018 - Current
I personally invest in tech-first companies from Seed to Series A, including: Hopin, Headway, Superplastic, Lula, Northstar, Airhouse What I love: ☄️Companies that have an outside shot at changing global culture and/or ⚗️ Product-led companies tackling massive, non-trendy industries
Cofounder & Board President
2018
https://oda.co https://www.engadget.com/oda-speakers-seasonal-performances-194024860.html
Chief Strategy Officer & Head of Product
2022 - 2023
Investor, Advisor, Embedded Executive
2018 - 2022
2018 - Was the first angel investor in Headway. 2022 - Partnered with CEO and executive team as a full-time "embedded executive" focused on increasing velocity on hiring and go-to-market during a period of extraordinary growth.
Investor & Advisor
2020 - 2023
Interim COO
2020 - 2020
Initially a seed investor, I was asked by the founder to join as interim COO to support scaling the team, product, and business during a period of extraordinary growth (Seed -> Series B, 20 -> 250 employees in just six months)
General Manager, Beme
2016 - 2018
Cofounder & CTO
2014 - 2018
Acquired by CNN (Nov. 2016)
Hacker-in-Residence
2013 - 2014
VP of Engineering
2010 - 2012
Lead Architect
2008 - 2010
Software Engineer
2001 - 2007