Michael Matias
Founder of Zoé
Michael Matias
Founder of Zoé
Palo Alto, California
Overview
Work Experience
CEO & Co-Founder
2023 - Current
Clarity is a global leader in cybersecurity for deepfakes and social engineering. We protect organizations from AI-based media manipulations. Proudly backed by Bessemer Venture Partners, Walden Catalyst, and other top VCs and angel investors. Forbes Cloud 100 Rising Stars 2024
Preserving trust in digital media by fighting AI-based misinformation and deepfakes
Raised $16,000,000.00 from Bradley Horowitz, Ascend, Larry Diamond, Udi Mokady, Chris Martin, Walden Catalyst, Kmehin Ventures, Flying Fish Partners, Recursive Ventures and Community Access Fund.
Curious Scientist
2020
Platform bringing together the most innovative leaders to talk and inspire. We hosted conversations with more than 1000 innovators, and contributed more than 150 pieces to leading journals.
Co-Founder | Creating trust with brilliant innovators
2022
Not-for-profit for co-creating solutions to the most pressing challenges and opportunities of our time. We bring together thought leaders to create strong alliances through deep connection and trust.
Angel Investor
2020
Early-stage investments in deep-tech startups making a positive impact on the world. Concentrating on AI and cybersecurity. Investments include: OxEye (acquired), Flow Security (acquired), Entitle (acquired) Walnut, Flytrex, Deepdub, Darrow, Haat, Frontegg, Neuralight, BeeHero, Indoor Robotics, Daily.dev, Anyword, Epic Cleantec, Speedata, Circles, Eleos Health, Tastewise, XTend, Tamnoon, Anecdotes, YO-FOOD, Gensyn, Liblab, Masterschool, Classiq.
Board Member
2021
Working with the leadership team to continue supporting the mission of leveraging technology and dialogue to promote peace between Jews and Palestinians.
Contributing Editor
2020
Writing news articles as part of the 20MinuteLeaders partnership with CTech by Calcalist, Israel's leading tech publications. https://www.calcalistech.com/ctech/home/0,7340,L-27991,00.html
Venture Fellow (NLP Research)
2022 - 2023
Working with the smartest people in the world on strategy surrounding Natural Language Processing. Spoiler: large language models are going to disrupt everything. Performed extensive ideation and founded my startup, Clarity.
Innovation Endeavors invests in visionary founders, transformational technology, and emergent ecosystems for a new world.
Advisory Board
2022 - 2023
In fulfilling the child’s one true wish, Make-A-Wish strives to provide a powerful and life-changing experience, an experience that gives hope, strength and joy during the most difficult period of their young lives. In many places around the world, doctors treat wish fulfillment as an integral part of the child’s care.
Venture Partner
2022 - 2022
Dealflow, due diligence and fund strategy. Secret Chord became the lead investor for my own startup, Clarity.
Founding Principal Investor
2021 - 2022
Led the dealflow and due diligence process with my amazing partner Omri Krigel. Was a meaningful part in formulating the vision and mission of the organization. Very lucky to have had this experience.
Venture Partner
2021 - 2022
Meaningfully integrated with the amazing group of 350+ members, working closely with the management team (particularly Oded Hermoni and Nilesh Trivedi). A wonderful and fulfilling experience.
Senior Associate on the Investment Team
2020 - 2021
J-Ventures is a “Wo/Mensch empowered VC” bringing together 300 leading Investors ( 100 Serial founders, 100+ VCs, 100+ Fortune 500 Executives) as LPs. We call it a “Capitalist Kibbutz” with active involvement of our LPs who source, screen and help with our portfolio via connected capital. Based in Silicon Valley with investors from 15 communities - Tel Aviv, NYC, LA, London, Miami, Boston and more.