Sal Matteis

Deeptech VC / Co-founder

2022 - Current

Accelerating humanity towards a brighter future, Earthshots Collective is a deeptech syndicate with notable investments in Prometheux (Trustworthy AI) and EVA Labs (Superhighway/Drone Infrastructure).

Founding Partner & Chairman

2023

Alumnus

2012

Sector Director Italy

2023

Led the launch of Founders Factory in Italy, spearheading two investment vehicles with Mediobanca (Fintech /AI) and Fastweb (Deeptech & AI) focused on structured venture building and pre-seed programs for European founders.

Co-Founder

2019 - 2022

Next invests in deeptech ventures reimagining industries for the future of planet & humanity. Portfolio includes: https://eva.xyz https://www.talyn.com https://quicargo.com https://constellr.space https://www.cogntiv.com https://www.alora.world https://www.eggxyt.com https://komp-act.com https://www.flowbio.com https://www.testmatehealth.com https://www.rx-longevity.com

CEO & Investment Committee Director

2016 - 2019

Fusion Partners sits at the intersection of industry-leading corporations, innovative start-ups, and a global network of experts and entrepreneurial support organizations. This unique ecosystem gives us access to high potential ventures and deep insights into the technological and business model trends impacting corporations. As a CEO I led the company in - defining the vision - generating and maintaining trusted relationships with large corporations in Switzerland - building a world class team - developing Accelerators / Venture Builders across multiple verticals with top-tier ventures / investors / partners including #Fintech #InsureTech #Sustainability #UrbanTech - making Fusion a trusted brand in Switzerland - corporate & academic partners included BNP Paribas, Mobiliere, Groupe Mutuel, Credit Suisse’s owned Swisscard, EPFL and IDIAP (AI research institute).

Founding Partner & Investment Committee Director

2018 - 2019

Tasked by the board of directors of Groupe Mutuel to set up and launch InnoPeaks’ Lifetech Accelerator. Built the brand, the program and the team to execute.

Guest Lecturer In Venture Capital, Entrepreneurship & Innovation to MBA Class

2018 - 2019

Director Board of Advisors

2015 - 2019

SICTIC is a Swiss Angel Investor Club focused supporting and empowering Software, Hardware and Internet entrepreneurs.

Mentor

2015 - 2018

500 Startups (http://500.co), a global seed-stage VC fund & accelerator with ~$150M under management. They have invested in more than a thousand companies across 50+ countries including: Twilio, SendGrid, Credit Karma, MakerBot (acq'd by SSYS for $400M), Wildfire Interactive (acq'd by GOOG for $350M), and Viki (acq'd by Rakuten for $200M) Selected areas of interest include financial services & e-commerce, search/social/mobile platforms, personal & business productivity, education & language, family & healthcare and web infrastructure.