Matt Downs is a Managing Director at Blue Venture Fund and Co-CEO and Managing Partner of Sandbox Industries. He serves on boards and focuses on firm culture and investment processes.
What Matt can write
The Blue Venture Fund writes $1M to $30M checks, larger than 83% of firms in the atlas.
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- Morgan Stanley · M&A group
- Highland Capital Partners · venture investor
- Sandbox Industries · Co-CEO and Managing Partner
- Blue Venture Fund · Managing DirectorNow
- Morgan Stanley
- Sandbox Industries · Co-CEO and a Managing Partner
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Who is Matt Downs?
Matt Downs is a Managing Director at Blue Venture Fund and Co-CEO and Managing Partner of Sandbox Industries. He serves on boards and focuses on firm culture and investment processes.
How much does Matt Downs invest?
Matt Downs invests through The Blue Venture Fund, which writes checks of $1M to $30M at seed, series a, series b.
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What did Matt Downs do before The Blue Venture Fund?
M&A group at Morgan Stanley; venture investor at Highland Capital Partners; Co-CEO and Managing Partner at Sandbox Industries; Morgan Stanley; Co-CEO and a Managing Partner at Sandbox Industries.
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