Matt Panicali

Matt Panicali

Director, Investments (Venture Debt) atConnecticut Innovations (CT Innovations)New Haven, CT

Matt Panicali is a Director of Venture at Connecticut Innovations, focusing on venture debt and equity investments in technology companies. He joined the firm in 2014 and holds an M.B.A. from the University of New Haven.

What Matt can write

Writes checks of$250K to $1M
Comes in atPre-seed, Seed, Series ACan lead the round
Email the firm[email protected]The firm's own inbox for founders.

Connecticut Innovations (CT Innovations) writes $250K to $1M checks, larger than 33% of firms in the atlas.

Bars: how many firms report each check band. Highlighted: Connecticut Innovations (CT Innovations).

Career

  1. Connecticut Innovations · Director, Venture
    Now
  2. Connecticut Innovations · Director, Investments
    Now

Focus

enterprise softwarefintechhealthcareclimate technologyventure debtearly-stage

Education

University of New Haven, M.B.A.

Also at Connecticut Innovations (CT Innovations)

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Questions

Who is Matt Panicali?

Matt Panicali is a Director of Venture at Connecticut Innovations, focusing on venture debt and equity investments in technology companies. He joined the firm in 2014 and holds an M.B.A. from the University of New Haven.

How much does Matt Panicali invest?

Matt Panicali invests through Connecticut Innovations (CT Innovations), which writes checks of $250K to $1M at pre-seed, seed, series a.

How do I pitch Matt Panicali?

Email [email protected], the firm's inbox for founders, and name Matt in the subject. A warm intro from a founder Connecticut Innovations (CT Innovations) backed works better.

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