Mode VC
Matt Schwab

Matt Schwab

Senior Associate atVertical Venture PartnersCalifornia
LinkedIn Vertical Venture Partners websiteFirm profile

Matt Schwab is a Senior Associate at Vertical Venture Partners, focusing on deal sourcing outside the Bay Area. He studied computer science and worked at Acorns before joining the firm.

What Matt can write

Writes checks of$250K to $10M
Comes in atSeed, Series ACan lead the round
Best routeA short note on LinkedInA warm intro from a founder they backed works better.

Vertical Venture Partners writes $250K to $10M checks, larger than 33% of firms in the atlas.

Bars: how many firms report each check band. Highlighted: Vertical Venture Partners.

Career

  1. Acorns
  2. Vertical Venture Partners · Senior Associate
    Now

Focus

deal sourcingvertical aisouthern californiamountain west

Education

Chapman University, BS (Computer Science)Chapman University, MBA (Data Analytics)

Before you pitch

Vertical Venture Partners does not invest inWe do not invest in anything B2C. We do not invest in companies with business models that are capital-intensive and/or require many years of development to bring a product to market.

Also at Vertical Venture Partners

Brad Corona
Brad CoronaManaging Director
David C. Schwab
David C. SchwabFounding Managing Director

Partners like Matt

At firms with a similar stage, sector and check size.

Clara BrennerManaging Partner, Urban Innovation Fund
Blair Garrou
Blair GarrouManaging Partner, Mercury Fund
Nick MoranGeneral Partner, New Stack Ventures
Josh LumerSenior Principal, Allstate Strategic Ventures
Alex Kamenetskiy
Alex KamenetskiyManaging General Partner and Head of MRV, Munich Re Ventures
Brendon DurkinManaging Director, Koch Disruptive Technologies

Alert me when Vertical Venture Partners is active

One email when Matt's firm raises a fund, adds a partner or shows new activity.

Founders and investors at a Mode VC gathering

Send Mode VC your deck

Raising a pre-seed or seed round? We write $1M to $5M first checks and help founders with distribution. A partner reads every deck.

Send your deck

Questions

Who is Matt Schwab?

Matt Schwab is a Senior Associate at Vertical Venture Partners, focusing on deal sourcing outside the Bay Area. He studied computer science and worked at Acorns before joining the firm.

How much does Matt Schwab invest?

Matt Schwab invests through Vertical Venture Partners, which writes checks of $250K to $10M at seed, series a.

How do I pitch Matt Schwab?

A warm intro from a founder Vertical Venture Partners backed works best. A short LinkedIn note with one line on traction is the next best route.

What did Matt Schwab do before Vertical Venture Partners?

Acorns.

Last updated 2026-10-15. Is this you? Ask for a correction.