Pat Matthews is an entrepreneur and investor. He previously co-founded Webmail.us and held leadership roles at Rackspace before starting Active Capital.

What Pat can write

Writes checks of$100K to $1M
Comes in atPre-seedCan lead the round
Email the firm[email protected]The firm's own inbox for founders.

Active Capital writes $100K to $1M checks, larger than 5% of firms in the atlas.

Bars: how many firms report each check band. Highlighted: Active Capital.

Career

  1. Webmail.us
    2002-2007
  2. Rackspace
  3. Active Capital · Founder & CEO
    Now

Companies founded

Webmail.usActive Capital

Focus

enterprise softwarecloud infrastructureAI-nativepre-seedbusiness software

Education

Virginia Tech

Also at Active Capital

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Questions

Who is Pat Matthews?

Pat Matthews is an entrepreneur and investor. He previously co-founded Webmail.us and held leadership roles at Rackspace before starting Active Capital.

How much does Pat Matthews invest?

Pat Matthews invests through Active Capital, which writes checks of $100K to $1M at pre-seed.

How do I pitch Pat Matthews?

Email [email protected], the firm's inbox for founders, and name Pat in the subject. A warm intro from a founder Active Capital backed works better.

What did Pat Matthews do before Active Capital?

Webmail.us; Rackspace.

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