Matthew is a senior finance executive and serial entrepreneur, with more than 25 years of experience across both public and private equity-backed companies. He serves in CFO, CEO and executive advisor capacities, with a particular focus on high-growth and technology ventures. Matthew has a “Strategic CFO” mindset, with focus areas including capital raising, financial planning, lender relationships, partnerships and M&A. He is comfortable overseeing core accounting, finance and treasury work from the startup phase all the way to $100+ million revenue and multinational operations.
Matthew’s experience includes:
- Algorand Inc – CFO. Executed a restructuring of the company’s software engineering business ($100+ million annual revenue); reduced operational expenses by 45%, ringfenced liabilities and spun out a $350 million AUM investment subsidiary. Transformed the market focus of a world-renowned cryptography team to target new opportunities in AI training verification.
- Cambridge Blockchain – CEO. Founded, led and exited a digital identity enterprise software company with US and European operations. Positioned the company for investment by PayPal, Inc in 2019 and its sale to Blockchains Inc in 2020.
- FloDesign Wind Turbine / Ogin Energy – CFO. Led company from drafting first business plan to closing Series A, Series B, and Series C financing rounds, raising over $150 million from investors including KPCB, Goldman Sachs, and BASF. Managed team of 15 people in 5 global locations with responsibility for reporting, budgeting, legal, intellectual property, IT and treasury functions as company entered new manufacturing and deployment stages.
Matthew’s formal training is in business and mathematics (Harvard Business School, Wharton and CFA Institute), and he has a passion for the strategic application of technology across diverse fields including software, professional services, manufacturing and healthcare businesses. He is an inventor on six issued patents and is proficient in German and French.
