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Matchstick Ventures
Venture capital · CO, United States · North America
Matchstick Ventures is an early-stage technology investor that backs companies in startup ecosystems 'between the coasts.' It invests $500k to $1.5M in pre-seed and seed-stage startups and provides hands-on support, mentorship and connections to founders.
Invests inAI & Machine Learning
In its own wordsearly-stagetechnologydiverse foundersunder-served ecosystemsfounder-first
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Or find every investor that fitsMatchstick Ventures lists 126 checked portfolio companies on its own site and is named in 8 funding rounds, 2 of them as lead. Its most frequent entry is Seed, 75% of the companies with a known first round. Its largest themes are AI & Machine Learning (18%), Fintech (13%) and Healthcare & Biotech (10%). 100% of its companies are based in United States. It invests most often alongside Techstars, Bread and Butter Ventures and FirstMile Ventures.
Counts come from funding rounds that name Matchstick Ventures, complete from mid-2025: earlier rounds appear only when they were reported later. Round amounts and full round histories are on Fundup AI.
Round figures show recent activity, not Matchstick Ventures' whole history. Rounds on record name 8 companies; its own site lists 126. Funding rounds are complete from mid-2025, so counts and the yearly trend undercount a firm that invested before then. The portfolio, themes and places come from its own site and are not affected.
Entry stage
share of companies by the stage of its first roundShow as a table
| Value | |
|---|---|
| Pre-seed | 0% |
| Seed | 75% |
| Series A | 13% |
| Series B | 13% |
| Growth | 0% |
Activity by year
rounds it joined, last 10 yearsShow as a table
| Total | Rounds it led | |
|---|---|---|
| '17 | 0 | 0 |
| '18 | 0 | 0 |
| '19 | 0 | 0 |
| '20 | 0 | 0 |
| '21 | 0 | 0 |
| '22 | 0 | 0 |
| '23 | 0 | 0 |
| '24 | 0 | 0 |
| '25 | 4 | 1 |
| '26 | 4 | 1 |
Investor profile
percentile among all firmsShow as a table
| Measure | Percentile of all firms | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Portfolio size | 91th | 72 companies |
| Recent activity | 86th | 5 rounds in 12 months |
| Early stage | 82th | 75% of entries at pre-seed or seed |
| Evidence | 80th | 11% of companies confirmed by a round |
| Sector focus | 8th | 18% in its largest sector |
| Reach | 19th | 1 country |
Investment themes
share of its checked companiesThis firmAll checked companies
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| This firm | All checked companies | |
|---|---|---|
| AI & Machine Learning | 18% | 18% |
| Fintech | 13% | 12% |
| Healthcare & Biotech | 10% | 15% |
| Enterprise Software | 9% | 8% |
| E-commerce & Marketplaces | 8% | 6% |
| Education | 8% | 7% |
| Space & Defense | 6% | 3% |
| Human Resources | 6% | 1% |
Invests most often with
firms sharing its portfolio companiesShow as a table
| Share | |
|---|---|
| Techstars | 46 |
| Bread and Butter Ventures | 7 |
| FirstMile Ventures | 5 |
| Headwater Ventures | 4 |
| High Alpha | 4 |
| 2048 Ventures | 3 |
| Blue Note Ventures | 3 |
| Drive Capital | 3 |
Its portfolio companies
where they are based, and what their own sites showSite status
- Site answers11894%
- No longer answers00%
- Points to another company86%
- Parked or sold domain00%
A site that stops answering three checks in a row is counted as no longer answering; that is not proof of closure. A site that points to another company is often an acquisition.
Co-investor network
who it backs companies with, and who they back togetherCompare Matchstick Ventures head to head
portfolio size, rounds, entry stages, themes and the companies both backThree or more firms at once: portfolio overlap.
Recent portfolio activity
when companies last raised with Matchstick Ventures| Date | Company | Stage |
|---|---|---|
| 28 Oct 2026 | Series A | |
| 13 May 2026 | Seed Led | |
| 7 Apr 2026 | Seed | |
| 13 Mar 2026 | Seed | |
| 11 Dec 2025 | Seed Led | |
| 22 Oct 2025 | Seed | |
| 9 Oct 2025 | Seed | |
| 20 Aug 2025 | Series B |
Round details for Matchstick Ventures
Amounts, full round histories and every co-investor in Matchstick Ventures' rounds are on Fundup AI. VCinfo covers investors and their portfolios.
Portfolio
126 companies checked against their own sites| Company | What it does | Themes | First round with it | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abode provides a platform for managing early-career programs and engaging early-career talent | Human ResourcesEducation | Portfolio page | ||
| After provides cremation services and funeral insurance | Healthcare & Biotech | Portfolio page | ||
| Airspace Link provides drone operations management services, including airspace security, operations management, and air traffic coordination. | AI & Machine LearningAI & Machine Learning | Portfolio page | ||
| The company operates a network of sports podcasts and content | Media & EntertainmentEducation | Portfolio page | ||
| Althea connects users with independent, state-licensed facilitators for legal psilocybin sessions. | Healthcare & Biotech | Portfolio page | ||
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FintechE-commerce & Marketplaces | Portfolio page | |||
| The company provides an AI assistant for Zendesk to help with customer support tasks. | AI & Machine LearningSpace & Defense | Portfolio page | ||
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| Automate Clinic is a virtual multi-specialty medical group that provides online care with AI built in from the start. | Healthcare & Biotech | Dec 2025Seed | Page + round | |
| Base matches founders and executives with top US-based executive assistants who handle administrative tasks | Human ResourcesEducation | Portfolio page | ||
| Bazaarvoice collects, syndicates, and optimizes user-generated content across retailers | E-commerce & MarketplacesMedia & Entertainment | Portfolio page | ||
| The company provides AI-powered accounting workflows and automation solutions for accounting teams | FintechAI & Machine Learning | Portfolio page | ||
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| The company provides a platform for creating wedding websites and registries, allowing users to plan their wedding and manage RSVPs and gifts in one place. | E-commerce & MarketplacesSpace & Defense | Portfolio page | ||
| The company allows users to buy and sell used wedding and bridesmaid dresses | E-commerce & MarketplacesConsumer | Portfolio page | ||
| The company provides financial services and payment solutions for workforces, including earned wage access, cashless tips, and contractor payouts. | FintechFintech | Portfolio page | ||
| The company provides payment services to Latin America for US businesses | Fintech | Portfolio page | ||
| Broadlume provides software for flooring businesses to manage operations and generate leads | Real Estate & ConstructionEnterprise Software | Portfolio page |
About this data
site last read 12 Nov 2026- Site
- matchstick.vc
- Last read
- 12 Nov 2026
- Watching since
- 5 Nov 2026
- Rounds since
- 20 Aug 2025
- Companies checked
- 126
Rates come from what VCinfo has observed since observation_start. Firms tend to remove companies that closed, so early rates understate reality. A company leaving a portfolio page does not mean it closed or exited. An unreachable site means our checks failed, nothing more.
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