Say hello to Matthew Witheiler, partner at the thriving Flybridge Capital Partners and a perfect fit for the PYMNTS.com’s Innovator Awards judging panel. At Flybridge, Witheiler is shaking hands with innovators every day, discussing new ideas with entrepreneurs hoping to disrupt the status quo. He shares with PYMNTS.com what he thinks sets the best innovators apart from the rest.
Matthew Witheiler Principal, Flybridge Capital Partners
Matt is a Principal at Flybridge Capital Partners whose investment interests and experience broadly cover companies and technologies across the information technology sector including financial technology, digital media, e-commerce and consumer internet.
Matt currently represents Flybridge Capital Partners on the board of Convoke Systems and serves as an observer on the boards of DataXu, Sand 9, Saving Star, Simple Tuition and a portfolio company working in stealth. He previously sat on the board of Ready Financial. He also sits on the board of The Capital Network and is a Founding Executive Committee Member of FirstGrowth Venture Network, a network of venture and angel investors supporting first and second time entrepreneurs building exciting companies in the New York area.
Matt joined the firm as a Senior Associate in July 2008 after completing his MBA at Harvard School of Business (HBS). Prior to HBS, Matt spent seven years in various roles in the high technology industry. Most recently, Matthew was a Summer Associate at Jefferies Broadview in technology investment banking where he advised on sale, IPO and debt strategies of various companies in the technology industry. Prior to that, Matthew spent three years at ATI Technologies, a $4B 3D-graphics silicon provider. At ATI, Matt focused on the integration of 3D graphics and digital video and was responsible for the TV on the PC integrated circuit product line. He researched, led development and launched the company’s flagship multimedia processor. Before joining ATI, Matt served for four years as co-owner and Senior Hardware Editor of the successful hardware review website, AnandTech.com, where he helped build one of the world’s largest hardware review sites.
Matthew holds a BA in Public Policy Studies from Duke University and an MBA from the Harvard Business School.
Matthew Witheiler