Matthew Nordan
Fondateur chez Prime Impact Fund
Profil
Matthew Nordan is co-founder and Managing Director of Prime Impact Fund, with responsibility to oversee and guide all aspects of the Fund’s strategy and operations.
He has spent more than two decades focused on cutting-edge technologies as an investor, advisor, and analyst.
Matthew launched Prime Impact Fund after serving as co-founder and Managing Partner at MNL Partners, a developer of energy and environmental projects in China.
He learned venture capital at Venrock, one of the world’s oldest and most successful VC firms, where he and colleagues drove the firm’s investment in Nest Labs (acquired by Google for $3.2 billion) among other companies.
Prior to Venrock, Matthew was President of Lux Research (acquired by private equity firm Bregal Sagemount), an advisory services firm for science-driven innovation that he co-founded in 2004.
Under Matthew’s leadership, the Lux Research analyst team became a globally recognized authority on the business impact of emerging technologies.
Earlier, Matthew held a variety of senior management roles at emerging technology advisor Forrester Research (NASDAQ:FORR) in the U.S.
and Europe.
Matthew co-founded Prime Coalition, Prime Impact Fund’s 501(c)(3) parent organization, and serves on its board of directors.
He has testified before the U.S.
Congress four times on emerging technology issues and is a widely sought-after speaker and commentator.
In addition to numerous Prime-backed companies, he serves on the boards of Sense Labs and Greentown Labs (North America’s largest incubator for energy and environmental start-ups).
He holds a B.A.
from Yale, where he conducted cognitive neuroscience research on emotion and memory.
Postes actifs de Matthew Nordan
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Prime Impact Fund
Prime Impact Fund Investment ManagersFinance Prime Impact Fund (Prime Impact) is a venture capital firm founded in 2018 by Johanna Wolfson and Matthew Nordan. The firm is headquartered in Cambridge, Massachusetts. | Fondateur | 01/01/2018 |
Microbyre, Inc.
Microbyre, Inc. BiotechnologyHealth Technology Microbyre, Inc. develops biotechnologies. It converts non-model species into tractable strains within the techniques from model organisms. The company was founded by Sarah Richardson, Jeff Anderson, and Margaret Brown in 2017 and is headquartered in Berkeley, CA. | Directeur/Membre du Conseil | 01/04/2019 |
Azolla Management Co. Lp
Azolla Management Co. Lp Investment ManagersFinance Azolla Management Co. LP (Azolla Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded by Amy Yaa Boatemaa Duffuor, Johanna Wendlandt Wolfson and Matthew McLean Nordan in 2021. The Firm is headquartered in Cambridge, Massachusetts. | Fondateur | 01/11/2021 |
Leading Edge Equipment Technologies, Inc.
Leading Edge Equipment Technologies, Inc. SemiconductorsElectronic Technology Leading Edge Equipment Technologies, Inc. engages in the manufacture and sale of semiconductor devices. The company was founded by Alison Greenlee in 2016 and is headquartered in Wilminton, MA. | Directeur/Membre du Conseil | 01/10/2020 |
Quidnet Energy, Inc.
Quidnet Energy, Inc. Alternative Power GenerationUtilities Quidnet Energy, Inc. engages in carbon free electric grid systems. Its technology involves pumping and storing water under pressure into a well and using that pressurized water to spin a turbine to create energy. The company was founded by Howard Schmidt and Aaron Mandell and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA. | Directeur/Membre du Conseil | 01/01/2015 |
SiTration, Inc.
SiTration, Inc. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services SiTration, Inc. provides nanotechnology services. The company is based in Cambridge, MA. | Directeur/Membre du Conseil | 01/03/2022 |
Sense Labs, Inc.
Sense Labs, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Sense Labs, Inc. develops mobile applications and electronic devices for analyzing electricity usage in households. It provides wide range of uses including monitoring home appliances, determining whether left appliances running, and identifying energy drains in home so it can substantially reduce energy costs. The company was founded by Michael S. Phillips, Christopher Micali, and Ryan Houlette in 2013 and is headquartered in Cambridge, MA. | Directeur/Membre du Conseil | 01/01/2015 |
Avalanche Energy Designs, Inc.
Avalanche Energy Designs, Inc. Electrical ProductsProducer Manufacturing Avalanche Energy Designs, Inc. was founded in 2018 and is based in Seattle, WA. The company is developing economical micro fusion power packs with nearly limitless applications for distributed clean energy to empower life to thrive everywhere. The company is developing a 5kwe power pack called the "Orbitron" in a form-factor the size of a lunch pail. The unique physics of the Orbitron allows for its compact size which is a key enabler for development, scaling, and a wide variety of applications. The company's reactor design is small enough to hold in your hand, allowing the use of conventional manufacturing tools and techniques for test and production, and a wider variety of applications from personal transportation to micro-grid power. Avalanche's small scale reduces the hardware, labor, capital and lead time to build, test, learn and iterate. Avalanche's reactor design avoids the dangers, expense and complexity of high-power magnets or lasers. Avalanche's reactor design is capable of fusing fuels like proton-boron-11 which practically eliminates internal neutron radiation, resulting in longer life and lower shielding requirements for a lighter power pack. | Directeur/Membre du Conseil | 01/06/2021 |
Funga Pbc
Funga Pbc Forest ProductsNon-Energy Minerals Funga PBC is a company that focuses on utilizing forest fungal microbiome to improve forestry outcomes and address the climate crisis. The company is based in Austin, TX. Funga PBC was founded by Colin Averill and he has been the CEO since incorporation. | Directeur/Membre du Conseil | 01/06/2022 |
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Formation de Matthew Nordan
Yale University | Undergraduate Degree |
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Entreprise privées | 18 |
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Venrock Associates
Venrock Associates Investment ManagersFinance Venrock Associates is an Independent Venture Capital firm founded in 1969. The firm is headquartered in Palo Alto. | Finance |
Forrester Research Ltd.
Forrester Research Ltd. Investment ManagersFinance Part of Forrester Research, Inc., Forrester Research Ltd. is a British market research company that helps organizations exceed customer demands and excel with technology. Founded in 1997, the company is based in London, UK. Forrester provides tools and guidance to fuel personalized experiences that convert, empowering business and technology leaders to put the customer at the center of everything they do. The company helps organizations drive consistent B2B sales results and deliver scalable growth by giving leaders the confidence to put bold into action. Forrester's forward-looking insights and objective advice on the market, buyers, and competitors help businesses become customer-obsessed organizations. | Finance |
Lux Research, Inc.
Lux Research, Inc. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Lux Research, Inc. provides strategic advice and on-going intelligence for emerging technologies. Its products include subscription intelligence, market data products and consulting projects. The firm's solutions include understanding emerging technology markets, technology scouting and open innovation, formulating market entry strategies, evaluating technology companies, performing due diligence, market sizing and forecasting, establishing technology adoption roadmaps, driving economic development from emerging tech and understanding China innovation. The company was founded by Eric Greenberg, DeSoto S. Jordan, Ken Allard, Francis Mark Modzelewski and Matthew M. Nordan in 2004 and is headquartered in Boston, MA. | Commercial Services |
FINsix Corp.
FINsix Corp. Electrical ProductsProducer Manufacturing FINsix Corp. develops power conversion products. The company was founded by Vanessa Green, Anthony D. Sagneri, Jae-Won George Hwang and Justin Burkhart in 2010 and is headquartered in Menlo Park, CA. | Producer Manufacturing |
Prime Impact Fund
Prime Impact Fund Investment ManagersFinance Prime Impact Fund (Prime Impact) is a venture capital firm founded in 2018 by Johanna Wolfson and Matthew Nordan. The firm is headquartered in Cambridge, Massachusetts. | Finance |
Greentown Labs
Greentown Labs Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Greentown Labs operates as a community of climatetech and cleantech pioneers working to design a more sustainable world. The company was founded in 2011 and is headquartered in Somerville, MA. | Commercial Services |
Microbyre, Inc.
Microbyre, Inc. BiotechnologyHealth Technology Microbyre, Inc. develops biotechnologies. It converts non-model species into tractable strains within the techniques from model organisms. The company was founded by Sarah Richardson, Jeff Anderson, and Margaret Brown in 2017 and is headquartered in Berkeley, CA. | Health Technology |
Azolla Management Co. Lp
Azolla Management Co. Lp Investment ManagersFinance Azolla Management Co. LP (Azolla Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded by Amy Yaa Boatemaa Duffuor, Johanna Wendlandt Wolfson and Matthew McLean Nordan in 2021. The Firm is headquartered in Cambridge, Massachusetts. | Finance |
Leading Edge Equipment Technologies, Inc.
Leading Edge Equipment Technologies, Inc. SemiconductorsElectronic Technology Leading Edge Equipment Technologies, Inc. engages in the manufacture and sale of semiconductor devices. The company was founded by Alison Greenlee in 2016 and is headquartered in Wilminton, MA. | Electronic Technology |
Quidnet Energy, Inc.
Quidnet Energy, Inc. Alternative Power GenerationUtilities Quidnet Energy, Inc. engages in carbon free electric grid systems. Its technology involves pumping and storing water under pressure into a well and using that pressurized water to spin a turbine to create energy. The company was founded by Howard Schmidt and Aaron Mandell and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA. | Utilities |
SiTration, Inc.
SiTration, Inc. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services SiTration, Inc. provides nanotechnology services. The company is based in Cambridge, MA. | Commercial Services |
Sense Labs, Inc.
Sense Labs, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Sense Labs, Inc. develops mobile applications and electronic devices for analyzing electricity usage in households. It provides wide range of uses including monitoring home appliances, determining whether left appliances running, and identifying energy drains in home so it can substantially reduce energy costs. The company was founded by Michael S. Phillips, Christopher Micali, and Ryan Houlette in 2013 and is headquartered in Cambridge, MA. | Technology Services |
Prime Coalition, Inc.
Prime Coalition, Inc. Financial ConglomeratesFinance Prime Coalition, Inc. is a public charity that was founded by Matthew McLean Nordan in 2014. The American company has steered over $300 million in partnership with 250+ catalytic investors. Prime Coalition's first impact-first pooled vehicle, Prime Impact Fund, is a 100% catalytic capital fund that made its 16th and final investment in 2021. The private company now has over 30 companies in its venture portfolio in total. Prime Coalition collaborates to build open source tools and convenes to organize investors to improve forward-looking emissions impact methodologies and reporting best practices for climate-driven investments. The company partners with philanthropists to invest catalytic capital in extraordinary companies and projects that combat climate change, have a high likelihood of achieving commercial success, and are otherwise unlikely to be sufficiently supported toward optimal greenhouse gas emissions reduction potential. | Finance |
Avalanche Energy Designs, Inc.
Avalanche Energy Designs, Inc. Electrical ProductsProducer Manufacturing Avalanche Energy Designs, Inc. was founded in 2018 and is based in Seattle, WA. The company is developing economical micro fusion power packs with nearly limitless applications for distributed clean energy to empower life to thrive everywhere. The company is developing a 5kwe power pack called the "Orbitron" in a form-factor the size of a lunch pail. The unique physics of the Orbitron allows for its compact size which is a key enabler for development, scaling, and a wide variety of applications. The company's reactor design is small enough to hold in your hand, allowing the use of conventional manufacturing tools and techniques for test and production, and a wider variety of applications from personal transportation to micro-grid power. Avalanche's small scale reduces the hardware, labor, capital and lead time to build, test, learn and iterate. Avalanche's reactor design avoids the dangers, expense and complexity of high-power magnets or lasers. Avalanche's reactor design is capable of fusing fuels like proton-boron-11 which practically eliminates internal neutron radiation, resulting in longer life and lower shielding requirements for a lighter power pack. | Producer Manufacturing |
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Funga Pbc
Funga Pbc Forest ProductsNon-Energy Minerals Funga PBC is a company that focuses on utilizing forest fungal microbiome to improve forestry outcomes and address the climate crisis. The company is based in Austin, TX. Funga PBC was founded by Colin Averill and he has been the CEO since incorporation. | Non-Energy Minerals |
Climate Tech VC
Climate Tech VC Internet Software/ServicesTechnology Services Climate Tech VC is an American company that provides data-driven perspectives on the new climate economy. The company is the leading source for this information and their insights are used by over 50,000 investors and operators to innovate on climate. The company invites individuals to join their community of climate investors, founders, and market leaders. | Technology Services |
Scalvy, Inc.
Scalvy, Inc. Auto Parts: OEMProducer Manufacturing Scalvy, Inc. is a company based in Sunnyvale, California that provides modular electric powertrain systems for the e-mobility industry. The American company's technology modularizes the hardware configurations and software algorithms used in electric mobility applications, democratizing access to e-powertrain technologies and paving the way for faster development of electric mobility systems. Scalvy's e-powertrain includes a built-in high-power onboard charger that can accept ac or dc charging with v2x capabilities, and enhanced safety features by reducing the probability of battery failure and lessening the outcome severity if a failure occurs. The company was founded by Amr Ibrahem and Mohamed Badawy, with Mohamed Badawy serving as the CEO since incorporation. | Producer Manufacturing |