Matthew Stafford

Venture Capital Investor

About me…

🍽️ I started hosting dinners with founders in 2011.

💰 I have invested in some along the way.

📙 I wrote the book, “What’s Keeping You Up at Night?” (2025) with Katie Lewis.

📰 My Substack is, ‘The Education of a Startup Investor’.

More about me…

• 💰 Investment Portfolio
• 🎙️ On Podcasts
• 🗞️ In the Press
• 📚 In Books

Invest with me…

I’m opening up the opportunity to invest with me:

• 9others is a 14-year-old global platform of 5,000+ entrepreneurs in 45 cities — I can call upon 9others for due diligence, customer intros, and market validation. That's proprietary infrastructure.
• I've made 24 investments, had 5 exits and negotiated a $65M follow-on round — that’s adding value at scale, not just at seed.
• I’m committed — I run ultra-marathons. I know what it takes to keep going when everyone else quits. That's venture.