Matt Hersh
Investor at Fika Ventures
Los Angeles Metropolitan Area
Overview
Work Experience
Operating Partner + Fintech Investor
2021 - Current
Principal
2019 - 2021
Vice President
2017 - 2018
Fika Ventures is a pre-Series A stage venture fund that invests in vertical SaaS, fintech, commerce enablement, healthcare, and marketplaces
Board Observer
2021
Board Member
2021 - 2024
Glidian provides authorization solutions to streamline communication between healthcare providers and payers.
Board Member
2021 - 2023
Upfort is a cyber security and insurance platform that offers comprehensive protection against evolving cyber threats.
Raised $15,000,000.00 from Eniac Ventures, Chaos Ventures, Trajectory Ventures, Altai Ventures, Fika Ventures, Gaingels, Aquila Capital Partners, Cyber Mentor Fund and SYN Ventures.
Board Observer
2021 - 2022
Edge Impulse is the platform for developing intelligent devices using embedded machine learning.
Raised $54,400,000.00 from Momenta, Knollwood Investment Advisory, Fika Ventures, Canaan Partners, Acrew Capital and Coatue.
Los Angeles Co-Lead
2019 - 2021
EVCA is a non-profit association that supports the next generation of venture capital investors.
Head Of Business Development
2013 - 2017
Factual merged with Foursquare in April 2020
The location data company the world’s most valuable brands and tech companies trust to understand and intelligently grow their businesses.
Raised $104,000,000.00 from Upfront Ventures and Felicis.
Advisor
2012 - 2017
MuckerLab is the operating and acceleration platform of Mucker Capital.
Advisor & Investor
2012 - 2014
Surf Air is a membership airline that offers first-class travel on executive aircraft.
Raised $648,851,029.00 from Comvest Partners and The Global Emerging Markets Group.
Vice President, Sales & Business Development
2012 - 2013
Originate is a premier digital innovation company