Matt Trevithick
Managing Partner at Leitmotif
Palo Alto, California
Overview
Work Experience
Co-Founder and Managing Partner
2023 - Current
Leitmotif is an independent venture capital firm backed by European industrial interests that actively bridges the innovation ecosystems of the US and Europe. We empower extraordinary startups to accelerate the transition from technical proof to commercial scale.
Investor
2024
100% reusable rockets.
Investor
2024
Small modular Z-pinch fusion systems.
2023 - 2024
Investor
2022 - 2023
Zap Energy is developing compact fusion power that doesn't require magnets or lasers.
Raised $337,800,000.00 from Shell Ventures, BAM Elevate, Breakthrough Energy Ventures, Mizuho Financial Group, Emerson Collective, Plynth Energy, DCVC, Xplor Ventures, Soros Fund Management and Valor Equity Partners.
Investor
2024
Sustainable aviation fuel from direct air capture.
Investor
2024
Pulsed magnetic fusion systems.
Pacific Fusion focuses on renewable energy generation, emphasizing affordable fusion power inspired by nature.
Raised $900,000,000.00 from Patrick Collison, Eric Schmidt, General Catalyst, John Doerr, Lowercarbon Capital, Andrew Forrest, Trousdale Ventures, Mustafa Suleyman, Reid Hoffman and Lachy Groom.
Investor
2024
Steady-state stellarators to commercialize magnetic confinement fusion.
Investor
2024
Laser systems for inertial confinement fusion.
Investor
2024
Batteries for aviation.
Investor
2023
Electrified chassis for medium-duty vehicles.
Harbinger is a commercial electric vehicle (EV) company that focuses on chassis architecture design.
Raised $185,110,008.00 from Greycroft.
Investor
2023
Residential home energy storage systems.
Education
SM
1992 - 1994
SB
1988 - 1992
Master's Thesis Research
1993 - 1993