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Matthew Nordby

Managing Partner at Flume Ventures

Incline Village, Nevada

Overview 

Matthew Nordby is an experienced investor and advisor known for his leadership roles at companies like Playboy Enterprises and Dell EMC, with a focus on financial services, emerging markets, and strategic partnerships. Currently serving as the Founder and Managing Partner at Flume Ventures, he invests in early-stage companies in sectors such as cybersecurity, SaaS, and web3/crypto, with notable investments including REX - Real Estate Exchange. Highlights of Matthew Nordby's career include his executive roles at Playboy Enterprises, Inc., where he served as President of Global Licensing and Executive Vice President | Chief Revenue Officer, as well as his current position as the Founder and Managing Partner at Flume Ventures, specializing in investing in seed and pre-seed stage companies in various sectors.

Work Experience 

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Flume Ventures

  • Founder, Managing Partner

    2023 - Current

    • Founded Flume Ventures, providing mentorship, funding, and elite network for tech founders. • Flume, backed by prominent trailblazers, enables founders to build impactful businesses..

Flume Ventures connects passionate founders with its community of operators to drive innovation and disruption.

flume.ventures
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Lion Capital

  • Advisor

    2017

    • Lion's investments; True Food Kitchen, Jimmy Choo, All Saints, Picard, Gordon Ramsay, Paige and others

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Local Bounti

  • Member Board of Directors

    2021

    • Led the partnership with Local Bounti cofounders to take the company public via SPAC on the NYSE.

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True Food Kitchen

  • Board Observer

    2020 - 2023

    • Collaborated with management to spearhead an investment in True Food Kitchen during COVID.

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Playboy Enterprises, Inc.

  • President | Global Licensing

    2013 - 2016

    • Equity Partner and President, successfully 2x'd the company's global licensing operations • Ranked as a "Top 50" licensor in the world by licensing magazine in 2015

  • Executive Vice President | Chief Revenue Officer

    2011 - 2013

PLBY Group is a global media and lifestyle company that manages the Playboy magazine and related assets.

Raised $112,350,000.00 from Byborg Enterprises and Michael Serruya.

plbygroup.com
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Dell EMC

  • Head of U.S. Commercial Sales, DCD [acquired Greenplum]

    2010 - 2011

    • Led U.S. Commercial Sales for Dell EMC’s Data Compute Division

Dell transforms computing and provides high-quality solutions for people and businesses to be ready to move forward.

dell.com
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Greenplum Database

  • Executive Director

    2008 - 2011

    • Acquired by EMC in a landmark deal of the "Big Data Era". • VC Partnerships: SAP, Sun, Meritech, Sierra, BOLDstart.

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Sun Microsystems

  • Regional Executive, Director of Illinois Region

    2001 - 2008

    • Managed Sun Microsystems P&L in Illinois region exceeding $200M • Youngest Sales Executive to be promoted to Director/VP within the company. • Strategic partnerships with Forsythe Solutions Group and CDW to drive channel growth.

Sun Microsystems is a multinational vendor of computers, computer software and hardware, and information technology services.

Raised $1,700,000.00 from Kleiner Perkins.

sun.com

Education 

Investments 

REX - Real Estate Exchange

Private Equity

Total funding: $80M

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