MatCap operates as a social network that systematically orchestrates warm introductions to investors through hyper-networked operators and angels who act as active allies for founders, tracking intro-request reply and acceptance rates like a data-driven SaaS funnel rather than relying on traditional relationship games. The fund is explicitly built for founders trying to break in who don't already have elite warm-intro networks, with the core promise that their network becomes your network by connecting founders directly to decision-makers at funds via people those decision-makers already trust.
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On why your investor list should start with who you know, not who you admire
"Make a list of friends that you've made that are connected and ask them who they know, because you might have your ideal people who you want to talk to, but unless you have a strong intro to them, it doesn't matter."
Mat Sherman | MatCap
On what actually gets him to open a pitch deck
"If I think the thing's on the fringe, I look at the deck. And I'm just looking for some sort of clear story... if you have some sort of original thinking in your deck, it's not one slide, but it's just like, think for yourself, like build something not because someone else did it, because you actually see the problem."
Mat Sherman | MatCap
On the hidden game VCs play that founders don't realize
"VCs can't really invest in what they think is the best investment opportunity. VCs play a delicate game of they need to consistently be able to raise from LPs, like future funds... so they may invest in more legible companies than take more risk just so they're able to make a case for the next fund."
Mat Sherman | MatCap
On holding investors to their own timelines
"After a first call, if an investor says, oh, this is how it works... and that takes about two weeks. Great, hold them to that. And if two weeks have passed and you haven't gotten to the next step, that's a pass, even if they haven't said it."
Mat Sherman | MatCap
On post-raise spending discipline
"You're not raising for 18 months. You're raising for a milestone that allows you to raise again. So as long as you're executing on that milestone... I think you just don't spend it."
Mat Sherman | MatCap
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