Matthew Sechrest is a venture investor at Sky9 Capital who combines early-stage tech investing with hands-on conservation work, having served as a founding advisor to Re:wild alongside Leonardo DiCaprio and Global Wildlife Conservation since 2008. Unlike most VCs, he has founded and built three companies himself, raised over $500M in equity capital, and actively operated a portfolio of 50+ tech startups through his digital holding company North Equity.
About their Fund
Sky9 Capital carries forward a multi-generational family legacy through its name tied to founding partner Ron Cao's grandfather "Yunjiu," the first in his family to study at Harvard, creating unusually personal branding for a VC firm that has raised around $2B across seven funds since 2011 with deep China tech pattern recognition from early backing major platforms like Meituan and Pinduoduo. The firm formalizes VC 3.0 through structured venture philanthropy including dedicated vehicles like the Good Soil Foundation and runs concrete Public Goods programs spanning technical fellowships, open-source grants, and a San Francisco pre-accelerator, positioning itself as a deliberate bridge between China and global markets across nine cities rather than just having multiple offices.
















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