Matt Golden, Golden Ventures

Matt Golden is the Founder and Managing Partner of Golden Ventures. See sector focus and contact routes.

About Matt Golden

Matt Golden is the Founder and Managing Partner of Golden Ventures, a Toronto-based seed-stage venture capital firm he established in 2011 after practicing technology law and co-founding the mobile software company Tira Wireless. His investment thesis focuses exclusively on seed-stage founders across North America, with a strategic emphasis on Canadian hubs like Toronto and Waterloo alongside U.S. cities such as New York and San Francisco. Golden typically leads or co-leads rounds with initial check sizes ranging from $500,000 to $3 million, often investing a sweet spot of approximately $1 million. Notable portfolio companies under his leadership include the digital storytelling platform Wattpad, which he backed as the first institutional investor before its $600 million acquisition, as well as SkipTheDishes, Top Hat, and Clearco. The firm remains sector-agnostic but actively targets technologies including AI, climate, blockchain, and quantum. Golden distinguishes his approach by prioritizing founders who “refuse to wait their turn” for Silicon Valley validation, offering both capital and operational guidance to early-stage teams.

Matt Golden at a glance

Role
Founder & Managing Partner
Organization
Golden Ventures
Location
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Investor type
Venture Capital
Focus areas
Fintech

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Matt Golden at Golden Ventures (Toronto, Ontario, Canada) — sector focus: Fintech.
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Where is Matt Golden based?
Matt Golden is based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

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