Matt Kinley is the Co-Founder and Managing Partner of ManchesterStory Group. See sector focus and contact routes.
Matt Kinley is the Co-Founder and Managing Partner of ManchesterStory Group, an early-stage venture capital firm in Des Moines, Iowa, which he launched in 2016–2017 alongside David Miles after spending over two decades managing venture investments at Pappajohn Capital Resources and Equity Dynamics. His investment thesis targets early-to-growth stage startups in InsurTech, FinTech, and HealthTech, leveraging the firm’s location in the “insurance capital of the world” to connect founders with industry carriers and relationships. While specific check sizes and lead/follow behavior are not publicly disclosed, the firm actively partners with carriers, founders, and other investors across its 37-company portfolio. Notable portfolio companies include Trailblazer Insurance Technology, Anagram, and InShare, for which Kinley serves as a board member. Kinley draws on a dual background in law and finance to direct capital into high-growth technology startups in insurance, financial services, and healthcare. He has publicly discussed how ManchesterStory assists startups in scaling within these sectors on the Small Business & Startup Stories DSM podcast. No distinctive
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