Brian Matthews

Cofounder & General Partner at Cultivation Capital

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Biography

Brian Matthews is a cofounder and General Partner of Cultivation Capital, where his firm profile says he works with software and geospatial technology founders. He spent 12 years at McDonnell Douglas before beginning an entrepreneurial career in 1993. He founded River City Internet Group and cofounded Primary Network (sold to Mpower Communications in 2000), Primary Webworks (sold to Perficient in 2001), CDM Fantasy Sports (sold to Liberty Media in 2006) and IntraISP (sold to Clearwire Communications in 2007). He is also a cofounder of the SixThirty FinTech Accelerator. He holds a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Missouri University of Science and Technology. His firm profile lists board seats at Perficient, SimpleRose, Noonlight, S4, LockerDome, BenchmarkONE (Hatchbuck), Tunespeak and Aisle411, plus the non-profit boards of TechSTL and Friends of T-REX. SEC Form D filings name him as a managing director or manager of the general partners of the firm's Tech Fund IV, Geospatial Tech Fund I, Seed Fund III and Cultivation Twain Seed Fund II, and as a manager of Missouri Founders Technology Fund, LLC in 2012.

Education

Previous Experience

Notable Investments

SimpleRoseNoonlightS4LockerDomeBenchmarkONE (Hatchbuck)TunespeakAisle411

Board Seats

Career Timeline

1993
Leaves McDonnell Douglas after 12 years to begin an entrepreneurial career.
2000
Primary Network, which he cofounded, is sold to Mpower Communications.
2001
Primary Webworks, which he cofounded, is sold to Perficient.
2006
CDM Fantasy Sports, which he cofounded, is sold to Liberty Media.
2007
IntraISP, which he cofounded, is sold to Clearwire Communications.
2012
Named as a manager of Missouri Founders Technology Fund, LLC in a Form D filed from St. Louis on 25 July 2012, alongside Peter Esparrage and Jim McKelvey; Techli names him as one of the general partners at Cultivation Capital's April 2012 launch.
2021
Named as a Managing Director and Director of the general partner in the Form D filings for Cultivation Capital Geospatial Tech Fund I, L.P. and Cultivation Twain Seed Fund II, L.P.
2022
Named as a Managing Director and Director of the general partner in the Form D for Cultivation Capital Tech Fund IV, LP.
2024
Named as a Manager of the General Partner in the Form D for Cultivation Capital Seed Fund III, L.P.

Sources & References

Cultivation Capital - Brian Matthews ↗Cultivation Capital - Team ↗SEC Form D - Cultivation Capital Tech Fund IV, LP ↗SEC Form D - Cultivation Capital Geospatial Tech Fund I, L.P. ↗SEC Form D - Cultivation Capital Seed Fund III, L.P. ↗SEC Form D - Cultivation Twain Seed Fund II, L.P. ↗SEC Form D - Missouri Founders Technology Fund, LLC (25 Jul 2012) ↗Techli - Cultivation Capital launch (16 Apr 2012) ↗