Matt Turck

Partner at FirstMark Capital · Joined 2013

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Biography

Matt Turck is a Partner at FirstMark investing in enterprise software across the US and Europe, with a focus on data, machine learning and AI. Before FirstMark he co-founded TripleHop Technologies, an enterprise AI search startup acquired by Oracle, worked as an executive at Oracle after the acquisition, and was a Managing Director at Bloomberg Ventures. He organizes Data Driven NYC, hosts the MAD Podcast and publishes the annual MAD Landscape market map of the data and AI industry. He graduated from Sciences-Po Paris and holds an LL.M. from Yale Law School.

Education

Previous Experience

Notable Investments

DataikuSynthesiaPigmentGradiumLagoSparta CommoditiesSoftrNextmvCrossbeamText IQLedgerHyperSciencePhosphorusSketchfabClickHouseCockroach LabsAdaDaytonaHarmattan AI

Career Timeline

2013
Joined FirstMark Capital from Bloomberg Ventures as a Managing Director focused on big data.
2016
Announced his investment in Dataiku on his blog in a post titled Dataiku or the Early Maturation of Big Data.
2021
Announced his investment in Synthesia on his blog, in the round TechCrunch reported as a $12.5 million Series A led by FirstMark.
2025
Announced his investment in Gradium on his blog.

Sources & References

FirstMark - Matt Turck ↗FirstMark - Team ↗Matt Turck - New Investment posts ↗TechCrunch - Bloomberg Ventures Co-Founder Matt Turck Joining FirstMark Capital As Managing Director ↗TechCrunch - Synthesia's AI video generation platform hooks $12.5 million Series A led by FirstMark ↗