# Matt Caspari

> Matt Caspari is a seed investor at Alumni Ventures backing Artificial Intelligence and Software. See 74 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Alumni Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/alumni-ventures-group)
- Location: Palo Alto, United States
- Total investments: 74
- Last investment: Aug 2026
- Lead investor: 16%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mattcaspari/
- Website: https://x.com/casparimatt?lang=en
- AngelList: https://angel.co/caspari/syndicate

Matt Caspari is a seed investor at Alumni Ventures in Palo Alto focused on Artificial Intelligence and Software. Managing Partner at Strawberry Creek Ventures, an Alumni Ventures fund. AngelList syndicate lead. 2x venture-backed founder/CEO. Former Innovation @ Nike

## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $1.5M–$20M |
| Pre-Seed | $135k–$5M |
| Series A | $11M–$44M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Artificial Intelligence | 20 | 27% |
| Software | 16 | 22% |
| Biotechnology | 8 | 11% |
| Manufacturing | 7 | 9% |
| Machine Learning | 7 | 9% |

132 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 33 | 45% |
| Series A | 13 | 18% |
| Pre-Seed | 9 | 12% |
| Series B | 7 | 9% |
| Series C | 5 | 7% |

6 stages tracked in total.

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United States | 57 | 77% |
| United Kingdom | 2 | 3% |
| Canada | 1 | 1% |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Aurelius Systems | Aurelius Systems is a defense technology company pioneering the future of defense with the development of edge-deployed, AI-powered laser systems designed to counter unmanned aerial systems (UAS) threats. | $40M | Series A | Aug 05, 2026 |  |
| Swarm Aero | Swarm Aero is an aerospace and defense company that develops large-scale unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) swarms to operate in coordinated drone swarms for defense, logistics, and sensing missions. The company builds large uncrewed aircraft and supporting software that allow multiple drones to collaborate and perform tasks as a coordinated networkrather than as independent vehicles. These systems use onboard computing, sensors, and artificial intelligence to enable autonomous flight behaviors and collective decision-making among groups of drones. The technology platform includes aircraft hardware, swarm coordination software, and command-and-control tools that allow operators to deploy and manage large numbers of drones. A swarm node architecture integrates edge computing and distributed sensors on each vehicle so that drones can communicate with one another, share environmental data, and adapt their behavior during missions. Through this system, operators can translate mission objectives into coordinated flight patterns and task assignments executed by the swarm.Swarm Aero’s aircraft and software systems support applications such as intelligence gathering, environmental monitoring, cargo delivery, communications relay, disaster response, and security operations. The platform is designed to enable operations in environments where communications may be limited or conditions change rapidly, allowing autonomous drones to coordinate actions and adjust routes in real time. | $35M | Series A | Mar 11, 2026 |  |
| Replit | Replit provides a cloud-based software development platform that allows users to write, run, and deploy applications through a browser-based environment. The platform includes an integrated code editor, terminal, debugging tools, and hosting features that support the creation and deployment of full-stack applications from a single workspace. Replitsupports multiple programming languages and provides preconfigured development environments so projects can start without installing local software.The platform includes collaboration features that enable multiple users to edit and run code within the same project in real time. It also offers AI-assisted coding tools that generate code suggestions, help debug programs, and assist with building applications through natural language prompts. Replit provides project sharing, templates, and integration with external services and repositories to support development workflows. | $400M | Series D | Mar 11, 2026 |  |
| Feltsense Holdings | Feltsense Holdings develops AI agents that function as fully autonomous startup founders. The company focuses on agents that identify pain points, design solutions, and build digital and physical infrastructure. Its technology aims to create fleets of agentic founders that understand user needs and deliver products and services directly. FeltsenseHoldings targets use cases where automated company creation and operation can accelerate innovation and deployment. | $5.1M | Seed | Feb 04, 2026 |  |
| Ditto | Ditto develops an AI-driven experiential date planning platform that is designed to deliver personalized social engagement. | $9.2M | Seed | Feb 03, 2026 |  |
| Vivere Oncotherapies | Vivere develops targeted cancer therapies that activate the immune system to detect and destroy tumors using engineered bio-platforms. | $10M | Seed | Jan 13, 2026 |  |
| Deepgram | Deepgram helps enterprises unlock the potential of their audio data with custom-trained speech recognition for accuracy and scale. Deepgram's deep learning speech recognition system searches for keywords in transcripts by sound and text within audio and video files, used for transcribing calls, meetings, and voicemails for searchable notes,providing businesses with a fast, high accuracy speech-to-text on an easy-to-use API.The company was founded in 2015 and is headquartered in San Francisco, California. | $130M | Series C | Jan 13, 2026 |  |
| PolyAI | PolyAI develops conversational artificial intelligence software that enables organizations to automate customer service interactions through voice-based virtual agents. The company provides a platform that uses natural language understanding to handle inbound phone conversations, answer questions, complete tasks, and route calls based on customerintent. Its technology integrates with existing contact center systems and business tools to support order management, account inquiries, bookings, and issue resolution. PolyAI also offers tools for conversation design, testing, deployment, and performance monitoring to help teams manage and update voice interactions over time. The platform supports multiple languages and accents and is designed to operate continuously while collecting structured data from conversations for analysis and operational improvement. | $86M | Series D | Dec 15, 2025 |  |
| Quilt | Quilt's mission is to move humanity off fossil fuel heating, starting with the home. 20% of US global warming emissions come from homes (that’s more than cars!). The largest driver of home emissions is burning fossil fuels for heat. Quilt's first product is a next generation heating and cooling system that makes homes more comfortable,healthier and more efficient, based on all-electric heat pump technology. | $20M | Series B | Dec 08, 2025 |  |
| Zephyr Fusion | Zephyr Fusion builds fusion powered satellite technologies that enable megawatt scale energy and aerospace operations in orbit. | $500K | Pre-Seed | Dec 03, 2025 |  |

10 of 74 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Y Combinator](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/y-combinator) — VC Fund, 14 deals together
- [Pioneer Fund](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/pioneer-fund) — VC Fund, 6 deals together
- [Draper Associates](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/draper-associates-2) — VC Fund, 5 deals together
- [Khosla Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/khosla-ventures) — VC Fund, 5 deals together
- [Scribble Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/scribble-ventures) — VC Fund, 5 deals together
- [General Catalyst](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/general-catalyst-partners) — VC Fund, 4 deals together

## About Alumni Ventures

VC Fund · Manchester, United States

Alumni Ventures identifies and co-invests in deals alongside various established venture capital firms across multiple stages, from pre-seed to later-stage growth. Investors can participate through annual funds containing multiple companies or via a syndicate for individual deal-by-deal selections. The firm maintains several distinct investmentteams that evaluate opportunities across sectors such as artificial intelligence, healthcare, and strategic technology.

5 contacts available at Alumni Ventures.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Aaron Sandford | Graphic Designer | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/aaron-sandford |
| Alea Capello | 'People and Culture, Associate | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/alea-capello-alea-capello-64e1 |
| Alexandra Critch | Product Manager Lead MarTec | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/alexandra-critch |
| Alex Ovabor | VenturesCorps Analyst | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/alex-ovabor |
| Allison Newman | Paralegal, Compliance Officer | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/allison-newman |

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## FAQ

### What does Matt Caspari invest in?

Matt Caspari invests primarily in Artificial Intelligence, Software and Biotechnology startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 74 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is Matt Caspari's check size?

Matt Caspari typically joins rounds of $1.5M–$20M at Seed, $135k–$5M at Pre-Seed and $11M–$44M at Series A. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Matt Caspari participates in.

### When did Matt Caspari last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Matt Caspari closed in Aug 2026. Shizune tracks 74 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

Yes — every stat on this profile is calculated from confirmed public funding rounds monitored across hundreds of sources since 2020. This profile was last refreshed in Aug 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.

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