# Matt Howard

> Matt Howard is a seed investor at KB Partners backing Gift, Sports and Sporting Goods. See 1 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [KB Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/kb-partners)
- Total investments: 1
- Lead investor: 100%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/matthoward-wharton/

Matt Howard is a seed investor at KB Partners focused on Gift and Sports. Matt Howard is the VC at KB Partners.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Gift | 1 | 100% |
| Sports | 1 | 100% |
| Sporting Goods | 1 | 100% |
| Sports Leagues and Teams | 1 | 100% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| NIL FanBox | NIL FanBox is a sports merchandise company that offers curated boxes of autographed collectibles for sports fans. | $2.3M | Seed |  |  |

1 of 1 investments shown.

## About KB Partners

VC Fund · Highland Park, United States

KB Partners is a suburban Chicago based investment firm focused on early stage venture capital investments. KB’s principals take an active approach in helping to build dominant new enterprises by working in partnership with talented entrepreneurs and experienced managers.The firm is currently investing out of KB Partners Myriad Opportunity Fund I& II, which invests in passionate innovators at the intersection of sports and technology.

5 contacts available at KB Partners.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Lance Dietz | Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/lance-dietz |
| Stephan Ahern | Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/stephan-ahern |
| John Garabedian | Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/john-garabedian-ca69 |
| Keith Bank | Founder & Managing Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/keith-bank |
| Matt Howard | Principal | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/matt-howard-8699 |

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## FAQ

### What does Matt Howard invest in?

Matt Howard invests primarily in Gift, Sports and Sporting Goods startups, most often at Seed stage. Most of the 1 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

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