# Matt Iannelli

> Matt Iannelli is a seed investor at Mountain Gate (Santa Monica) backing Finance and Lending. See 3 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Mountain Gate](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/terrascale)
- Location: Santa Monica, United States
- Total investments: 3
- Last investment: Apr 2024
- Lead investor: 100%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/matt-iannelli-8216315/
- Website: https://terrascale.org/matthew-iannelli/

Matt Iannelli is a seed investor at Mountain Gate in Santa Monica focused on Finance and Lending. Matt Iannelli previously served Netorian as CEO and Sr. systems engineer for over 11 years.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Finance | 1 | 33% |
| Lending | 1 | 33% |
| Aerospace | 1 | 33% |
| Consulting | 1 | 33% |
| Hospitality | 1 | 33% |

17 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 2 | 67% |
| Funding Round | 1 | 33% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Switzerland | 1 | 33% |
| United States | 1 | 33% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Climate Transition Swiss AG | Climate Transition Corporation, established in 2022 with headquarters in Iwate, Japan, and Santa Monica, California, is a company focused on climate transition. Holding diverse assets strategically positioned for global large-scale development, we are committed to driving positive environmental impact. | $10M | Seed | Apr 01, 2024 |  |
| Climate Transition Swiss AG | Climate Transition Corporation, established in 2022 with headquarters in Iwate, Japan, and Santa Monica, California, is a company focused on climate transition. Holding diverse assets strategically positioned for global large-scale development, we are committed to driving positive environmental impact. |  |  | Nov 27, 2023 |  |
| Mountain Gate | Danny is the CEO and Co-Founder, TerraScale and the world's first 3-time award-winning green digital infrastructure developer/designer; 2020 outstanding property, 2021 innovative architecture, 2021 novum design award.This led to Danny Hayes being asked to be the Global Program Manager of the United Nations ImPPPact Program within theC.R.E.A.M. European PPP Alliance. Danny is also a managing partner of Hudson Capital Advisors and is currently being advised by Goldman Sachs.Danny is also the emeritus director of Green Cross International.Danny develops sustainable solutions to the world’s most pressing energy and digital infrastructure challenges. Our various projects are at the bleeding edge of technological innovation and sustainable development, including Project Energos (critical infrastructure), TerraFinance, Global Vision 33, cybersecurity IP, MedTech, and more. Danny isn't just working towards the U.N. SDGs- it's built around them. Past experience includes advising institutions, governments, corporations, and individual HNW clientele on developing smart, resilient infrastructure, master planning of industry development, large unit global sales, business negotiations with Fortune 500 companies, and lobbying political entities. Former Metals Trader (2011-16, Noble House Metal Trading).Overall Mission: To better the planet through proper climate infrastructure implementation. |  | Seed | Sep 01, 2022 |  |

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## About Mountain Gate

VC Fund · Zürich, Switzerland

Danny is the CEO and Co-Founder, TerraScale and the world's first 3-time award-winning green digital infrastructure developer/designer; 2020 outstanding property, 2021 innovative architecture, 2021 novum design award.This led to Danny Hayes being asked to be the Global Program Manager of the United Nations ImPPPact Program within theC.R.E.A.M. European PPP Alliance. Danny is also a managing partner of Hudson Capital Advisors and is currently being advised by Goldman Sachs.Danny is also the emeritus director of Green Cross International.Danny develops sustainable solutions to the world’s most pressing energy and digital infrastructure challenges. Our various projects are at the bleeding edge of technological innovation and sustainable development, including Project Energos (critical infrastructure), TerraFinance, Global Vision 33, cybersecurity IP, MedTech, and more. Danny isn't just working towards the U.N. SDGs- it's built around them. Past experience includes advising institutions, governments, corporations, and individual HNW clientele on developing smart, resilient infrastructure, master planning of industry development, large unit global sales, business negotiations with Fortune 500 companies, and lobbying political entities. Former Metals Trader (2011-16, Noble House Metal Trading).Overall Mission: To better the planet through proper climate infrastructure implementation.

5 contacts available at Mountain Gate.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Adriant Harrison | Sr. Executive Vice President, Office of CEO | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/adriant-harris-lewis |
| Danny Hayes | TerraScale, CEO | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/danny-hayes-8e1b |
| Dr. Robert Dibble PhD | Senior Advisor, Office of CEO | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/richard-scheufler-e3e2 |
| Matt Iannelli | CTO | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/matt-ianelli |
| Russel Honore | Chairman, of Advisory Board of Directors | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/russel-honore |

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## FAQ

### What does Matt Iannelli invest in?

Matt Iannelli invests primarily in Finance, Lending and Aerospace startups, most often at Seed and Funding Round stage. Most of the 3 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Switzerland. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Matt Iannelli last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Matt Iannelli closed in Apr 2024. Shizune tracks 3 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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