# Matt Roberts > Matt Roberts is a Series A investor at RBCx (Toronto) backing Security and SaaS. See 12 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026. - Type: Angel Investor - Fund: [RBCx](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/rbcx) - Location: Toronto, Canada - Total investments: 12 - Last investment: May 2022 - Lead investor: 33% - Last updated: Aug 2026 - LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/matthewroberts - X (Twitter): http://twitter.com/mattroberts - Website: http://mattroberts.com - Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/themattroberts Matt Roberts is a Series A investor at RBCx in Toronto focused on Security and SaaS. Matt Roberts is the Managing Director of VC Coverage. Matt is a Partner at ScaleUP Ventures where he primarily focuses on Seed and Series “A” opportunities in Marketplaces, Fintech and B2B SaaS.Previously, Matt was at the BDC IT Venture Fund where he lead investments in Crowdriff, Sonder (Flatbook), Unsplash and Crew. Before this Matt raised theSeed and Series “A” round for Semiconductor startup GaN Systems and was an Analyst at Venture Capital firm Wesley Clover. He was a co-founder and the CEO at JohnnyVoIP, a company that developed a web based VoIP application platform. ## Investment focus ### Industry | Industry | Investments | Share | | --- | --- | --- | | Security | 2 | 17% | | SaaS | 1 | 8% | | Video | 1 | 8% | | Retail | 1 | 8% | | Travel | 1 | 8% | 23 industries tracked in total. ### Stage | Stage | Investments | Share | | --- | --- | --- | | Series A | 4 | 33% | | Series B | 4 | 33% | | Seed | 2 | 17% | | Series D | 1 | 8% | | Funding Round | 1 | 8% | ### Country | Country | Investments | Share | | --- | --- | --- | | Canada | 4 | 33% | | United States | 2 | 17% | ## Investments | Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Clear Street | Clear Street’s mission is to give every sophisticated investor access to every asset, in every market, through a unified platform built for speed, transparency and scale.We give our clients the technology, tools and service once reserved for the largest institutions, rebuilt with modern infrastructure. Our single, cloud-native, end-to-end capitalmarkets platform powers investor growth today and is transforming how they can interact with markets tomorrow. | $165M | Series B | May 24, 2022 | | | Rewind | Rewind has been protecting businesses by backing up their SaaS data. Today, over 80,000 organizations in more than 100 countries use Rewind’s top-rated software and support. Rewind's solutions empower businesses to protect and recover the data they need for consistent growth. | $65M | Series B | Sep 15, 2021 | | | #Paid | #Paid is a tech company that operates a creative marketing platform that combines brand and creator collaboration. The platform allows brands to collaborate with relevant artists, travelers, storytellers, and photographers from all over the world for product placement on social media platforms. | $14.9M | Series B | Aug 26, 2021 | | | Rewind | Rewind has been protecting businesses by backing up their SaaS data. Today, over 80,000 organizations in more than 100 countries use Rewind’s top-rated software and support. Rewind's solutions empower businesses to protect and recover the data they need for consistent growth. | $15M | Series A | Jan 19, 2021 | | | Solink | Solink is a data-driven security platform that captures and audits 100% video and transactional data to reduce fraud proactively. Solink’s unique Video Discovery application allows users to search for any event, putting an end to manually retrieving evidence by time and location. For a monthly fee, the platform provides everything users need tocollect, analyze, investigate and manage their data. Solink’s fraud prevention as a service offering is the first one of its kind to be data driven instead of incident driven. | $16.8M | Series B | Jun 26, 2020 | | | RenoRun | RenoRun is building the world's largest single source platform for general contractors to purchase materials. Their mobile-friendly platform is a one-stop-shop when it comes to construction material supply. This app is revolutionizing the construction industry by maximizing productivity, saving contractors wasted run-around hours, and allowingtheir clients to leave their competition in the dust. Their trained runners will collect and deliver the desired materials to the job site.RenoRun was founded in 2016 and is headquartered in Montreal, Canada, with offices in Toronto and Austin, Texas. | $16.5M | Series A | Nov 01, 2019 | | | Sonder | Sonder is revolutionizing hospitality through innovative, tech-powered service and inspiring, thoughtfully designed accommodations combined into one seamlessly managed experience. Officially launched in 2014 and headquartered in San Francisco, Sonder is making a world of better stays open to all with a variety of accommodation options — from roomsto suites and apartments — found in more than 30 cities spanning eight countries and three continents. Sonder’s innovative app empowers guests by making self-service features and 24/7 on-the-ground support just a tap away. From simple self check-in to boutique bathroom amenities, we bring the best of a hotel without any of the formality. | $225M | Series D | Jul 11, 2019 | | | RenoRun | RenoRun is building the world's largest single source platform for general contractors to purchase materials. Their mobile-friendly platform is a one-stop-shop when it comes to construction material supply. This app is revolutionizing the construction industry by maximizing productivity, saving contractors wasted run-around hours, and allowingtheir clients to leave their competition in the dust. Their trained runners will collect and deliver the desired materials to the job site.RenoRun was founded in 2016 and is headquartered in Montreal, Canada, with offices in Toronto and Austin, Texas. | $3M | Seed | Feb 01, 2019 | | | Solink | Solink is a data-driven security platform that captures and audits 100% video and transactional data to reduce fraud proactively. Solink’s unique Video Discovery application allows users to search for any event, putting an end to manually retrieving evidence by time and location. For a monthly fee, the platform provides everything users need tocollect, analyze, investigate and manage their data. Solink’s fraud prevention as a service offering is the first one of its kind to be data driven instead of incident driven. | $11.9M | Series A | Jan 14, 2019 | | | #Paid | #Paid is a tech company that operates a creative marketing platform that combines brand and creator collaboration. The platform allows brands to collaborate with relevant artists, travelers, storytellers, and photographers from all over the world for product placement on social media platforms. | $5M | Series A | May 15, 2018 | | 10 of 12 investments shown. ## Co-investors - [Inovia Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/inovia-capital) — VC Fund, 5 deals together - [Valor Equity Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/valor-equity-partners) — VC Fund, 4 deals together - [BDC Venture Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bdc-venture-capital) — VC Fund, 2 deals together - [Bessemer Venture Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bessemer-venture-partners) — VC Fund, 2 deals together - [Generation Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/generation-ventures-9dfb) — VC Fund, 2 deals together - [Insight Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/insight-partners) — VC Fund, 2 deals together ## About RBCx VC Fund 3 contacts available at RBCx. | Name | Title | Profile | | --- | --- | --- | | Matt Roberts | Managing Director of VC Coverage | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/matt-roberts | | Sid Paquette | Head, RBCx | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/sid-paquette | | Tony Barkett | Head of Banking | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/tony-barkett | ## Similar investors ### Similar stage - [Antler](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/antler-be9c) — VC Fund - [Alumni Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/alumni-ventures-group) — VC Fund - [General Catalyst](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/general-catalyst-partners) — VC Fund ## FAQ ### What does Matt Roberts invest in? Matt Roberts invests primarily in Security, SaaS and Video startups, most often at Series A and Series B stage. Most of the 12 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Canada. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio. ### When did Matt Roberts last invest? The most recent investment recorded for Matt Roberts closed in May 2022. Shizune tracks 12 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. # About Shizune Shizune.co is an investor database. 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