Matthew Dunbar
Co-Founder and Managing Director @ VentureSouth
Greenville, United States
Matthew Dunbar is a seed investor at VentureSouth in Greenville focused on Software and Health Care. Mr. R. Matthew Dunbar, also known as Matt, Co-founded Ellipsis Technologies Inc. and serves as its President and also served as its Chief Operating Officer. Mr. Dunbar serves as Managing Director of the Upstate Carolina Angel Network (UCAN) in Greenville, SC. Mr. Dunbar oversees the strategy and operations of a network of more than 50 local angelinvestors in Greenville and more than 200 around the state. He is a Co-Founder of the South Carolina Angel Network and Palmetto Angel Fund. He is a is Co-Founder and Managing Director of VentureSouth. He began his career as a Chemical Engineer with Eastman Chemical Company in Kingsport, Tennessee. He worked with several Fortune 500 clients as a Management Consultant with the Boston Consulting Group in Atlanta. He was a Manufacturing and Plastics Engineer with Eastman Chemical Company in Kingsport, TN. He has been a Director of Entegra Financial Corp. and Entegra Bank (formerly known as Macon Bank, Inc.) since August 3, 2015. Mr. Dunbar serves on the Board of Directors of the national Angel Capital Association and UBOOSTER INC. Mr. Dunbar serves as a Director of VentureSouth portfolio companies. He serves as a Director of Junior Achievement of Upstate South Carolina. He served as Chairman of the Clemson University Woodland Cemetery Stewardship Committee and as a Deacon at Downtown Presbyterian Church in Greenville. He is a Visiting Lecturer in the Clemson University MBA program. He holds a B.S. in Chemical Engineering from Clemson University, Summa Cum Laude and an MBA and master’s degree in education from Stanford University.
- Total investments:
- 3
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 100%
Last updated:
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Industries Matthew Dunbar invests in
Stages Matthew Dunbar invests in
Countries Matthew Dunbar invests in
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Investment Focus
Industry
- Software 2 (67%)
- Health Care 2 (67%)
- B2B 1 (33%)
- SaaS 1 (33%)
- Video 1 (33%)
Stage
- Seed 2 (67%)
- Venture - Series Unknown 1 (33%)
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
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| Darby offers a platform that serves as a digital vending machine for medical equipment and diagnostics. By using Darby's product, any virtual care delivery model can toggle into hybrid care - allowing remote clinicians to order last-mile tests and treatments for their patients at home instead of referring them to expensive sites of care likethe emergency department. | Venture - Series Unknown / Mar 29, 2023 | ||
| CureMint empowers dental organizations with a cloud-based source-to-pay platform that manages their entire procurement lifecycle in one easy-to-use place. CureMint’s Procure module delivers a streamlined ordering experience that office staff will love while arming managers with the tools necessary to gain full control and visibility across theirorganization. CureMint’s Pay module removes the costly blindspots that exist between procurement and accounts payable departments by removing silos and streamlining invoicing and other A/P processes. | $2.2M / Seed / Oct 20, 2021 | ||
| Pass It Down is a web and mobile app that allows users to record, share, and preserve family stories in video, audio, text, and photos. It is a digital storytelling platform that allows users to capture their life stories and share those with friends, family, and the world. Using their phone, tablet, or computer, the user can ask and answerquestions provided by oral historians to capture family stories. Stories can be captured in video, audio, text, and photos and then shared publicly, with friends and family, or kept privately like a journal. | $2M / Seed / Sep 21, 2021 |
Co-Investors
Acadian Capital Ventures
1 deal together
Cofounders Capital
1 deal together
Cultivation Capital
1 deal together
Front Porch Properties
1 deal together
Nashville Entrepreneur Center
1 deal together
Project Music
1 deal together
About VentureSouth
VentureSouth is an early-stage venture firm that develops and manages angel investment groups and funds throughout the Southeast. Since our inception with the Upstate Carolina Angel Network in 2008, VentureSouth has grown to include more than 550 investors across a dozen angel groups and funds, making us one of the largest angel investmentorganizations in the United States. To date, VentureSouth has deployed over $80 million in more than 100 companies. Follow us to learn how we Make Money. Have Fun. Do Good.
VentureSouth Contacts
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Charlie Banks
Co-Founder & Managing Director
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Malay Shah
Director
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Paul Clark
Managing Director
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Dawson Racek
Venture Analyst
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Matthew Dunbar
Co-Founder and Managing Director
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What does Matthew Dunbar invest in?
Matthew Dunbar invests primarily in Software, Health Care and B2B startups, most often at Seed and Venture - Series Unknown stage. Most of the 3 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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