# Matthew Goldstein

> Matthew Goldstein is a Series A investor at M12 - Microsoft's Venture Fund backing SaaS. See 15 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [M12 - Microsoft's Venture Fund](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/microsoftventures)
- Location: San Francisco, United States
- Total investments: 15
- Last investment: May 2023
- Lead investor: 67%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mattgoldsteinpc
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/mattgoldstein

Matthew Goldstein is a Managing Director at M12. Matthew previously worked at Markforged as a Board of Directors, Series B investor. He attended Stanford University Graduate School of Business and Pomona College. Matt is an investing partner for Microsoft Ventures in the Bay Area. Previously, he was a principal at Trinity Ventures where he ledinvestments touching a number of emerging tech sectors including containerization, 3D printing and machine learning. He began his career as technology consultant for Fortune 500 insurance and telecommunications clients before joining an early-stage automotive startup that raised $110 million to build a new American car company. Matt has an MBA from Stanford Graduate School of Business and a BA from Pomona College.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| SaaS | 3 | 20% |
| Software | 3 | 20% |
| Analytics | 2 | 13% |
| 3D Printing | 2 | 13% |
| Artificial Intelligence | 2 | 13% |

21 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Series A | 2 | 13% |
| Series D | 2 | 13% |
| Seed | 1 | 7% |
| Series B | 1 | 7% |
| Series C | 1 | 7% |

6 stages tracked in total.

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United States | 3 | 20% |
| United Kingdom | 2 | 13% |
| Israel | 1 | 7% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Qualis Flow | Qualis Flow is a construction technology company which helps contractors and major projects manage their social and environmental impact.Communicating with stakeholders and being able to respond to changes in our environment has never been more important in construction. Through automated data collection and analysis on our digital platform, wehelp contractors save time, reduce costs, and enhance their reputation within their local area.We are currently working with early adopters in our development phase. | $8.9M | Series A | May 30, 2023 |  |
| Nautilus Labs | Nautilus Labs is a technology company that offers decarbonization of the ocean supply chain. | $11M | Series A | Mar 16, 2023 |  |
| Nautilus Labs | Nautilus Labs is a technology company that offers decarbonization of the ocean supply chain. | $11M | Series A | Mar 16, 2023 |  |
| Palm NFT Studio | Palm NFT Studio is a collective of entertainment, technology, cryptoart and art industry leaders set up to on-ramp artists, creators and rights owners who want to establish NFT marketplaces and next-generation creative works on Palm. | $27M | Series B | Dec 09, 2021 |  |
| Palm NFT Studio | Palm NFT Studio is a collective of entertainment, technology, cryptoart and art industry leaders set up to on-ramp artists, creators and rights owners who want to establish NFT marketplaces and next-generation creative works on Palm. | $27M | Series B | Dec 09, 2021 |  |
| Definely | Definely offers a suite of AI-powered LegalTech tools designed to assist legal teams during contract drafting and review processes. The Definely Suite integrates directly into Microsoft Word and includes Vault for accessing precedent clauses and definitions, Draft for editing in-context across documents, Enhance for AI-assisted drafting and review,Proof for automated legal proofreading, and PDF for scanning critical terms and references in PDF contracts. Each tool operates within existing workflows to surface key information, flag inconsistencies, and maintain document context without requiring navigation away from clauses. Definitely’s multi-agent AI system, Enhance, applies specialized agents to tasks such as summarization and clause suggestion, aiming to automate detailed legal operations. This technology supports legal teams by reducing manual searching and helping ensure accuracy during contract preparation. | $3M | Seed | Sep 13, 2021 |  |
| Definely | Definely offers a suite of AI-powered LegalTech tools designed to assist legal teams during contract drafting and review processes. The Definely Suite integrates directly into Microsoft Word and includes Vault for accessing precedent clauses and definitions, Draft for editing in-context across documents, Enhance for AI-assisted drafting and review,Proof for automated legal proofreading, and PDF for scanning critical terms and references in PDF contracts. Each tool operates within existing workflows to surface key information, flag inconsistencies, and maintain document context without requiring navigation away from clauses. Definitely’s multi-agent AI system, Enhance, applies specialized agents to tasks such as summarization and clause suggestion, aiming to automate detailed legal operations. This technology supports legal teams by reducing manual searching and helping ensure accuracy during contract preparation. | $3M | Seed | Sep 13, 2021 |  |
| Workboard | Workboard is an enterprise SaaS company that helps companies unlock growth by making alignment and accountability remarkably easy. The Workboard SaaS Solution transforms an antiquated approach to strategy alignment and progression into a dynamic, data-driven practice augmented by analytics and intelligence. It helps organizations align OKRs andFAST goals, automate business reviews, and execute for growth.Workboard enables goal and execution alignment with full transparency for faster, better results. The Workboard solution helps teams make results in a habit with software to localize, activate, and execute strategic priorities fast and efficiently, and coaching to rapidly localize​ strategy through the org so everyone's engaged on this quarter's results. It sustains high speed, focus, and purpose as the organization grows exponentially.Workboard was founded in 2013 and is headquartered in Redwood City, California, United States. | $75M | Series D | May 04, 2021 |  |
| Nanofabrica | Nanofabrica brings the power of 3D printing to micro and nanomanufacturing. Their patent-pending technology opens new markets for 3D printing such as robotics, bio-medical, semiconductors. Enabling mass customization of precise and complex parts at competitive prices. Most of our technology is developed through direct feedback from customers, sowe are always interested in new and challenging projects. Their industrial Additive Manufacturing systems have an unprecedented micron-resolution with ultra-high features, details, accuracy, and precision– enabled by the innovative Micro Adaptive Projection technology. | $4M | Venture - Series Unknown | May 10, 2020 |  |
| Nanofabrica | Nanofabrica brings the power of 3D printing to micro and nanomanufacturing. Their patent-pending technology opens new markets for 3D printing such as robotics, bio-medical, semiconductors. Enabling mass customization of precise and complex parts at competitive prices. Most of our technology is developed through direct feedback from customers, sowe are always interested in new and challenging projects. Their industrial Additive Manufacturing systems have an unprecedented micron-resolution with ultra-high features, details, accuracy, and precision– enabled by the innovative Micro Adaptive Projection technology. | $4M | Venture - Series Unknown | May 10, 2020 |  |

10 of 15 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [M12 - Microsoft's Venture Fund](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/microsoftventures) — VC Fund, 7 deals together
- [M12 - Microsoft's Venture Fund](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/m12) — VC Fund, 6 deals together
- [N47](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/next47) — VC Fund, 4 deals together
- [Porsche Automobil Holding](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/porsche-automobil-holding) — VC Fund, 4 deals together
- [Root Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/rootvc) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [CRE Venture Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/africa-angels-network) — VC Fund, 2 deals together

## About M12 - Microsoft's Venture Fund

VC Fund · San Francisco, United States

M12 - Microsoft’s venture fund, invests in early-stage enterprise software companies with a focus on AI, cloud infrastructure, cybersecurity, developer tools, vertical SaaS, and Web3/Gaming. Since 2016, M12 has invested in over 100 companies, helping startups accelerate growth with unparalleled access to Microsoft.

5 contacts available at M12 - Microsoft's Venture Fund.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Abhi Kumar | Partner, Investment Committee, and Asia-Pacific Head | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/abhi-kumar-85b5 |
| Irad Dor | Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/irad-dor |
| James Wu | Principal | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/james-wu-855c |
| Matthew Goldstein | Managing Director | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/matthew-goldstein |
| Michael Bervell | Portfolio Development Manager | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/michael-bervell |

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## FAQ

### What does Matthew Goldstein invest in?

Matthew Goldstein invests primarily in SaaS, Software and Analytics startups, most often at Series A and Series D stage. Most of the 15 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Matthew Goldstein last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Matthew Goldstein closed in May 2023. Shizune tracks 15 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.

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