# Matthew Hartman

> Matthew Hartman is a seed investor at Factorial Capital (New York) backing Internet and Software. See 20 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Factorial Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/factorial-1ad8)
- Location: New York, United States
- Total investments: 20
- Last investment: Jan 2026
- Lead investor: 20%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/matthewforresthartman/
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/MattHartman
- Website: http://hrt.mn
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/matthew.f.hartman

Matthew Hartman is a seed investor at Factorial Capital in New York focused on Internet and Software. Matthew Hartman is based out of Austin, Texas and is the Founder & Managing Partner of Factorial Capital. Matthew previously worked at Betaworks Ventures as a Partner. Matthew Hartman attended the Northwestern University - Kellogg School of Management.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Internet | 4 | 20% |
| Software | 4 | 20% |
| Apps | 3 | 15% |
| Mobile | 3 | 15% |
| Artificial Intelligence | 3 | 15% |

38 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 10 | 50% |
| Series A | 4 | 20% |
| Pre-Seed | 3 | 15% |
| Angel | 1 | 5% |
| Series B | 1 | 5% |

6 stages tracked in total.

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United States | 12 | 60% |
| France | 1 | 5% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| FLORA | FLORA is an applied AI HCI company building creative tools. | $42M | Series A | Jan 27, 2026 |  |
| Causal Labs | Causal Labs provides AI physics models to predict and control the weather. | $6M | Seed | Mar 12, 2025 |  |
| Mainframe | Mainframe is a technology company pioneering the future of human-computer interaction through AI-driven tools. The company’s mission is to redefine productivity and workflow automation by creating intuitive platforms that bridge the gap between humans and intelligent agents.Mainframe’s debut product, Cobot, is a generative AI assistant thatanticipates user needs, streamlines tasks, and transforms the way individuals and teams interact with technology. Designed to feel more like collaborating with a human than using an app, Cobot empowers users to focus on impactful work while AI handles the rest.Founded in 2024, Mainframe is supported by top-tier investors and built by a distributed team of industry-leading talent from across the U.S., Canada, and Europe. Mainframe’s vision is to create seamless, intelligent software that reshapes how people work and interact with computers in the 21st century. | $5.5M | Seed | Dec 10, 2024 |  |
| Twin | Twin Labs, offer an automated tool for repetitive operations, such as onboarding new staff to all internal systems. | $3M | Pre-Seed | Jan 31, 2024 |  |
| Medbill AI | AI assistant that helps consumers save time and money on healthcare and medical bills. |  | Pre-Seed | Aug 01, 2023 |  |
| Hugging Face | Hugging Face is an open-source and platform provider of machine learning technologies. Their aim is to democratize good machine learning, one commit at a time. Hugging Face was launched in 2016 and is headquartered in New York City. | $15M | Series A | Dec 17, 2019 |  |
| Momentum | Momentum is an OS/inbox and copilot for anyone who runs a pipeline (sales, fundraising, success, hiring, etc). Powered by behavioral science, useful AI, and thoughtful people. |  | Pre-Seed | Jan 01, 2019 |  |
| Hugging Face | Hugging Face is an open-source and platform provider of machine learning technologies. Their aim is to democratize good machine learning, one commit at a time. Hugging Face was launched in 2016 and is headquartered in New York City. | $4M | Seed | May 23, 2018 |  |
| Shine | Shine is a self-care app and community for people with anxiety and depression. Our approach to wellness: It isn’t pricey, preachy, or privileged. We pride ourselves on being accessible, actionable, and non-shame—we believe personal growth starts with accepting who you are today.Our members take care of their mental and emotional health dailywith the freemium Shine app. It delivers a new motivational message and meditation each day, plus features a library of 500+ meditations to help them cope with specific feelings and situations.Our premium members also get real-time advice from other Shine members in our private Shine Squad digital community—it’s peer-to-peer support that reminds them they don’t have to go it alone.In just two years since launching, our app already has over 10,000 5-star reviews (1 in 3 call Shine “life-changing”), we were named one of the best self-care apps of 2018 by Apple, and we’ve seen that increased use of Shine is correlated with decreases in both anxiety and depression by up to 35%.Our team is awesome. Our community is incredible. Our movement is massive. And this is just the beginning. | $5M |  | Apr 04, 2018 |  |
| MojiLaLa | MojiLaLa is an emoji marketplace for independent artists and studios from around the world.MojiLaLa gives you access to some of the most high-quality, unique and creative emojis and stickers developed to enhance your messaging and allow you to freely express yourself through every kind of expression and emotion.MojiLaLa keyboard app givesyou access to some of the most local, current and global issues with high-quality emojis and stickers from artisans who want to enhance and express every kind of emotion and trending topics for your communication. Install the keyboard to use in all your favorite apps or send directly from the MojiLaLa App storefront. New original designs from your favorite artists are always being added, so install now and start building your collection! | $1.5M | Seed | Aug 08, 2017 |  |

10 of 20 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Karman Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/karman-ventures) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [BoxGroup](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/boxgroup) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [A.Capital Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/capital-partners-l-p) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Felix Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/felix-capital) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Redpoint](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/redpoint-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Red Sea Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/red-sea-venture-partners) — VC Fund, 2 deals together

## About Factorial Capital

VC Fund · Brooklyn, United States

Factorial is an investment business.

2 contacts available at Factorial Capital.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Matthew Hartman | Managing Partner and Founder | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/matthew-hartman |
| Ryan Fink | Investor | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ryan-fink |

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## FAQ

### What does Matthew Hartman invest in?

Matthew Hartman invests primarily in Internet, Software and Apps startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 20 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 Hartman last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Matthew Hartman closed in Jan 2026. Shizune tracks 20 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?

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