Matthew Saunders
Co-Founder and Partner @ RFI
Toronto, Canada
Matthew Saunders is a seed investor at RFI in Toronto focused on Financial Services. Matt Saunders is President at Ryerson Futures. He manages a seed stage investment fund and multiple acceleration programs for early-stage technology companies, as well as the Innovation for Hire consulting practice for corporate clients. He has more than 18 years of experience as an entrepreneur and executive with companies in the technology andservice sectors.In Ryerson, Matt oversees operations in Canada, (Ryerson Futures, Zone Startups Sports + Media in Toronto, and Zone Startups Calgary in Alberta), as well as Zone Startups India in Mumbai.Matt has a bachelor of science in business administration and MBA from Northeastern University.
- Total investments:
- 4
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 50%
Last updated:
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Industries Matthew Saunders invests in
Stages Matthew Saunders invests in
Countries Matthew Saunders invests in
Investment Focus
Stage
- Seed 1 (25%)
- Pre-Seed 1 (25%)
- Series A 1 (25%)
Investments
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Fundiin is a financial technology company that offers a buy-now, pay-later payment option to consumers at the point of sale. | $5M / Series A / Oct 18, 2022 | |
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Fundiin is a financial technology company that offers a buy-now, pay-later payment option to consumers at the point of sale. | $1.8M / Seed / Sep 13, 2021 | |
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Fundiin is a financial technology company that offers a buy-now, pay-later payment option to consumers at the point of sale. | Pre-Seed / Mar 31, 2021 | |
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Fundiin is a financial technology company that offers a buy-now, pay-later payment option to consumers at the point of sale. | Seed / Mar 31, 2021 |
Co-Investors
About RFI
Pre Seed Stage fund (formerly Ryerson Futures)
RFI Contacts
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Matthew Saunders
Co-Founder and Partner
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Alan Lysne
Founder
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Jam Michael McDonald
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FAQ
What does Matthew Saunders invest in?
Matthew Saunders invests primarily in Financial Services startups, most often at Seed and Pre-Seed stage. Most of the 4 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Vietnam. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
When did Matthew Saunders last invest?
The most recent investment recorded for Matthew Saunders closed in Oct 2022. Shizune tracks 4 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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