# Matthew Stotts

> Matthew Stotts is a pre-seed investor at Cerulean Ventures backing Financial Services and FinTech. See 4 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Cerulean Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/cerulean-ventures)
- Total investments: 4
- Last investment: Jul 2025
- Lead investor: 25%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/matthewstotts
- X (Twitter): http://twitter.com/mlstotts
- Website: http://www.tenorpartners.com
- Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/TenorLLC

Matthew Stotts is a pre-seed investor at Cerulean Ventures focused on Financial Services and FinTech. Matthew Stotts - Co-Founder, General Partner @ Cerulean Ventures

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Financial Services | 3 | 75% |
| FinTech | 2 | 50% |
| Finance | 2 | 50% |
| Apps | 1 | 25% |
| Legal | 1 | 25% |

11 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Pre-Seed | 2 | 50% |
| Seed | 1 | 25% |
| Series A | 1 | 25% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United States | 2 | 50% |
| Switzerland | 1 | 25% |
| The Netherlands | 1 | 25% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WattCarbon | WattCarbon develops decarbonization measurement and verification tools to track the carbon intensity of building energy use. The company was founded in 2021 with its headquarters in Lafayette, California. |  | Seed | Jul 17, 2025 |  |
| Meridia | Meridia is a mobile platform that provides smallholder farmer families with documentation of their land. We also provide them a profile with which they can access inputs and financial services that are precisely tailored to their circumstances. | $5.6M | Series A | Apr 23, 2024 |  |
| Silta Finance | Silta Finance provides on-chain collateral that enables ESG-conscious infrastructure developers to access liquidity in DeFi. |  | Pre-Seed | Jul 07, 2022 |  |
| Abound | Abound is a modern API solution that streamlines the collection of W-9 forms, verifies TINs, and manages 1099 filings for compliance. It reduces errors through real-time verification and allows businesses to maintain control over user data while automating processes. | $650K | Pre-Seed | Sep 16, 2019 |  |

4 of 4 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [500 Fintech](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/500-fintech) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [500 Global](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/500-startups) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Cerigo Investments](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/cerigo-investments) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [City Light Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/city-light-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Edaphon](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/edaphon) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Intercontinental Exchange](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/intercontinentalexchange) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Cerulean Ventures

VC Fund · Santa Barbara, United States

Cerulean Ventures invests in entirely new approaches, technologies and methods for combating climate change. We seek out innovative entrepreneurs and technology solutions that can unlock rapid, massive scale to make immediate, positive change. Cerulean Ventures backs crypto / web3 companies building the infrastructure and tools necessary toscale climate impact in this decade. Cerulean Ventures is an investment firm that believes natural assets will unlock the next $50 trillion in growth while incentivizing the regeneration of Earth through new coordination technologies.

2 contacts available at Cerulean Ventures.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Matthew Stotts | Co-Founder, General Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/matthew-stotts |
| Jahed Momand | Co-Founder & Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jahed-momand-ddfe |

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## FAQ

### What does Matthew Stotts invest in?

Matthew Stotts invests primarily in Financial Services, FinTech and Finance startups, most often at Pre-Seed and Seed stage. Most of the 4 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 Stotts last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Matthew Stotts closed in Jul 2025. 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.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

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