Matthew Pierce

New york, United States

Ex-VC turned hands-on CFO and board advisor, partnering with ambitious businesses on strategy, CFO leadership, M&A, and governance. I have completed over 30 institutional venture investments, helping raise in excess of $100m. I help companies make great choices, accelerate growth, execute smart transactions, and drive performance at the board level—turning vision into actionable roadmaps and results.

What I offer

Strategic Advisor - Fundraising and M&A

I work with Founders and seasoned entrepreneurs to help them realise a liquidity event.

I work directly with the CEO, CFO and board, I get an intimate awareness of the clients' business, its performance, management motivations and together we create a strategic pathway to exit.

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Experiences

CFO - Chartered Accountant with strong deal and fundraising experience

Qualified as a chartered accountant @ Deloitte in London. Since then, I have been a proactive venture investor at Downing Ventures investing in early stage ventures, in many cases I have been asked to take over certain operations within the businesses such as finance.

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Roles (/)

i.e. Marketing director
i.e. Mentor
Investment Director - Downing Ventures
Venture Capital Investor
Chief Financial Officer
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Industries (/)

i.e. Tech
i.e. Education
Fintech
Event technology
Healthcare
Consumer health and wellness
Medtech
Pharmaceutical
Life sciences
Healthtech
Health tech
Saas Health tech
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Career experience

10-20 years

Regions

Europe,
North America (east coast)
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Skills (/)

i.e. Research
i.e. Branding
Fundraising and Venture Capital
Develop/implement go to market strategy
Board Advisor/NED/ Business Mentor
Business Storytelling
Due Diligence
Transaction Experience
COO/CFO
Business | Strategy Planning
Exit Strategies
Mergers and Acquisitions
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Keywords (/)

i.e. Digital nomad
i.e. Ex-Google
CFO, COO, Board Member,
Business mentor
Early Stage Ventures
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What I offer

Strategic Advisor - Fundraising and M&A

Experiences

CFO - Chartered Accountant with strong deal and fundraising experience

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