Matt Burton

Matt Burton is a technology executive and investor with extensive experience in the fintech and adtech industries. He is currently working on a new venture in stealth mode. Some key points about Matt Burton's background and experience:

Career Highlights

• Former Partner at QED Investors, a venture capital firm focused on fintech investments
• Co-founder and CEO of Orchard Platform, a data and analytics platform for online lending that was acquired by Kabbage/Amex
• Early employee (#7) at Admeld, an ad tech company acquired by Google for over $400 million
• Worked at LiveRail, an ad tech company acquired by Facebook
• Held roles at Google after the Admeld acquisition

Areas of Expertise

• Digital platforms and marketplaces
• Programmatic advertising and real-time bidding (RTB)
• Fintech, especially online lending
• Scaling early-stage startups

Board Experience

Matt has served on the boards of several fintech and technology companies, including:

• Capchase
• Wayflyer
• Bitso
• Milo
• Fairplay
• SimplyWise
• Rain, Inc.
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Education and Teaching

• Guest lecturer on Entrepreneurial Finance at Columbia University
• MBA from Columbia Business School with focus on Entrepreneurship and Operations

Matt is known for his deep knowledge of ad tech, fintech, and marketplace dynamics. He has experience both as an operator scaling startups and as an investor working with early-stage companies globally.1