Matt joined CEV as an Investment Principal in May 2023. He brings over a decade of climatetech investing experience to CEV.

Prior to joining CEV, Matt was Director of Technology at Pangaea Ventures, an impact-focused venture capital firm. There, he played a key role in directing the firm’s technology scouting and evaluation activities. He also helped develop quantifiable impact assessment methodologies for portfolio companies and potential investments. He served as a board director and observer for multiple hardtech startups and closely supported many of the firm’s strategic limited partners.

Before his transition into venture capital, Matt was an early employee at a nanotechnology startup called PChem Associates. There, he supported fundraising efforts with angel investors, VCs, and regional economic development programs. In addition, he developed QA/QC processes and supported customers/partners on-site across the United States.

Matt holds an MPhil in Micro- and Nanotechnology Enterprise from the University of Cambridge and graduated Summa Cum Laude from the University of Pennsylvania with a BSE in Materials Science & Engineering. He is a member of the Investor Advisory Board of the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL).

Perspectives from Matt

CEV Promotes Wynston Reed to Principal

Team update! Celebrating Wynston Reed’s promotion to Investment Principal. Since joining Clean Energy Ventures as an Investor in 2023, Wynston has become a deeply trusted partner to our portfolio companies, known

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Celebrating our Fall 2025 Fellows

Sharing our gratitude for our Fall 2025 Fellows! Over the course of the term, our most recent fellow cohort partnered closely with the CEV team on investment diligence, market research,

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