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Matt Kraning

North America, California, United States, Stanford

Description

Matt is cofounder and CTO of Expanse, which created the Attack Surface Management (ASM) category. Matt is an expert in large-scale optimiza...

Investor Profile

Matt Kraning has backed more than 17 startups, with 1 new investments in the last 12 months alone. The firm has led 1 rounds, about 6% of its total and boasts 0 exits across its portfolio.

Investment Focus Highlights

  • Concentrates on Seed, Pre Seed, Series A rounds (top funding stages).
  • Majority of deals are located in United States.
  • Strong thematic focus on Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning, Software.
  • Led 1 rounds in the past year.

Stage Focus

  • Seed (35%)
  • Pre Seed (29%)
  • Series A (24%)
  • Series Unknown (12%)

Country Focus

  • United States (88%)

Industry Focus

  • Artificial Intelligence (Ai)
  • Machine Learning
  • Software
  • Business Intelligence
  • Intellectual Property
  • Legal Tech
  • Market Research
  • Satellite Communication
  • Telecommunications
  • Developer Tools
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Who does Matt Kraning frequently co-invest with?

Baseline Ventures
Baseline Ventures
North America, Wyoming, United States, Jackson
Co-Investments: 3
New Enterprise Associates
New Enterprise Associates
North America, California, United States, Menlo Park
Co-Investments: 4
Cooley
Cooley
North America, California, United States, Palo Alto
Co-Investments: 3
DCM Ventures
DCM Ventures
North America, California, United States, Menlo Park
Co-Investments: 2
Webb Investment Network
Webb Investment Network
North America, California, United States, San Francisco
Co-Investments: 3
Boston Seed Capital
Boston Seed Capital
North America, Massachusetts, United States, Boston
Co-Investments: 3
Firsthand Alliance
Firsthand Alliance
North America, New York, United States, New York
Co-Investments: 2
IF
Indicator Fund
North America, California, United States, San Francisco
Co-Investments: 2
Operator Collective
Operator Collective
North America, California, United States, San Francisco
Co-Investments: 3
Alumni Ventures
Alumni Ventures
North America, New Hampshire, United States, Manchester
Co-Investments: 4

Which angels does Matt Kraning often collaborate with?

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Brian Lynn
North America, Florida, United States, Miami
Shared Deals: 3
David Chang
David Chang
North America, Massachusetts, United States, Boston
Shared Deals: 3
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Anne Dwane
North America, California, United States, San Francisco
Shared Deals: 3
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Ali Rowghani
North America, California, United States, Mountain View
Shared Deals: 3
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Brian Shin
North America, California, United States, San Francisco
Shared Deals: 3
David Pham
David Pham
North America, Massachusetts, United States, Randolph
Shared Deals: 3
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Chris Keller
North America, Massachusetts, United States, Boston
Shared Deals: 3
David Brown
David Brown
North America, New York, United States, Rochester
Shared Deals: 3
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Abhinav Gupta
Asia, Delhi, India
Shared Deals: 3
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Artur Adib
North America, Vermont, United States, Burlington
Shared Deals: 3

What are some of recent deals done by Matt Kraning?

Twenty Technologies

Arlington, Virginia, United States

Twenty Technologies builds cyber warfare software to automate and accelerate offensive cyber operations.

Cyber SecuritySoftware
Series ANov 20, 2025
Amount Raised: $38,000,000
Summation

Bellevue, Washington, United States

Summation delivers an AI platform that helps enterprise teams to generate insights, automate workflows, and surface strategic opportunities.

Artificial Intelligence (AI)Enterprise SoftwareInformation TechnologyPredictive AnalyticsSoftware
SeedOct 1, 2025
Amount Raised: $12,374,999
Wispr Flow

San Francisco, California, United States

Effortless voice dictation

Artificial Intelligence (AI)Machine LearningSoftware
Series UnknownSep 30, 2024
Amount Raised: $12,000,000
TextQL

San Francisco, California, United States

TextQL is a platform that simplifies the data-to-insight process for organizations.

AnalyticsBig Data
SeedJan 24, 2024
Amount Raised: $4,100,000
TextQL

San Francisco, California, United States

TextQL is a platform that simplifies the data-to-insight process for organizations.

AnalyticsBig Data
Pre SeedDec 12, 2023
Reflex

San Francisco, California, United States

Reflex is an open-source, full-stack Python framework that allows you to quickly design and deploy web apps.

Developer ToolsOpen SourceSoftware
SeedAug 8, 2023
Amount Raised: $5,000,000

Monitor your patents and get instant alerts on potential infringements.

Artificial Intelligence (AI)Business IntelligenceIntellectual PropertyLegal TechMachine LearningMarket ResearchProduct ResearchProduct SearchSemantic Search
Pre SeedJun 27, 2023
Amount Raised: $4,000,000

IPR-tested prior art search. The ultimate patent invalidation tool.

Artificial Intelligence (AI)Business IntelligenceIntellectual PropertyLegal TechMachine LearningMarket ResearchProduct ResearchProduct SearchSearch EngineSemantic Search
Pre SeedJun 27, 2023
Amount Raised: $4,000,000
Patented.ai

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Patented.ai provides unique, high-value IP products for innovators, funds, and litigators.

Business IntelligenceDRMEnterprise ApplicationsInnovation ManagementIntellectual PropertyLegal TechMarket Research
Pre SeedJun 27, 2023
Amount Raised: $4,500,000
Cinder Technologies

New York, New York, United States

Cinder is a unified intelligence and investigation platform offering decision-support software for fraud and risk applications.

Fraud DetectionInformation TechnologyIntelligent SystemsRisk Management
Series ADec 8, 2022
Amount Raised: $10,000,000

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