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

FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions

Learn who this investor regularly partners with—both firms and angels—and explore their latest activity.

Who does Matt Kraning frequently co-invest with?

Baseline Ventures

North America, Wyoming, United States, Jackson

Co-Investments: 3

New Enterprise Associates

North America, California, United States, Menlo Park

Co-Investments: 4

Cooley

North America, California, United States, Palo Alto

Co-Investments: 3

DCM Ventures

North America, California, United States, Menlo Park

Co-Investments: 2

Webb Investment Network

North America, California, United States, San Francisco

Co-Investments: 3

Boston Seed Capital

North America, Massachusetts, United States, Boston

Co-Investments: 3

Firsthand Alliance

North America, New York, United States, New York

Co-Investments: 2

Indicator Fund

North America, California, United States, San Francisco

Co-Investments: 2

Operator Collective

North America, California, United States, San Francisco

Co-Investments: 3

Alumni Ventures

North America, New Hampshire, United States, Manchester

Co-Investments: 4

Which angels does Matt Kraning often collaborate with?

Brian Lynn

North America, Florida, United States, Miami

Shared Deals: 3

David Chang

North America, Massachusetts, United States, Boston

Shared Deals: 3

Anne Dwane

North America, California, United States, San Francisco

Shared Deals: 3

Ali Rowghani

North America, California, United States, Mountain View

Shared Deals: 3

Brian Shin

North America, California, United States, San Francisco

Shared Deals: 3

David Pham

North America, Massachusetts, United States, Randolph

Shared Deals: 3

Chris Keller

North America, Massachusetts, United States, Boston

Shared Deals: 3

David Brown

North America, New York, United States, Rochester

Shared Deals: 3

Abhinav Gupta

Asia, Delhi, India

Shared Deals: 3

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

Infringements

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

Invalidate

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

Matt Kraning

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