Matt Brezina

Matt Brezina is a seasoned entrepreneur and investor, serving as a Founding Partner at Ford Street Ventures, a San Francisco-based venture capital firm. With a career marked by successful company building, Brezina brings a unique operator-first perspective to his investments. He co-founded and led Xobni, an email productivity company acquired by Yahoo, and later Sincerely, a mobile commerce platform that was acquired by Airbnb. This deep operational experience informs Ford Street Ventures' investment thesis, which centers on supporting pre-seed and seed-stage software companies with strong product-led growth potential and clear founder-market fit.

Ford Street Ventures positions itself as a hands-on partner, leveraging its team's entrepreneurial backgrounds to provide strategic guidance and operational support to portfolio companies. They aim to be the initial institutional capital for promising startups, often investing before a company has fully established its product-market fit. The firm's investment focus is primarily on software solutions that demonstrate strong organic user acquisition and retention.

Typical first check sizes from Ford Street Ventures range from $500,000 to $1.5 million, reflecting their commitment to early-stage funding. Brezina and his partners are particularly keen on founders who exhibit a deep understanding of their target market and a clear vision for scalable product development. Their approach is designed to help founders navigate the critical early phases of growth, from product iteration to team building and subsequent fundraising rounds.