Matt Harris
@mattcharris
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Husband, father of six, VC focused on financial services, Partner at @baincapvc, based in New York City.
New York
Joined January 2009
I've generally viewed fintech as an evolutionary force in financial services. I now see it as a complete revolution. I wrote about that here: https://t.co/GX2DilfB3l
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considering everything our team has managed to build with a first time CEO, just imagine what we'll be able to achieve once I finally get good at this job
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platforms like linkedin and google scaled by centralizing identity and discovery. network effects made them powerful, the more users, the more value. agents flip that. they donโt need everyone in one place, they just need to know you, your intent, context, and goals, and act on
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@ChaseLochmiller and @Electron_Cowboy are an unstoppable duo. We are honored to have partnered with them since the seed. https://t.co/JccWKQnuB7
forbes.com
Crusoe Energy got its start harnessing oilfield flare gas to mine bitcoin. So how did cofounders Chase Lochmiller and Cully Cavness end up building the first phase of the worldโs biggest AI datacen...
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Today weโre unveiling our boldest chapter yet: redefining FP&A software for an AI-enabled world. Finance teams have been cautiously watching AI from the sidelines. The wait is over. Welcome to the future of AI-powered FP&A. ๐งต๐
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When BCV's @aaref & @rak_garg first met Krea co-founders Diego & Victor, they jumped any inbound questions to ask about the investors' favorite design tools. More about the founders' journey to launch and scale Krea (& win BCV interest) here: https://t.co/fztk5kUAj7
baincapitalventures.com
Krea's image generation and refinement offers a one-stop studio for images, video and animations.
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Nothing that happens in the mind is 'you', and none of it is your business. You don't have to worry about the thoughts that rise up inside you, it is enough that you remember that the thoughts are not you. Annamalai Swami
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Wrong, Misleading, & Dangerous This is an absolutely wild article to read, and there's so many misconceptions it's hard to pick a place to start. However, this sort of actively misleading argumentation does require some serious debunking, as the author is either deeply confused
The ill-conceived GENIUS Act will allow the largely unregulated sale of stablecoins to the public. The risks for investors, the financial system and the broader economy are too high, writes Art Wilmarth, of @GWLaw, in @AmerBanker @BankThink.
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I once learned that Hemingway lamented his mid 20โs, that he felt caught between youth and age like someone who just missed his train: too late for the last, too early for the next. March is like that...
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Great roster of speakers with more to come @zachperret (@Plaid) @jackiereses (@Lead_Bank) @joshuareeves (@GustoHQ) @mattcharris (@BainCapVC) @arjunsethi (@krakenfx) @avlok (@AngelList)
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I'm a huge fan and personal customer of @jpmorgan but seeing our LPs get this type of treatment is ... not great.
1/ Centralized finance offers the illusion of trustโi.e., JPMCโs balance sheetโbut your money isnโt really yours. The bank decides when, where, and if you can send it. Another story of financial censorship this time @JPMorgan: ๐งต
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Please join us in welcoming @MarkFiorentino to the @BainCapVC team! As @mattcharris writes, Mark is constantly learning with a career and life trajectory powered by changes, pivots and the quest for new experiences. (Just ask him about being a Sommelier or his plans for upcoming
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HIRING VP ENG @ LOYAL we are making a big bet on owned distribution of dog longevity drugs: e-comm distribution to vets (B2B) & vet Rx'd dog owners (B2B2C) vast majority of dog drugs are distro'd thru third parties or pharma partners - but we've never done boring @ Loyal :)
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In 2025, @mattcharris predicts that stablecoins will go mainstream, ushering in more use cases for crypto. Plus, new fintech startups will emerge as gen AI reaches financial services to assist with reading/writing/processing docs.
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The NYT publishing this essay that includes crypto as a โviceโ is complete garbage and another sign that the company is out of step:
nytimes.com
Moderation on pot and other vices appears to have been part of a calculated effort to turn out young men for the G.O.P. โย but it may come with consequences.
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We made something newโฆ Introducing: Colossus Review Colossus Review is a print (and digital) publication that creates definitive accounts of investors, founders, companies, and the people and ideas that inspire them. The cover story in Issue 1 is on @GrahamDuncanNYC, but we
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Barry Silbert is betting big on decentralized AI He is back in a CEO roleโthis time of DCG's newest subsidiary Yuma, which will be built around the Bittesnsor ecosystem https://t.co/y2jNFw0OzX
fortune.com
Silbert will be CEO of Yuma, a new DCG subsidiary focused on the AI ecosystem tied to Bittensor blockchain.
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She doesnโt believe in self-promotion, so Iโll do it for her. ๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ ๐ ๐๐จ๐ง๐ ๐ซ๐๐ญ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ ๐ญ๐จ @alysaaco ๐จ๐ง ๐ก๐๐ซ ๐ฉ๐ซ๐จ๐ฆ๐จ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐ญ๐จ ๐๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐๐ข๐ฉ๐๐ฅ. Alysaa is always beating the odds. She moved with her mother to Canada at a young age, and started
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Today @finix is excited to announce weโve raised $75M in Series C funding led by @AcrewCapital, co-led by @lightspeedvp and @leappartners. When we started Finix, we were big believers in the developer movement. We still are! Since then, weโve recognized that thereโs been a
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