Matt Therian

Matt Therian is a Partner at SciFi VC, a venture capital firm that specializes in funding science fiction companies. Matt has over fifteen years of experience in the financial sector, including stints as an Investment Banker, Research Analyst, and FP&A.

Therian began their career as a Research Analyst at Renaissance Capital, where they covered small- and mid-cap companies in the technology, healthcare, and consumer sectors. Matt then moved to Chatham Partners, a boutique investment bank, where they worked on M&A and private equity transactions. In 2012, they interned at Thornburg Investment Management as an Equity Analyst, and the following year they interned at Passport Capital in the summer before joining WR Hambrecht + Co as an Investment Banker.

In 2015, Therian joined HVF, Inc. as their FP&A. Matt helped lead the company's financial planning and analysis efforts for four years before joining SciFi VC as a Partner in 2019.

Matt Therian's educational career includes completing an MBA in finance from the Haas School of Business at UC Berkeley, as well as an AB in economics and government from Dartmouth College. Matt is also a CFA charterholder, having earned their certification from the CFA Institute.