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Matt Engel
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/    Partner
Bio:

Matt comes to True with a unique perspective having served as an operator, investor and board member at high-growth technology companies across various stages of growth through liquidity.

Matt previously collaborated with True as a client to build teams while the CEO of Attend (acquired by Event Farm), SVP strategy and corp dev of Applause (acquired by Vista Equity Partners), EVP strategy and BD of Threat Stack and as a board member of Sonian (acquired by Barracuda Networks).  His experience as an integral part of boards and management teams enables him to quickly internalize the complex dynamics of rapidly growing companies and thus advise on searches as an extended member of the team.

Snapshot:
Focuses primarily on board, CEO and functional go-to-market searches
Deep expertise in broadly understanding markets, SaaS, enterprise and GTM strategy
20 years of technology experience across five operating roles, nine board/observer roles as a VC and an early stint at PwC
Full scholarship athlete at “football school” Villanova
At full capacity with the home team Jen + three kids in Boston