Summary
Matthew Hartman is a technology founder and investor, currently Managing Partner at Factorial, where he leads early-stage ventures in New York. He previously served as General Partner at Betaworks Ventures (2016–2022), steering seed investments and helping back first checks in notable tools like Hugging Face and Anchor. Prior to Betaworks, he was Director of Seed Investments at betaworks and founded ReferBoost, a multifamily property-brand platform licensed by Apartments.com in 2013. His track record spans building and deploying large-scale tech platforms at CBRE, including a national system processing billions in real estate deals, as well as early roles at Hot Potato and New World Ventures. He holds a BA in Cognitive Science from the University of Pennsylvania and an MBA + MEM from Kellogg School of Management, combining analytical thinking with marketing and systems design. Based in New York, he brings civic leadership as a former Vice Chair of Land Use on Manhattan Community Board 5 and plays piano at Sid Gold’s, reflecting a grounded, entrepreneurial mindset.
11 years of coding experience