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Matt Downs

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Co-CEO & Managing Partner at Sandbox Industries
📍 Lehi, Utah, United States

Matt Downs is the Co-CEO and a Managing Partner at Sandbox Industries, a venture capital firm with a focus on healthcare, insurance, and food and agriculture. He plays a key role in the firms investment strategies, particularly through the Blue Venture Fund, and holds board member positions at several healthcare companies. He earned his MBA from Stanford and a BA from Brigham Young University.

Outside of his professional duties, Matt values mentorship and visionary leadership, inspired by long-term professional relationships. He shows a keen interest in personal development literature, going so far as to organize book groups to discuss impactful works with his network.

He was a key member of the founding team at Sandbox Industries, helping to establish and grow the firm.

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Current Role
Co-CEO & Managing Partner
Location
Lehi, Utah, United States
Personality Overview

How Matt shows up

Fast-paced
Results Focused
Strategic Planner

Reading between the lines and seeing beyond your words comes naturally to them. They might take some time to make their mind up but once they do, they don't change it easily. They exhibit a rare combination of being result-oriented but patient at the same time.

Priorities

Topics Matt cares about

Healthcare Investing
As a Managing Director of the Blue Venture Fund, he is deeply involved in venture and growth opportunities within healthcare technology, services, and clinical sciences.
Corporate Venture Capital
His firm, Sandbox Industries, employs a collaborative model, partnering with corporate leaders like Blue Cross Blue Shield to foster innovation within established industries.
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Career

Work history

9-2005
Co-CEO & Managing Partner
Sandbox Industries
In the press

Media appearances

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Education
2002 - 2004
MBA
Stanford University Graduate School of Business
1995 - 1998
BA
Brigham Young University
Social presence
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Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

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Steadiness (S)

Steadiness (S) reflects the degree to which a person is likely to focus on cooperation, support and taking everyone along. Those scoring high tend to be consistent and calm.

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