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Matt Trevithick

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Investor at Stoke Space
📍 Palo Alto, California, United States

Matt Trevithick is the Co-Founder and Managing Partner of Leitmotif, a transatlantic deep tech venture capital firm focusing on decarbonization. A graduate of MIT with degrees in Electrical Engineering and Management, his career includes leading fusion and quantum computing programs at Google and investing as a partner at DCVC and Venrock.

Based in Palo Alto, California, Matt has a background in competitive athletics. While attending MIT, he was a successful collegiate athlete, earning national recognition as a Second Team All-American in squash.

He has been an active investor in the fusion energy sector for over twenty years, backing at least seven different fusion technology companies.

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Experience
18 Years
Current Role
Investor
Job Level
Leadership
Location
Palo Alto, California, United States
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Fusion Energy
An investor in the fusion sector for over twenty years, he has backed numerous companies including Zap Energy, Proxima Fusion, and Commonwealth Fusion Systems.
Deep Tech Investing
Co-founded Leitmotif to invest in 'hard tech' solutions for decarbonization and has prior experience investing in climate tech at DCVC and clean energy at Venrock.
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Career

Work history

12-2024
Investor
Stoke Space
7-2024
Investor
Zap Energy
7-2024
Investor
Sora Fuel
4-2024
Investor
Pacific Fusion
4-2024
Investor + Observer
Proxima Fusion
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Education
1992 - 1994
SM
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
1988 - 1992
SB
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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