Recent news from our
‍portfolio and fund

We are excited to announce that Matchstick Ventures Fund III has completed an investment in Jawa. Jawa is a community-driven online marketplace for gamers, with an initial focus on custom gaming computers.

We are excited to announce that Matchstick Ventures Fund III has completed an investment in Stylo. Stylo’s AI enables customer support teams to create a better customer experience.

Airspace Link announces a $23M Series B round as they rapidly grow, led by Avanta Ventures and including Morningside, Caprock, Altos Ventures, Indicator Ventures, 2048 Ventures, Detroit Venture Partners and Thales Group. Congratulations to the Airspace Link team!

Detroit-based Airspace Link has positioned itself as a provider of increasingly important infrastructure in the burgeoning drone services space, letting operators get local and federal approval quickly. With $23 million in new backing, the company now plans to take its platform to other countries looking to get their drone industries off the ground.

Eric Reinhardt, founder of Matchstick portfolio company Helio Home, wrote this opinion piece in The Colorado Sun about the power of reimagining how we power our homes and our lives in reducing smog, specifically in the Denver area.

We are excited to announce that Matchstick Ventures Fund III has completed an investment in Improovy. Improovy is a digital marketplace that connects homeowners to vetted painting contractors, providing a seamless end-to-end experience.

We are excited to announce that Matchstick Ventures Fund III has completed an investment in After. After is a modern, online-first experience to help people plan and pay for the passing of their loved ones.

Big congrats to Joni, Ryan, Scott and the entire StackHawk team on raising their Series B to continue their leadership driving Developer-First Security. This new capital will acclerate their novel approach to application and API security testing.

We're excited to share the exciting news that PingPong (a stealth investment from Matchstick) is joining Grain! Together, they're going to build Grain into the category-leader in helping teams capture the power of video. A huge thank you to Jeff, Murphy and the whole PingPong team for such hard work and dedication over the PingPong journey.

Grain is also announcing they've raised $16M in Series A funding, led by Tiger Global Management.

Excited for what's to come for these teams! Congrats to everyone involved!

We are excited to announce that Matchstick Ventures Fund III has completed an investment in Abode. Abode is a tool that empowers employers to better engage and retain early-career talent from offer acceptance to start date.

Landline recently announced a new $28 million investment led by our friends at Drive Capital. The funding — which is nearly three times Landline’s initial fundraising — brings its total invested capital to $38 million. With this funding, they have many big things planned including launching their newest airline partnership with American Airlines!

Reema announced Wednesday, 3/30 that it raised a seed round of $8 million to expand its social healthcare platform. Keep up the great work, Reema team!

A record venture capital year is credited to the budding Colorado ecosystem for startups and talent in the works for more than a decade.

Branch, a Matchstick Fund I portfolio company that aims to power faster payments to contract workers with its technology, has raised $75 million in a Series C funding round that has closed just six months after it announced its last financing round.

We are excited to announce that Matchstick Ventures Fund III has completed an investment in Circus. Circus empowers web3 community builders with the tools and information to build, maintain and grow long lasting communities.