Matt Ross

Matt Ross

Future-facing
entrepreneur
& investor.

I am working on a series of start-ups, products and investments designed to benefit our technological future. I also believe in doing nice.

Entrepreneurship

Chapter Inc.
Co-Founder and Chief Product Officer
Applied computer vision lab developing consumer and B2B products due for public release in 2026.
GetBitcoinLoans
Co-Founder
GetBitcoinLoans is South Africa’s first and most trusted bitcoin-backed lender. Unlocking liquidity for anyone who holds bitcoin without them needing to sell - so bitcoiners can stay long on bitcoin whilst covering their lives in fiat terms.
Zeitcopy Investments
Director
Investment firm who's mission is to rise above the market-movement noise and focus on what's most powerful, the unrelenting force of technological change in the future.
AddLive
Chief Design Officer
Acquired by Snap Inc. in 2014.
Browser-based video conferencing platform.
King James Digital
Co-Founder and Chief Creative Officer
Acquired by Accenture in 2021.
Full-service digital agency.

Investing

Degreed
Current valuation $1B.
A learning experience platform (LXP) designed to help individuals and organizations build and manage skills effectively.
StrataVision
Current valuation $35M.
Elevate customer experiences, optimize operations, and maximize results with an AI-powered computer vision platform
Humanz
Current valuation $80M.
An AI-powered platform designed to make influencer marketing accessible, reliable, and trustworthy.
Passion Fund IV
Current valuation $15m.
Seed stage investments backing Enterprise Technology founders across the UK and Europe. Including - Marble , Effra , LangWatch and GEOSurge

Creativity

Global Creativity 50
I have been named one of the Advertising Age’s Creativity 50, the annual global list of the most influential and inspiring creative personalities in the world.
A Previous Life
I have led the creative output as CCO or Executive Creative Director at: Accenture Song, TribalDDB and AQKA.
My last minute on Earth...
... would be spent on a Glen D'Arcy 6'2 surfboard getting barrelled at Padang Padang whilst watching The Big Short with my three ladies, reading Lucky Jim and swilling a Grimbergen beer with David Fincher and Trent Reznor.