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ACTIVE
Global HQ
Boston, United States
Countries of investment
  • United States
  • Israel
  • Ireland
  • France
  • Australia
Investment stages
  • Seed
  • Series A
Industries
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Deep Tech
  • Cybersecurity
About
Overmatch Ventures is a venture capital firm that funds early-stage companies creating open source software for national security applications. Their mission is to back technical founders and provide them with the capital and specialized network needed to succeed in the government and enterprise sectors.
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$500K
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$3M
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Investment Thesis

Overmatch Ventures invests in founders building at the intersection of national security and open source software. The firm leads pre-seed and seed rounds with initial checks ranging from $500k to $2M. They differentiate themselves by acting as deeply technical partners, leveraging an extensive network of operators, engineers, and government end-users to support their portfolio companies from the earliest stages.
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Manager's Experience

The general partners, Alex Krueger and J.D. D’Errico, along with Partner Matt Addington, all previously worked together at Shield Capital, a defense-focused venture firm. Their prior experience includes roles as investors at growth equity firm TCV, and they all began their careers as investment bankers at Goldman Sachs. This background provides a strong foundation in finance, growth-stage investing, and the national security sector.

Overmatch Ventures Contacts Information

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Team

Chris Lynch - Founder & Managing Partner

Matt Swenson - Partner

Will Ramey - Partner

Jake Cunniffe - Principal

Chris Eng - Venture Partner

Matt Galligan - Venture Partner

Mike Kelly - Venture Partner

Portfolio

Baselit

Cable

Caltrops

Common Paper

Dagger

Defense Unicorns

Dylibso

GitGuardian

Hatch

HData

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Mattermost

Permit.io

Peryton

Phylum

RegScale

Second Front Systems

Synadia

Tangram

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