David Matthews has a background as an entrepreneur, a lead investor in emerging investment
funds, and as a venture capitalist. As an entrepreneur, he launched several successful
start-ups including Intelecon and Green Mountain Dallas. He led the formation of several
emerging private equity and venture funds such as Red River Ventures, Elm Creek Partners,
Trailblazer Capital, and RevTech Ventures. As a venture capitalist, Matthews has
invested in dozens of early-stage companies. With RevTech, he created a mentor-led
seed fund that has invested in over 60 emerging retail technology innovators to date
that has led to over $1 billion of capital formation for retail concepts like Pressed
Roots and retail technologies like Pensa Systems and Crave Retail. His successful
exits include Green Mountain Energy (sold to NRG), PeopleAnswers (sold to Infor),
Spawn Labs (sold to GameStop), and OrderMyGear (recapitalized by Susquehanna Growth).
Investments leveraging AI include themes such as personalization, serendipity on demand,
retail shelf intelligence, and meal planning.