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Matthew King

Founder and Managing Partner

Miami-Fort Lauderdale Area · 1 connection

VANQUISH Venture Partners

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About

When everyone else loses faith, I will keep the faith. This is my unswerving commitment to founders. I'm an entrepreneurial investor passionate about venture investing & building, frontier technologies (AI, blockchain & digital assets, space tech, climate and energy tech, life sciences, neurotech), sustainability, mental health, longevity & wellness, automotive & motorsports, luxury goods, and travel & hospitality. Currently I'm founder & Managing Partner at VANQUISH Venture Partners, a venture capital firm investing in innovators playing to win. I'm an inveterate connector of extraordinary human beings who frequently colors outside the lines and thrives on helping founders accomplish legendary outcomes while helping investors produce stellar returns & impact. I manage $1.5B+ in assets across all vehicles to date. My Limited Partner community includes: 1) Founders/C-suites/Managing Partners (current and former) of: Goldman Sachs, JP Morgan Chase, Bank of America, Citadel, Bridgewater Associates, Oaktree Capital, Apollo Global, Point72, PayPal, Alibaba, Hillhouse Capital, NBC Universal, General Motors, Swiss Re, Discover, PizzaHut, DoorDash, DocuSign, Sandoz, Gusto, Guinness, Bitmai

Experience

InvestorAnduril Industries
Jan 2024
InvestorBUGATTI
Jun 2022
InvestorRimac Group
Jun 2022
InvestorMoonPay
Nov 2021
InvestorLiquid Death
Aug 2022
AdvisorOAKMOND
Oct 2024
Member of the Philanthropy Growth CommitteeMake-A-Wish® Southern Florida
Sep 2026
AdvisorSpace Markets
Jan 2025
InvestorErebor
Dec 2025
AdvisorKarmaCheck
Aug 2020
AdvisorAircapture
Aug 2020
AdvisorLuxury Rally Club
Mar 2019
Investor and AdvisorHarvest Health & Recreation, Inc.
Jun 2018 to Jun 2020
F500 Enterprise Sales ExecutiveMicrosoft
Jun 2015 to Mar 2017
Summer Associate - Technology Investment BankingMorgan Stanley
Jun 2014 to Aug 2014
Solar Sales ExecutiveSungevity
Jan 2011 to Jan 2012
InvestorK2 Space Corporation
Dec 2023
Co-Founder / Head of Business DevelopmentKingo
Jan 2009 to Jan 2010

Education

Harvard University
Bachelor of Arts (BA) Religion/Religious Studies
2004 to 2009
Yale School of Management
MBA
2013 to 2015