# Matt Garratt

> Matt Garratt is a General Partner at U.S. Venture Partners (USVP) in Menlo Park, California, where he focuses on enterprise SaaS and AI investments. A former first employee at Salesforce Ventures — where he built one of tech's most successful corporate venture arms with 100+ investments and $2B+ in returns, including Zoom, Snowflake, Twilio, and MuleSoft — Garratt brings a rare combination of engineering rigor (materials science from Purdue), policy experience (UN clean energy work), and two decades of venture investing to back the next generation of AI-native companies.

- **Role:** General Partner at U.S. Venture Partners (USVP)
- **Organizations:** U.S. Venture Partners (USVP), Salesforce Ventures, CRV, Battery Ventures
- **Nationality:** American
- **Education:** BS in Materials Science and Engineering, Purdue University, MBA/MS in Natural Resources and Environment, University of Michigan, Stephen M. Ross School of Business
- **Known for:** First employee at Salesforce Ventures; built it into the largest corporate venture arm in tech, Completed 100+ enterprise SaaS investments at Salesforce Ventures, Portfolio companies at Salesforce Ventures achieved combined market capitalization exceeding $100B

## Career timeline

- **Pre-2012** — Designed advanced concepts for commercial aircraft
- **Pre-2012** — Developed renewable energy projects
- **2005-2008** — Erb Fellow at Michigan Ross; performed research for the UN and helped develop The Frankel Cleantech Fund
- **Pre-2012** — Invested in clean energy entrepreneurs in Africa and created policy for the UN
- **2012-2013** — Vice President at Battery Ventures, focusing on early-stage enterprise software and GreenIT companies
- **2013** — Joined Salesforce Ventures as first employee
- **2013-2021** — Built and led Salesforce Ventures into the largest corporate venture arm in tech; completed 100+ enterprise SaaS investments with $2B+ in returns
- **2021** — Led or participated in investments in Snowflake, Zoom, Twilio, MuleSoft, Anaplan, NCino, Gainsight, ThousandEyes, DocuSign, and Automation Anywhere
- **2021-06** — Joined CRV as General Partner, focusing on enterprise software and SaaS
- **2022-12** — Departed CRV after approximately 18 months
- **2023-02** — Joined U.S. Venture Partners (USVP) as General Partner
- **2023-Present** — Led investments at USVP including Clarify ($22.5M Series A), Weave Bio ($20M Series A), Dstillery, Qualified.com (Series C), and BigID (Series D)

## Achievements

- First employee at Salesforce Ventures; built it into the largest corporate venture arm in tech
- Completed 100+ enterprise SaaS investments at Salesforce Ventures
- Portfolio companies at Salesforce Ventures achieved combined market capitalization exceeding $100B
- Generated over $2 billion in returns from Salesforce Ventures portfolio
- Backed Zoom, Snowflake, Twilio, MuleSoft, Anaplan, NCino pre-IPO
- Backed acquisitions including Gainsight (Vista Equity), ThousandEyes (Cisco), and DocuSign
- Erb Fellow at University of Michigan Ross School of Business
- Developed cleantech policy for the United Nations
- Publishes 'The Powerloom' newsletter on AI and enterprise software trends

## Latest updates

- **2025-10** — Weave Bio, a USVP portfolio company Garratt backed, raised $20M Series A to build an AI-native regulatory platform for drug development
- **2023-02** — Joined USVP as General Partner, announced via BusinessWire press release 'USVP Doubles Down on Enterprise Franchise'
- **2023** — Led Clarify's $22.5M Series A — an autonomous CRM platform — as one of first USVP investments
- **2023** — Active publishing of 'The Powerloom' newsletter covering AI infrastructure financing and enterprise software trends

## Links

- Website: https://usvp.com/team/matt-garratt/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/matthewgarratt
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/mdgarratt
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pages/US-Venture-Partners-USVP/113779035358509

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