# Matt Lautz

> Matt Lautz is the Milwaukee-based founder and CEO of Neostella, a legal software company founded in 2019. His earlier ventures include cloud communications business Corvisa and Salesforce consultancy Canpango, acquired by ShoreTel and ScanSource respectively. His public interviews and writing focus on customer service, connected workflows, data access and human judgment in technology adoption.

- **Role:** Founder and CEO at Neostella
- **Organizations:** Neostella, Corvisa, Canpango, Novation Companies, Rondo Ventures, PAXAFE, Forbes Business Council
- **Known for:** Co-founded and led Corvisa before its January 2016 acquisition by ShoreTel., Co-founded and led Canpango before its August 2018 acquisition by ScanSource., Founded Neostella in 2019.

## Career timeline

- **Teenage years** — Started building software businesses; accounts differ on the precise starting age.
- **2009** — Helped found Corvisa, according to his 2015 GetVoIP interview introduction.
- **2012-2016** — Held the CIO role at Novation Companies, according to his NFX Signal career history.
- **2016** — Corvisa acquired by ShoreTel in January; subsequently led Canpango.
- **2018** — ScanSource acquired Canpango on August 20; Lautz joined to lead its CRM and business process consulting practice.
- **2019** — Founded Neostella; also listed as co-founder and general partner of Rondo Ventures.
- **2022** — Neostella announced its agreement to acquire Work-Relay, expanding its workflow software capabilities.
- **2023** — Recognized in Wisconsin Titan 100.
- **2025** — Neostella announced its connected legal case management platform on December 4.
- **2026** — Appeared on Power Up Your Practice and at NeoSummit; published Forbes Business Council articles about AI, operations and client trust.

## Achievements

- Co-founded and led Corvisa before its January 2016 acquisition by ShoreTel.
- Co-founded and led Canpango before its August 2018 acquisition by ScanSource.
- Founded Neostella in 2019.
- Wisconsin Titan 100 honoree in 2023.
- Led Neostella through its transition into connected legal case management software.

## Latest updates

- **2026-09** — Published The Competitive Advantage Law Firms Can’t Automate on September 30.
- **2026-08** — Published How Disconnected Workflows Destroy Your AI ROI on August 4.
- **2026-05** — Presented platform capabilities with Brian Mayer and Samm Karshenas at NeoSummit in Fort Lauderdale.
- **2026-02** — Appeared in episode 102 of Ruby Powers’s Power Up Your Practice, released February 24.

## Links

- Website: https://neostella.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/matthew-lautz-0b132955

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Last updated: 2026-10-26