# Matthew Cowan

> Matthew Cowan is a general partner at N47 and the co-founder and former CEO of Breezeworks, which brought mobile business management to service professionals. His career includes Intel, Bowman Capital and Bridgescale Partners. His current writing and investing explore enterprise applications, automation and AI.

- **Role:** General Partner at N47
- **Organizations:** N47, Breezeworks, Bridgescale Partners, Bowman Capital, Intel
- **Education:** BA, Tufts University
- **Known for:** Co-founded Breezeworks with longtime friend Adam Block., Co-founded Bridgescale Partners., Led investments at Intel and Bowman Capital in companies including CNET, Geocities, Atheros and Arrowpoint Communications.

## Career timeline

- **—** — Worked in investing at Intel, then became founding general partner of Bowman Capital’s venture group.
- **—** — Co-founded Bridgescale Partners with Rob Chaplinsky.
- **2014** — As Breezeworks CEO and co-founder, announced a $5 million round led by Obvious Ventures and version 2.0 of its smartphone business manager.
- **2015** — Breezeworks introduced a web client with dispatch and QuickBooks integration.
- **2018** — Move to Next47 reported in March; current N47 biography gives 2017 as joining year.
- **2026** — N47 lists Cowan as a general partner; hosts Builders interviews.

## Achievements

- Co-founded Breezeworks with longtime friend Adam Block.
- Co-founded Bridgescale Partners.
- Led investments at Intel and Bowman Capital in companies including CNET, Geocities, Atheros and Arrowpoint Communications.
- Breezeworks announced a $5 million financing led by Obvious Ventures in 2014.

## Latest updates

- **2026-09** — Hosted Builders conversation with Patlytics co-founder and CEO Paul Lee, published September 23.
- **2026-08** — Published The AI price collapse has only just begun on August 6.
- **2026-07** — Published Revenue models, metrics, and the investor conversation in the consumption era on July 23.

## Links

- Website: https://www.n47.com/team/matthew-cowan
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/matthewtcowan/
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/MatthewTCowan

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Last updated: 2026-10-08