# Matthew Liberto

> Matthew Cook Liberto is the co-founder and CEO of Napkin Inc., an international acquisition business. His earlier ventures include student tours, concert production, the West African agricultural enterprise KVCF, and the travel series Travel by Dart. He is also writing How I Built a Global AI Organization while developing Napkin Deals.

- **Role:** Co-Founder & CEO at Napkin Inc.
- **Organizations:** Napkin Inc., Napkin Deals, Kingdom Venture Capital Fund, Idea Vessel, Embrace Entertainment, Travel by Dart, Christian Beer Network, The Love Label, ESL Tours BC
- **From:** Victoria, Canada
- **Nationality:** Canadian
- **Education:** Executive education in fintech, University of California, Berkeley, Haas School of Business
- **Known for:** Co-founded and leads Napkin Inc., Co-created and produced Travel by Dart under the professional name Matt Cook., KVCF is described in his company-provided biography as serving more than 27,000 registered farmers across 900 villages in Sierra Leone and Liberia.

## Career timeline

- **2007-2011** — Owned Embrace Entertainment, according to his Crunchbase work history.
- **2012** — Left a six-figure income to study ministry and economic development; his question to Sorin Mihailovici helped initiate Travel by Dart.
- **—** — Co-founded KVCF and developed fair-trade agricultural exports in Sierra Leone and Liberia.
- **2015** — Filmed Enter India, exploring digital work and exports.
- **2016** — His account describes the establishment of Freedom Farmers in Liberia following KVCF financing difficulties.
- **2022** — Presented Napkin with Grant Anderson at the Digital Transformation Summit in Quito.
- **2024** — Presented Napkin Deals at a Toronto event hosted with Canaccord Genuity on June 18.
- **2026** — Published an ongoing book about building Napkin Deals and participated in the July 15 shareholder AGM.

## Achievements

- Co-founded and leads Napkin Inc.
- Co-created and produced Travel by Dart under the professional name Matt Cook.
- KVCF is described in his company-provided biography as serving more than 27,000 registered farmers across 900 villages in Sierra Leone and Liberia.
- Presented an opening keynote with Grant Anderson at the 2022 Digital Transformation Summit in Quito.
- Author of the ongoing How I Built a Global AI Organization.

## Latest updates

- **2026-08** — Napkin Deals announced a shareholder founding beta with written, voice-note, and annotated-screenshot feedback.
- **2026-07** — Participated as Napkin CEO and co-founder in the July 15 shareholder AGM.
- **2026-07** — Named as author of the July 28, 2026 version 7.0 Napkin token white paper, published for discussion.
- **2026-04** — Napkin promoted the public release of his ongoing book about its AI organization.

## Links

- Website: https://matthewliberto.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mattliberto/
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/MattCookLiberto
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mattspeaks2/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/matthewcookliberto/

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Last updated: 2026-10-14