Matt Caspari
Managing Partner, Strawberry Creek Ventures / Alumni Ventures
Matt Caspari is the Managing Partner of Strawberry Creek Ventures, an Alumni Ventures Fund that invests on behalf of Berkeley alumni, community members and friends. Alumni Ventures was recognized as the #3 most active venture firm in the world (Pitchbook, 2021). Matt has had a long-term passion for sustainable innovation. He was the founder/CEO of Aurora Biofuels (raised $100m+, acq. by Reliance Industries) which converted CO2 emissions into transportation fuel, and he was a leader of the sustainability team at Nike. He’s invested in many sustainability/ climate companies including Mainspring Energy, New Culture, Nitricity, Sepion Technologies and The Better Meat Co. Matt holds an MBA with a Certificate in Entrepreneurship from UC Berkeley’s Haas School of Business and a BS in Biochemistry from Georgetown University.
