Meet the Lakeshore Ventures Team

Before joining Alumni Ventures in 2021, Justin helped two corporate venture capital units achieve top-quartile returns. He has invested in companies across the U.S., Europe, and Israel from Seed stage to Series D and has been the board observer for 10 companies. Justin’s experience prior to entering venture capital was focused on the financial markets, where he traded derivatives in the global markets for eight years and then co-founded a financial markets education and research business. Justin is a former college and professional golfer, competing in over 40 professional tournaments and participating in the PGA Tour’s qualifying school. He and his wife are both proud graduates of the University of Chicago Booth School of Business.

Matt is a Senior Associate at Lakeshore Ventures, where he analyzes the commercial viability of early-stage technology companies. Before joining Alumni Ventures in 2021, Matt worked as an investor at Manifold Group and founded a podcast centered around the Chicago Venture Capital ecosystem. After receiving his undergrad degree from the University of Notre Dame, Matt spent four years at Bank of America, where he spent most of his time as a sell-side research analyst. He is currently passionate about enterprise software, digital marketplaces, and AI/ML applications. Matt is finishing his MBA education at the University of Chicago Booth School of Business with an expected graduation of June 2022. Outside of work, Matt is a cinephile and loves to blog about his favorite movies.