Authors

Matt Ober

Matt is a General Partner at Social Leverage where he focuses on investments in the fintech sector. Previously Matt was the Chief Data Scientist at Third Point where he built the data science, analytics, risk and technology platform used to enhance the firm’s investment capabilities in equity, structured credit, venture capital and cryptocurrency. Prior to joining Third Point, Matt was the Head of Data Strategy at WorldQuant and part of the WorldQuant Ventures founding team focused on private investments in fintech, data, and technology companies. Matt built the data process within WorldQuant leveraging thousands of data vendors globally. Matt started his career in San Francisco at Bloomberg. As an active angel investor for over 10 years, Matt brings his data and analytics expertise to each company with whom he partners. Matt holds a Chartered Alternative Investment Analyst (CAIA) designation and sits on the board of governors for his alma mater, California State University Chico.