Matthew Romaine

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📍 Tokyo, Japan🔄 Updated September 2026💼 8 investments📅 11 years investing🗓 Last invested Jan 2021
VC🌍 Japan
8
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Portfolio

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Angel Investor
2021
Nguyen Coffee Supply is the first Vietnamese-American & woman-owned importer and roaster of specialty coffee beans from Vietnam in the U.S. We are proud to partner with a 4th generation farmer who owns and operates his family farm in Vietnam’s famed Central Highlands. Together, we set out on an unprecedented mission: bring his organic, green beans to the U.S. for people to enjoy fresh roasted and in a variety of brew styles. Nguyen Coffee Supply was founded by Sahra Nguyen, a first generation Vietnamese American and a quintessential Millennial of the “Slash Generation.” Her multifaceted creative career includes award-winning documentary filmmaker behind NBC News’ “Deported,” co-founder of New York Times reviewed restaurant “Lucy’s Vietnamese Kitchen,” co-founder of podcasting agency “Listening Party,” and a 2018 Google Next Gen Tech Policy Leader. Nguyen is the daughter of Vietnamese refugees, who fled their country by boat after the Vietnam War, and eventually settled in Boston, MA, where she was born and raised. Through coffee, Nguyen is telling a new story and creating new opportunities for people within the global coffee community -- from the farmers to consumers. Weve built our own direct trade coffee network to import green beans and fresh roast in Brooklyn, NY. While Vietnam is the second largest coffee producer in the world, and the largest producer of robusta beans -- Nguyen Coffee Supply builds on this market potential by existing as one of the only places for fresh roasted Vietnamese coffee beans in the U.S. Nguyen Coffee Supply is expanding third-wave coffee culture by celebrating diversity in the coffee community, offering sustainably sourced coffee beans, and championing the people behind the world’s second largest coffee production. The brand slogan, “For the People’s Grind,” reflects our mission to inspire and fuel the universal grind.
mid stageManufacturing
Angel Investor
2021
community-driven, frictionless social gaming. 1m+ players, 16k Discord members — and we are just getting started.
Angel Investor
2020
Real estate investing just got easier with Doorvest.
Member | Angel Investor
2020
Brown Angel Group (BAG) is a global network of angel investors who have come together to support early-stage startups founded by Brown alumni through capital, connections and community. We invite angel investors to join our group to get access to high quality deal flow. There are no membership fees or minimum investment commitments. If youre a Brown founder raising capital, wed love to chat and learn more about your venture.
Investor / Advisor
2019
Bokksu delivers authentic Japanese food and lifestyle products to customers around the world. Founded by Danny Taing in 2015, the New York and Tokyo-based D2C company partners with traditional makers throughout Japan to share their craft with over 100 countries via its snack subscription service, curated market of premium lifestyle goods, and online Asian grocery store. Putting as much care into its selection of products as it does sharing the stories behind them, Bokksu makes it easy for everyone everywhere to discover, buy, and love authentic Asian goods while also supporting and preserving the artistry of those who make them. Bokksu is a proudly LGBTQ+ and AAPI-owned company.
Investor / Advisor
2019
Investor / Advisor
2019
MaxRewards is a Techstars-backed technology company that enriches peoples lives by creating extraordinary benefits from everyday spend. Our award-winning app automates the process of maximizing credit card rewards & benefits, helping American households earn thousands in rewards and savings every year.
Investor
2015
ChartMogul is an analytics platform to help you run your subscription business. You get a complete overview of your global subscriber base; MRR, ARPU, ASP, churn and LTV are presented in a beautiful and easy to use dashboard. Our mission is to build powerful and secure cloud software for subscription businesses of all sizes, with a strong emphasis on good design and ease of use.
Experience · 18 entries
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Founder (7)
2024
Mentor
Aug 2024
Techstars helps founders scale their startups into world-changing businesses. Founded in 2006, Techstars is on a mission to invest in startups to enable more capital to flow to more entrepreneurs around the world in order to deliver exceptional returns to our investors. We do this by operating accelerator programs and venture capital funds, as well as by connecting startups, investors, corporations, and cities to help build thriving startup communities. Our results show why Techstars is Better for Founders than any other global accelerator: On average, 74.5% of Techstars companies will raise money within 3 years of their program; 18.5% of Techstars portfolio companies have exited 5 years after their program and 31.1% after eight years. (PitchBook June 2023)
Mentor
Aug 2024
Techstars helps founders scale their startups into world-changing businesses. Founded in 2006, Techstars is on a mission to invest in startups to enable more capital to flow to more entrepreneurs around the world in order to deliver exceptional returns to our investors. We do this by operating accelerator programs and venture capital funds, as well as by connecting startups, investors, corporations, and cities to help build thriving startup communities. Our results show why Techstars is Better for Founders than any other global accelerator: On average, 74.5% of Techstars companies will raise money within 3 years of their program; 18.5% of Techstars portfolio companies have exited 5 years after their program and 31.1% after eight years. (PitchBook June 2023)
2021
Managing Partner & Co-founder
2021
An independent venture capital fund created by former entrepreneurs. We back ambitious projects that endeavour to scale digital transformation in Japan.
Angel Investor
2021
Nguyen Coffee Supply is the first Vietnamese-American & woman-owned importer and roaster of specialty coffee beans from Vietnam in the U.S. We are proud to partner with a 4th generation farmer who owns and operates his family farm in Vietnam’s famed Central Highlands. Together, we set out on an unprecedented mission: bring his organic, green beans to the U.S. for people to enjoy fresh roasted and in a variety of brew styles. Nguyen Coffee Supply was founded by Sahra Nguyen, a first generation Vietnamese American and a quintessential Millennial of the “Slash Generation.” Her multifaceted creative career includes award-winning documentary filmmaker behind NBC News’ “Deported,” co-founder of New York Times reviewed restaurant “Lucy’s Vietnamese Kitchen,” co-founder of podcasting agency “Listening Party,” and a 2018 Google Next Gen Tech Policy Leader. Nguyen is the daughter of Vietnamese refugees, who fled their country by boat after the Vietnam War, and eventually settled in Boston, MA, where she was born and raised. Through coffee, Nguyen is telling a new story and creating new opportunities for people within the global coffee community -- from the farmers to consumers. Weve built our own direct trade coffee network to import green beans and fresh roast in Brooklyn, NY. While Vietnam is the second largest coffee producer in the world, and the largest producer of robusta beans -- Nguyen Coffee Supply builds on this market potential by existing as one of the only places for fresh roasted Vietnamese coffee beans in the U.S. Nguyen Coffee Supply is expanding third-wave coffee culture by celebrating diversity in the coffee community, offering sustainably sourced coffee beans, and championing the people behind the world’s second largest coffee production. The brand slogan, “For the People’s Grind,” reflects our mission to inspire and fuel the universal grind.
mid stageManufacturing
Angel Investor
2021
community-driven, frictionless social gaming. 1m+ players, 16k Discord members — and we are just getting started.
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2015–2021 · 8 investments
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