Matt Carbonara

Matt Carbonara

AI, Enterprise

“Investing is about empowering the people building the future. I'm passionate about supporting entrepreneurs in all phases of transforming 'what if' into 'what’s next' as they build category leading companies across the AI landscape.”

Matt invests out of Mayfield’s Select/Spring funds, partnering with entrepreneurs building category-defining AI companies.

He brings 25+ years of experience spanning venture capital, corporate development, and operating roles in product development from the engineering bench to the boardroom. Matt started his career designing and architecting ASICs at a startup, leading to roles in product management and marketing, followed by working in venture capital. 

He later focused on M&A and investments at Cisco and, most recently, ran the enterprise investing practice at Citi Ventures, the venture arm of Citigroup. He's partnered with founders at companies like Snyk, Cribl, Harness, Island, and Docker, with exits to Meta, Intel, Cisco, VMware, Snowflake, Docusign, and others. 

Matt earned his M.S. and B.S. in Electrical Engineering from The Ohio State University.

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03.2026
Welcoming Matt Carbonara to the Mayfield Team

Matt brings 25+ years of experience spanning venture capital, corporate development, and operating roles in product development from the engineering bench to the boardroom.

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