Matt manages the firm’s private company investment activity in late-stage growth businesses and oversees a team that invests across the technology, consumer, health care, and financial services sectors. He works closely with global industry analysts, managers, and other global research resources firmwide to identify, diligence, pursue, and manage investments in late-stage growth companies. Matt has been named to the Forbes’ Midas list of top technology investors for five consecutive years, from 2021 through 2025.* 

Prior to joining Wellington in 2016, Matt was a general partner at Flybridge Capital Partners where he focused on early-stage investing. Before that, he held product roles at ATI Technologies and was a co-founder of Anandtech, a computer hardware review site.  

Matt holds a BA in public policy from Duke University and an MBA from Harvard University. 

*Wellington Management did not pay a fee to be considered. Winners were selected by a data-driven approach, the Midas List is produced from a combination of public data sources and the submissions of hundreds of investment partners across hundreds of firms each year. The most recent award was announced on June 4, 2024, a submission made in January 2023 and is based on 5 years of trailing data. Matt Witheiler was the only winner in the Top Tech Investors category, which was judged based on Forbes’ criteria. The award may not be representative of any one client’s experience. The award is not indicative of Wellington Management’s future performance. Past performance is no guarantee of future results.