Matt Nichols

Matt Nichols

VC

General Partner, Commerce Ventures

Commerce Ventures GP, ex-Highland Capital, retail tech lead

Boston, MA, USA1 notable investments
SeedSeries A
FintechCommerceEnterprise SaaSMarketplaces

Background

Matt Nichols is a General Partner at Commerce Ventures leading the commerce infrastructure and retail technology investment team. He previously was CEO of Gemvara, a jewelry e-commerce company sold to Berkshire Hathaway, and invested at Highland Capital Partners and Morgan Stanley Venture Partners. He was part of the Google IPO team at Morgan Stanley. He holds an MBA from Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth.

Investment Focus

Stages

SeedSeries A

Sectors

FintechCommerceEnterprise SaaSMarketplaces

Based in: Boston, MA, USA (North America)

Notable Investments

Last updated: Jun 11, 2026