# Matt Lerner, Founder & CEO at 500 Startups

> Matt Lerner, Founder & CEO at 500 Startups. The rounds they were named in and the filings that name them, each with its source.

Source: https://millionrounds.com/person/matt-lerner (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article)

Kingston upon Thames, GB · Angel

# Matt Lerner

Founder & CEO at [500 Global](https://millionrounds.com/fund/500-startups)

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Profile summary

- **Rounds named:** - none observed
- **Filings:** 1 with regulators
- **Podcasts:** 5 episodes

What this record rests on

- **Named in rounds** No round names them yet
- ✓ **On filings** 1 filing with a regulator
- ✓ **Linked to a firm** At 500 Global
- **Claimed** Not claimed yet

Titles come from filings their firm signed.

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## The firm

[**500 Global** Angel · US **86** cheques in 12 months **2140** all time **5** led deploying](https://millionrounds.com/fund/500-startups)

## Companies they are listed as backing

Portfolio

- [Fy!](https://millionrounds.com/startup/fy)

## Where they are named on record

Filings

- SEC Form D · Company raising **Walk Score Inc.** Executive Officer, Director since 2012

Each row is a document a firm filed with a regulator: somebody signed it, and it carries a date.

## Also at 500 Global

- [**Christine Tsai** Chief Executive Officer & Founding Partner *15 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/christine-tsai)
- [**Parker Thompson** Partner *11 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/parker-thompson)
- [**Ted Rheingold** Special Advisor *10 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/ted-rheingold)
- [**Khailee Ng** Managing Partner *5 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/khailee-ng)
- [**Bedy Yang** Managing Partner *4 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/bedy-yang)
- [**Anna Raptis** Investor at 500 Startups Latin America *2 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/anna-raptis)
- [**Patrick Lor** Director and Secretary *2 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/patrick-lor)
- [**Christine Herron** Mentor *1 round*](https://millionrounds.com/person/christine-herron)

## Hear them before you pitch them

- [In Depth](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/in-depth) · 26 Sept 2024 · 1h 6m How to find and pull startup growth levers | Matt Lerner (Founder and CEO at SYSTM, Author of Growth Levers) With [Matt Lerner](https://millionrounds.com/person/matt-lerner) About this episode Matt Lerner is the Founder and CEO at SYSTM, a startup coaching consultancy that helps high-potential companies grow their business. Matt also authored the book “Growth Levers”, which shares his framework that's helped over 200 seed-stage startups grow as much as 100x. Previously, Matt was on the… Listen on Apple Podcasts
- [The Twenty Minute VC](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/20vc) · 31 May 2024 · 56 min 20Growth: The Six Channels Startups Need to Dominate to Grow, Why the Best Growth Talent Never Comes from Marketing or Product, Who and How to Hire Growth Leaders and Teams and Why in a World of AI, Growth is More Science than Art with Matt Lerner With [Matt Lerner](https://millionrounds.com/person/matt-lerner) Mentions [Adam Gross](https://millionrounds.com/person/adam-gross) About this episode Matt Lerner is one of the OGs of growth having spent 11 years leading growth teams at PayPal. Post PayPal, Matt led the growth marketing program at 500 Startups. He is also the bestselling author of Growth Levers and How to Find Them. Today, Matt is the Co-Founder and CEO of SYSTM, an accelerator… More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page
- [Angel Insights](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/angel-insights) · 26 Nov 2021 · 32 min Matt Lerner - Successful companies do things differently With [Matt Lerner](https://millionrounds.com/person/matt-lerner) About this episode Matt Lerner is an angel investor, founder of Startup Core Strengths, and tech industry legend. In this episode we delve into what he's learned from helping to build some of the biggest names in the game (Paypal being one), mentoring countless companies scale during his time at 500 startups, and… More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page
- [This Much I Know](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/this-much-i-know) · 10 Jul 2019 · 38 min Matt Lerner, founder & CEO of Startup Core Strengths, on the importance of growth marketing With [Matt Lerner](https://millionrounds.com/person/matt-lerner) Mentions [Eric Ries](https://millionrounds.com/fund/eric-ries) About this episode Hiring a head of growth and paying for Facebook ads isn't enough to scale growth. Growth is a mindset that needs to filter from the top down. On this week’s episode of This Much I Know, Matt Lerner, founder and CEO of Startup Core Strengths, joins Carlos in the studio. Prior to founding Startup… More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page
- [The Twenty Minute VC](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/20vc) · 26 Oct 2015 · 28 min 20 VC 082: 500 Startups Week: Growth Hacking 101: How To 10x Your Conversion with Matt Lerner, Head of Distro Dojo London With [Matt Lerner](https://millionrounds.com/person/matt-lerner) Mentions [Brad Feld](https://millionrounds.com/person/brad-feld) About this episode Matt Lerner is a Distro Partner with 500 Startups, and runs their London office. He specializes in conversion optimization, analytics, engagement and retention. As a member of the in-house growth (AKA “Distro”) team, he partners with 500 portfolio companies to help them build growth engines and… More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page

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