01
Start with the business.
Who buys, why they buy, and what it costs to win them: those questions guide where to spend and what to test.
Matt Pru · Founder & Growth Operator
I build growth that compounds.
I help startups and scaleups turn good products into growing businesses. Founder perspective. Sales experience. Hands-on growth.
200+ startups & scaleups supported through Stackmatix
From emerging teams to category leaders.
01 / My approach
Good marketing isn’t a bag of tricks.
It’s a system.
I’ve personally sold $30M+ for startups and managed even more in marketing budgets, hands-on. I bring that experience across sales, advertising, and analytics to the founders I work with.
200+startups scaled through Stackmatix
2startups acquired after I joined their early teams
$100M+in career sales and media managed
30+startups I’ve invested in
15+startup advisor roles
15+years working in startups
02
Know both sides.
I’ve closed more than 300 customers at MightyHive and managed ad campaigns. That’s why I evaluate marketing by the customers and revenue it produces.
03
Build the machine.
Use measurement to learn what works, improve it through testing, and automate repeatable tasks so the team can focus on decisions.
02 / Career
Founder. Sales leader.
Growth operator.
Stackmatix
I run Stackmatix, an Ads and SEO/GEO agency for startups and scaleups. We combine hands-on campaign management with AI, creative, and analytics to help companies acquire customers and grow. GEO means helping brands appear in answers from AI search tools.
MightyHive
As Head of Sales at MightyHive, I helped the company grow from 10 to 150 employees. It was later acquired by S4 Capital for $150 million.
I personally contributed $20 million in sales and closed more than 300 customers, including 12 Fortune 500 companies. I bring that sales perspective to Stackmatix: marketing needs to lead to customers and revenue.
Customers I closed at MightyHive
A selection of the 12 Fortune 500 companies I brought on as customers.
TalentBin
I was an early sales hire at TalentBin, focused on sales operations and consistently a top performer across key sales metrics. TalentBin was acquired by Monster.com.
Omnihours
My first company was a social network for students taking massive open online courses. We graduated from Alchemist Accelerator Class III, giving me firsthand experience of building a company inside an accelerator.
03 / Mentoring founders
Founder to
founder.
I mentor across seven startup and entrepreneurship programs: Alchemist, StartX, Berkeley SkyDeck, Techstars, Plug and Play, Entrepreneurs Roundtable Accelerator, and Stanford University. We work on finding the first customers, testing the right ideas, and spending a limited marketing budget well.
04 / About me
I’ve been the early employee, the sales leader, and the founder.
I’m a two-time founder, a Forbes Next 1000 honoree, and a Stanford Management Science & Engineering graduate. Before Stackmatix, I co-founded Omnihours and was an early employee at two startups that were acquired: TalentBin and MightyHive.
I’ve invested in 30+ startups and held 15+ startup advisory roles. My investing and advisory work includes SecurityPal AI, Pareto AI, QuSecure, and Amber Bio. I’m also a limited partner at Verissimo Ventures.
At Stackmatix, I stay involved in campaigns, strategy, and AI tools for analysis and routine account work. My earlier roles in product QA at Vlingo and data analysis at Stanford still inform how I approach the work.
Outside work, I’m usually chasing a better golf swing, rowing with North Bay Rowing Club, playing hockey, climbing, or exploring Northern California with my family. I’m also a member of The Olympic Club and Interact.
Based inPetaluma, California
EducationStanford · B.S. Management Science & Engineering
Recognized byForbes Next 1000
OptimizingPretty much everything