Matt Saunders is Managing Partner of New Earth Ventures based in New York City. Matt co-leads NEV’s investing activities where he is responsible for deal sourcing, negotiating, and execution, in addition to macro investment thesis origination and investment management. Matt oversees fund operations in addition to his role on the Investment Committee.

Matt is an experienced private equity and venture capital investor with sectoral expertise in alternative materials and sustainability as well as the broader American energy transition (including infrastructure, AI software, and supporting services). He has experience building emerging asset managers, identifying, negotiating, and structuring preferential investment opportunities, and managing investments in private companies, including in positive circumstances and in restructuring situations. Most recently, Matt was a Venture Partner and Principal at Helena where he was integral in creating the firm’s for-profit strategy and building its for-profit business. Prior to that, Matt held roles at Global Infrastructure Partners, Barclays, and the White House. Matt is a graduate of Princeton with a summa cum laude degree in Politics and was elected to Phi Beta Kappa.