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Matt Schaar serves as the Senior Director of Portfolio Engagement at Accion Venture Lab. His investment thesis revolves around addressing the disproportionate influence of venture capitalists and the need for more balanced decision-making. In terms of investment focus areas, Schaar targets early-stage startups that aim to make an impact in various regions. He typically invests in companies that improve education access in Indonesia, provide asset-backed loans and insurance in Colombia, and enhance wage access in Egypt. The stage of his investments ranges around $1 million, with a preference for impact-focused ventures. Schaar has a track record in effective data analysis and offers deeply-engaged support to his clients. His partnership and collaboration style involves working closely with professionals in the impact investing sector, such as at events like SOCAP Global 2022.
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Country: United States of America
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Investment Regions: LATAM, MENA, SEA
Investment Stages: pre-seed, seed
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LATAM, MENA, SEA
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🤖 AI Activity Report
Status: very-active
AI Reasoning: Search results show Accion (Accion Venture Lab) announced closing a $61.6M fund on Sep 8, 2025 and posts by Matthew/Matt Schaar on Accion site with activity in 2025 (Aug 25, 2025) and LinkedIn post Sep 8, 2025, indicating involvement in recent fund activity and portfolio engagement. Additionally, Accion’s announcements imply recent investments by the fund in 2025. The most recent known activity tied to Matt Schaar is within the last 6 months (Aug-Sep 2025); therefore classify as very-active. Example portfolio/company mentioned in articles: Nigerian small business app (article dated May 4, 2020) and more recent Accion Ventures Fund II close in Sep 2025.
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Very Active – Known angel investments in the last 6 months.
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