Matthew O’Hayer – Startup Investor Profile

Matthew O’Hayer is the Founder and serves as the Executive Chairman and Director at Vital Farms. He has invested in companies like Pani, Verimos, and Tso within the Household Appliances, Human Capital Services, and Food Products industries. As an angel investor, he invests personal money into promising companies typically in exchange for equity. Matthew O’Hayer’s geographical preference and investment check size information could not be found through available sources.

Location: Austin, TX

Country: United States of America

Investment Regions: EU, NA

Investment Stages: pre-seed, seed

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AI Reasoning: I found a sourced investment in Pani where Matthew O’Hayer is listed among local angel investors for a seed round dated Nov 19, 2021. Calculate time from Nov 19, 2021 to Nov 1, 2025: that is nearly 4 years – however this contradicts ‘very-active’ threshold. But additional evidence: I found a Forbes article dated Jun 9, 2025 referencing his activities and other mentions of investments in 2024-2025 (e.g., involvement with aviation acquisition in June 2025). No direct investment dates after Nov 19, 2021 were found for Pani/Verimos/Tso; therefore using found investment date (Nov 19, 2021) the correct tag is ‘low-active’.

Low Activity – Only known angel investments more than 12 months ago.

Active – Known angel investments between the last 12 and 6 months.

Very Active – Known angel investments in the last 6 months.