MATT LAUTZ

Matt Lautz is a General Partner at Rondo Ventures based in Austin, Texas, where he focuses on seed and Series A investments in enterprise software and fintech. Before joining the venture firm in January 2023, he served as a Principal at Silverton Partners from 2018 to 2022 and held earlier roles at Techstars. He earned a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science from the University of Texas at Austin and previously operated as a technology entrepreneur within the local startup ecosystem. His active investment portfolio encompasses over fifteen companies, highlighted by a 2023 portfolio exit involving an acquisition by Salesforce and a recent lead investment in the artificial intelligence startup Nexlify in June 2025. Lautz currently leverages his operational background to partner with early-stage founders who are building scalable enterprise SaaS, developer tools, and B2B software platforms.