Matthew joined Venrock in 2009 and focuses on energy, environmental and materials technologies. He is a board observer at OnChip Power and Boston-Power, and has been closely involved with portfolio companies Phononic Devices and Nest Labs. Prior to Venrock, Matthew was President of Lux Research, an advisory services firm for science-driven innovation that he co-founded in 2004. Under Matthew’s leadership, Lux Research became a widely recognized authority on energy and materials innovation, counseling corporations, investors and governments. Earlier, Matthew served in a variety of management roles with technology advisor Forrester Research in the United States and Europe.
Matthew holds a B.A. in Psychology from Yale University, where he conducted cognitive neuroscience research on the neural pathways mediating emotion and memory.
Matthew Nordan Live 
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Things I am looking for: micro jet engines, tiny/cheap LIDAR sensors, and lightweight, low-cost micro fuel cells. A lot of micro presently
9:56am May 17th from Matthew Nordan -
Moniz confirmed 97-0 as DOE Sec. I applaud this. He's well-equipped for tough decisions on #natgas exports, advanced nuclear, and innovation
2:44pm May 16th from Matthew Nordan -
Ran near big wetland this AM. The most interesting things in nature happen at interfaces between 2 worlds. True of innovation/investment too
10:23am May 15th from Matthew Nordan -
I'm on at #VERGEcon in Boston tomorrow 9:30ish, talking about neuroscience, human evolution, energy, and consumption. http://t.co/2HXd2gUgtf
8:00pm May 13th from Matthew Nordan -
BioAmber IPO raises $80MM, $203MM mkt cap. Price cut, but shows big brands continue to want renewable chemicals $BIOA http://t.co/hWNNSM1DhD
10:29am May 10th from Matthew Nordan -
Congrats to @bznotes and my @Lux_Capital friends on joining up. Great things to come!
1:04pm May 9th from Matthew Nordan -
Cambridge Assoc says "cleantech" VC not stellar but not a black hole either. Want to see comparisons to VC overall. https://t.co/LJZkVwH9tn
2:17pm April 24th from Matthew Nordan -
Chris Hartshorn dazzles at #LES2013 opener. Impressive showing of how there's real growth opportunity in contrarian domains, w/real data
11:17am April 24th from Matthew Nordan -
Big ups to Pedro Santos/OsComp Systems with 1st "virtual pipeline" installation approved. True entrepreneurial grit http://t.co/nuRxGVU6qY
8:46am April 17th from Matthew Nordan -
Can't believe I'm saying this, but inbox says I should: Do NOT use tragedy as pretext for reaching out to someone about a business matter.
1:07pm April 16th from Matthew Nordan -
Liking grassroots approaches to deploying solar. 2 from MA: http://t.co/NXCTGjhMr5 & http://t.co/zSBCOZRHc3 @jim_nail @sorenharrison
8:21am April 12th from Matthew Nordan -
Interesting things happening in nanomaterials now, specifically composites. Co's haven't solved key problems but *have* routed around them.
9:50am April 11th from Matthew Nordan -
This week's pleasure: Stumbling upon brilliant, intellectually-aligned people I'd never heard of who want to solve the same problems I do.
1:44pm April 3rd from Matthew Nordan -
Prize pool for Boston Cleanweb Hackathon is $25k, highest ever! Apr 5-7, still taking new teams. Top 10 reasons why: http://t.co/zgODCmTo11
3:27pm April 2nd from Matthew Nordan
