Matt Bilbey
About Matt Bilbey
Matt Bilbey spent more than 20 years at Electronic Arts. He started in London in sales and moved up to product manager for the FIFA franchise. In 2001 he moved to Vancouver, where he later became senior vice-president of EA Studios. He told Business in Vancouver that he took over as general manager of the FIFA business when it was about a $600 million business, and that the team reached $1 billion in sales in two years.
His later EA roles included Chief Operating Officer of Worldwide Studios and Executive Vice President of Strategic Growth. The strategic growth remit covered partner development, EA's self-publishing and subscription platform, Asia growth, esports and M&A. He also ran development studios in North America and Europe, and EA's mobile and free-to-play business in Asia.
He is now a Venture Partner at London Venture Partners (LVP), which his profile describes as focused on early-stage gaming and digital media. He also runs his own angel fund. He is listed as an advisor to Nilo Technologies.
Public records show Bilbey investing personally in seed rounds from late 2024. Crunchbase lists three investments: Little Umbrella, Dead Astronauts and Nilo. PitchBook lists four and adds Levellr, a seed round dated November 2024. Deal sizes for his own checks are not disclosed.
He is usually named as an angel alongside a lead investor. At Nilo the lead was Supercell, and at Dead Astronauts it was Behold Ventures.
Thrixel announced $3M in inception funding in October 2026, led by Sierra Ventures. MFV Partners, Harper Court Ventures, Z5 Capital and AI researcher Jon Barron also took part. Press coverage names Bilbey as a participating investor and describes him as a former EA executive. Thrixel was founded by University of Chicago computer scientist Rana Hanocka. It generates 3D assets as named, hierarchical parts that AI agents can assemble and animate in game engines.
He also invested in Nilo, a browser-based, AI-native 3D creation platform that closed a $4M seed round in September 2025. In January 2025 he joined Little Umbrella's $2M seed round. Little Umbrella makes AI-powered social games.
His public deals are early-stage, mostly seed or inception rounds, in games and interactive media. The more recent ones involve AI tools for 3D and game creation. His disclosed investments are in companies based in the United States and Sweden. His askforfunding profile lists his location as Vancouver, Canada. His check size and any stated investment criteria are not public.
- Thrixel: AI-native 3D creation platform that generates structured, named-part assets for AI agents and game engines; $3M inception round, October 2026.
- Nilo: browser-based, AI-native 3D creation platform; $4M seed led by Supercell, September 2025.
- Little Umbrella: AI-powered social games studio; $2M seed, January 2025.
- Dead Astronauts: Swedish open-world game studio; EUR 4M seed led by Behold Ventures, February 2025.
- Levellr: business and productivity software; seed round listed by PitchBook, November 2024.
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- insidertrades.com/electronic-arts-inc-stock/matthew-bilbey
- pitchbook.com/profiles/investor/741680-02
- crunchbase.com/person/matt-bilbey
- askforfunding.com/investor/matt-bilbey-angel-investor
- finsmes.com/2026/10/thrixel-raises-usd3m-in-inception-funding.html
- thesaasnews.com/news/thrixel-raises-3m-seed
Investing activity
Matt Bilbey appears in 1 AI deal tracked by the Lounge deals desk. The rounds are mostly Seed, with a median round size of $3M. The most recent is Thrixel (Seed, $3M, Oct 2026).
Matt Bilbey most often invests alongside Jon Barron, MFV Partners, Z5 Capital and Harper Court Ventures, and the companies they back on Lounge are mostly in AI.
Deals
Frequently asked questions about Matt Bilbey
Who is Matt Bilbey?
Matt Bilbey is a former Electronic Arts executive who is now a Venture Partner at London Venture Partners and an angel investor. He spent more than 20 years at EA, working on FIFA, studio operations and strategic growth.
Has Matt Bilbey invested in AI startups?
Yes. He took part in Thrixel's $3M inception round in October 2026 and in Nilo's $4M seed in September 2025. He also joined Little Umbrella's $2M seed in January 2025.
What stage does Matt Bilbey invest in?
His public investments are seed and inception rounds, usually as an angel alongside a lead fund. Examples are Supercell at Nilo and Sierra Ventures at Thrixel.
What is Matt Bilbey's check size?
His check size is not public. Round sizes are reported, but his own contribution is not disclosed.
What sectors does Matt Bilbey back?
His disclosed deals are mostly games, interactive media and AI tools for 3D and game creation. His LVP role is also focused on gaming and digital media.
Should I pitch Matt Bilbey if I am not building for games?
His public track record is almost entirely in games and 3D creation, so founders in those areas have the clearest fit. One listed deal, Levellr, is in productivity software. He has not published a thesis that covers other sectors.
Is Matt Bilbey an angel investor?
Yes. Matt Bilbey invests personally as an angel.
What AI companies has Matt Bilbey invested in?
Matt Bilbey's AI investments include Thrixel. The 1 round on Lounge are listed on this page with amounts, dates and co-investors.
What stage does Matt Bilbey invest at?
In the rounds tracked on Lounge, Matt Bilbey has invested at Seed, with a median round of $3M.
Who does Matt Bilbey co-invest with?
Matt Bilbey's most frequent co-investors on Lounge are Jon Barron (1 deal), MFV Partners (1 deal), Z5 Capital (1 deal), Harper Court Ventures (1 deal) and Sierra Ventures (1 deal).