Matthew Russell
About Matthew Russell
Matthew Russell is the CEO of Strongest AI, an Athletic Intelligence platform for fitness apps. The company's LinkedIn page describes an iPhone and Apple Watch app that helps home-gym athletes by capturing and analyzing their own training data. Crunchbase lists him as Chief Executive Officer since November 2018 and places him in Franklin, Tennessee. Other directories describe him as founder and CEO.
He studied computer science at the U.S. Air Force Academy (BS, 2003) and the Air Force Institute of Technology (MS, 2005, with a machine learning focus). Crunchbase lists 10 past jobs, including Author & Speaker at O'Reilly. Other directories add a stint as CTO of Built Technologies in 2017 and 2018, and roles at Digital Reasoning, Zaffra and White Oak Technologies.
On the SuperDataScience podcast he described Strongest as starting as a side project for a local fitness competition. It grew into a platform for competitive fitness events and later added a machine learning fitness app.
Crunchbase records one personal investment, one portfolio company and no lead investments. The investment is a seed round in Yhat, and Crunchbase lists Yhat as his one exit. The investment date, the round size and the terms of the exit are hidden behind Crunchbase's paywall, so they are not given here. He has not publicly described an angel program, a fund or a regular investing cadence that we could find.
Yhat, the one recorded investment, built an end-to-end data science platform for developing, deploying and managing real-time decision APIs. That is machine learning infrastructure. No other AI investments are public.
Too little is public to define a thesis. His one recorded check went into a seed round for a data science platform. His operating experience is in machine learning, data science tooling and consumer fitness software, and these are the areas where he is most likely to be a useful sounding board. He has not published a check size, target stage, sector list or geographic preference. Founders should treat him as an operator-angel with a very small public record and ask him directly.
- Yhat: data science platform for developing, deploying and managing real-time decision APIs. Seed round investment recorded on Crunchbase (date not public), also listed as an exit.
Investing activity
Matthew Russell has made 1 investment according to Crunchbase across 1 portfolio company, and has seen 1 exit.
Deals
Frequently asked questions about Matthew Russell
Is Matthew Russell an active angel investor?
Crunchbase shows one investment, in Yhat, and no lead investments. His public profile is that of an operator and author, not a frequent angel.
What does Matthew Russell invest in?
His only recorded investment is a seed round in Yhat, a data science and machine learning platform. He has not published a wider thesis.
What is Matthew Russell's check size?
He has not published a check size, and Crunchbase does not show one. Ask him directly.
What is Matthew Russell's background?
He is CEO of Strongest AI and a former O'Reilly author and speaker. He was CTO of Built Technologies in 2017 and 2018 and studied computer science at the Air Force Academy and the Air Force Institute of Technology.
Should I pitch Matthew Russell if I am building an AI fitness or health product?
His operating experience at Strongest AI is directly relevant to AI fitness products and to data-heavy, real-time consumer apps. There is no public sign that he invests in these areas, so a short, specific introduction is a reasonable first step.
Is Matthew Russell an angel investor?
Yes. Matthew Russell invests personally as an angel and is Chief Executive Officer at Strongest AI. Crunchbase counts 1 investment and 1 exit.
Where is Matthew Russell based?
Matthew Russell is based in Franklin, Tennessee, United States.
How can founders reach Matthew Russell?
Founders on Lounge can see Matthew Russell's contact details in AI Investor Contacts (paid plans), check for a warm introduction through members who worked with them under Warm Paths, and add Matthew Russell to their Investor Pipeline to track the conversation.