Matt Sueoka, senior vice president and global head of Amex Ventures, is one of the 100 leading corporate venturing professionals in our 2025 Powerlist.
Matt Sueoka first joined American Express in 2012, holding a number of positions across the business, including head of mobile payments and partner strategy, digital partnerships and development, as well as head of digital payments and partnerships.
Prior to taking the helm of the CVC unit, he was head of global strategy, partnerships and enablement for the Amex Digital Labs innovation team at American Express. This role saw him working with thought leaders, customers and partners to drive digital innovation at Amex by originating, incubating and managing emerging products and platforms.
Amex Ventures’ more recent investments include Web3 hospitality technology platform provider Blackbird, automated code remediation startup Moderne, dental supply ordering and inventory management platform provider Torch Dental, and 3D interactive instruction platform developer Bilt.
“We have built an incredible portfolio, including some of the best companies across fintech, consumer, B2B and enterprise capabilities.”
At the same time as pursuing these investments, Sueoka has helped strike strategic partnerships with companies including Apple, Facebook, Amazon, Google and PayPal.
“We have built an incredible portfolio, including some of the best companies across fintech, consumer, B2B and enterprise capabilities,” says Sueoka. Some of the bigger names the unit has invested in include Instacart, Stripe, FalconX and Boom Supersonic.
Sueoka enjoys working with entrepreneurs because, he says: “They are building for the future. The ideas they have, the problems they are trying to solve and the ways they are applying technologies or concepts in ways that have not been done before is exciting. Also, for any of our entrepreneurs to be successful, they really have to hustle and be willing to execute and get things done. I see that energy and spirit across our portfolio companies and across all stages and it is infectious to watch and see.”
Before joining American Express, Sueoka was a strategy consultant at Bain & Company, where he focused on advising financial services and private equity clients. He also co-founded an internet remittance payment startup and had a short stint as a business designer at IDEO.
The Global Corporate Venturing Powerlist represents the 100 individuals spearheading the future of the corporate venturing industry.
These individuals excel in terms of their venturing approach and structure, number and quality of portfolio companies and in their contributions to the corporate venturing profession.
