Matt Abrams

Principal

2020

Advising, investing in, and supporting the people, companies, and causes that will "leave it better."

Board Member

2023

Upgrading the Operating System of Democracy: Jury duty for civic issues DemocracyNext is an international non-profit, non-partisan research and action institute. Our mission is to build new institutions for the next democratic paradigm of citizen participation, representation, and deliberation. We want to create a more just, joyful, and collaborative future where everyone has meaningful power to shape their societies. We believe that by tapping into the ideas, energy, and collective wisdom of everyone, we will be able to better address societal challenges, overcome polarisation, and strengthen trust. We work to design and establish new institutions for government and to transform the governance of organisations that influence public life, rooted in three principles: 1. Giving people agency and dignity through participation; 2. Distributing equal political power through representation by lot (sortition), and 3. Channeling collective wisdom and enabling people to find common ground through deliberation. The goal of DemocracyNext is to see such institutions have real political power, rather than just an advisory role, so that they could eventually become the heart of a new democratic system.

Franchise Owner

2023

Peace, justice, love, authenticity, integrity…bringing happiness to everyone…for profit

Investor

2023

Ad Fontes rates the news for reliability and bias. We's on a mission to positively transform media and society. Ad Fontes Media is incorporated as a Public Benefit Corporation (PBC) in Colorado. The stated public benefit of Ad Fontes Media is tthe same as its mission. Ad Fontes is Latin for “to the source,” because at the heart of what Ad Fontes Media does is look at the source—analyze the very content itself—to rate it.

Investor & Advisor

2023

Clarity is an AI and Cyber startup on a mission to preserve trust. The company is set to mitigate the risks that DeepFakes pose to society, to businesses, and consumers, providing clarity for people to distinguish between authentic and hyperrealistic Generative AI media. Our technology and platform is designed to create adaptive, explainable detection at scale in order to promote the integrity of digital interactions, ensure critical information workflow of business, strengthen the resilience of our critical democratic institutions, and secure public faith in the democratic electoral process.

Advisor

2025

Advisor

2024

Advisor

2023

Advisor

2025

Advisor

2024