Growth investing continues to be one of the most attractive areas of the private market in which to participate. We began conducting research for our annual Top 40 under 40 Growth Investors 11 years ago and we are delighted to see how firms and their talented professionals have helped shape the growth investing space into what it has become today.

GrowthCap is pleased to announce the Top 40 Under 40 Growth Investors of 2024. A notable number of awardees are repeat performers from prior years, while others are appearing in this publication for the first time. Each of those selected has demonstrated an ability to be an exceptional partner to their stakeholders, including their portfolio companies, their limited partners and their colleagues, among others.

At GrowthCap, we have conducted hundreds of interviews over the years with the most experienced investors and executives in the growth economy. We have also read hundreds of nomination submissions. Awardees excel in investment judgement, business strategy, operations, human capital, acquisitions, capital markets and beyond.

We want to acknowledge all those who were nominated and for their career achievements in what is a most competitive and challenging profession. While we could not recognize all of the impressive nominees, we want to acknowledge their contributions to the growth investing field.

Please join us in recognizing and celebrating the achievements of The Top 40 Under 40 Growth Investors of 2024.

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18. MATT MELYMUKA

Firm: PeakSpan Capital
Title: Co-Founder and Managing Partner

Matt Melymuka is a Co-Founder and Managing Partner at PeakSpan Capital, a B2B software-focused growth equity firm with $1.6B+ in AUM with offices in New York City and San Mateo, California. PeakSpan pursues a thematic approach to working with entrepreneurs, and Matt leads the firm’s efforts in the go-to-market technology and hospitality technology sectors. Matt has been working with growth-stage software and technology businesses his whole career and has had the privilege of working with over 35 growth-stage business software companies over the last 15+ years.

Prior to co-founding PeakSpan, Matt worked at Greycroft Partners on the growth-stage investment team. Prior to Greycroft, he worked at Investor Growth Capital on the B2B software team where he met his co-founders, and they began refining the investment strategy, approach and philosophy that underpins PeakSpan today. He started his career in investment banking as a member of the Technology, Media and Telecom group at Piper Jaffray.

Matt received a BS in finance from Georgetown University, where he graduated cum laude. He lives on the Upper West Side of Manhattan with his wife Ratavy, his two daughters, Luna and Leyla, and their mini golden retriever, Enzo.

“It is an honor to be recognized on GrowthCap’s 40 Under 40 list alongside so many incredible investors and firms. I have the best job in the world – working with insanely ambitious entrepreneurs to build category-defining companies and working with my tremendous colleagues and thought partners to build PeakSpan. I don’t take any of it for granted and am filled with gratitude every single day.” – Matt Melymuka