Bear Matthews has spent the past decade working at the intersection of tech, media and finance. Educated in Switzerland, he has made two successful exits, and is known for speaking at prestigious forums such as SXSW and the Swiss Stock Exchange.

While studying in university, Bear researched stablecoin economics alongside Adam Lovasz. Their work uncovering the significant risks associated with Tether's ($USDT) reserve management titled "Tether: A 0% Interest Offshore Hedge Fund" contributed to exposé dialogue in the Wall Street Journal, Bloomberg, The Financial Times and other publications.

In 2021, Bear Matthews and Adam Lovasz founded Vylto, d.b.a Blockparty. Their venture-funded operation developed enterprise DLT infrastructure to quantify consumer fandom. Following an exit in 2023, Bear joined Five Tier (acq. '24) as VP of Growth to develop their suite of enterprise media purchasing software. Between 2024 and 2025, Bear worked on the small growth marketing team at Whop, the platform for people to participate in the internet economy, during which time his team drove ARR from $200m → $1.3bn in under nine months. Most recently, Bear works for DubClub, the marketplace for premium sports content as Head of Consumer Marketing.

Established in 2022, Bear Matthews and Adam Lovasz operate a small venture advisory firm named Sisu. The firm's clients have included Apple, the United Nations, Kansas City Chiefs, and Neuralink among others.