Matthew East
Matthew East
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Anelo AI | AI Native 3D Conversion | ex CFO/CxO
Houston, Texas, United States
Turnaround CFO and Value Creation Executive | 2–3x Portfolio Returns | Building Anelo AI to Prove Technical Execution
I step into messy situations and make them investable again. Distressed turnarounds, portfolio transformations, and pre-exit value creation across energy, SaaS, and tech. I’m most useful at inflection points when the story, the operating system, and the numbers all need to tighten at the same time.
Selected outcomes:
• Delivered 124% YoY revenue growth through GTM transformation
• Preserved 100% of the workforce through COVID via restructuring and liquidity planning while peers cut 30–40%
• Expanded TAM from $125M to $1.25B through strategic repositioning
• Personally provided bridge financing to stabilize operations when it mattered
• Drove 2–3x returns across multiple portfolio companies
Current proof point:
I’m building Anelo AI to demonstrate the rare overlap of financial rigor and technical execution. I’ve personally developed a production-grade system (200,000+ lines) with patent-pending elements. This is not “founder theater.” It’s a deliberate technical deep dive that gives me a sharper, real-world understanding of AI and SaaS unit economics, reliability, and scalability beyond what you can see in a spreadsheet, board room, or planning sessions.
Where I excel:
• Distressed turnarounds: working capital triage, 13-week cash flows, lender/creditor navigation, restructuring execution
• Growth acceleration: operational excellence at inflection points, GTM tightening, margin expansion, exit readiness
• Portfolio transformations: repositioning and execution across multiple stakeholders, with operator-level accountability
Perspective:
I’ve operated from both sides of the table as an investor at EIV Capital (over $2B AUM) and as a CFO/CxO across portfolio companies. Building Anelo adds a technical lens that lets me evaluate modern software and AI businesses with unusual depth, from product realities to scalability constraints to the cap table.
Industries:
Energy, SaaS, technology, infrastructure, EdTech, AI/ML
Value areas:
GTM strategy, working capital optimization, distressed restructuring, M&A integration, exit positioning, SaaS metrics and unit economics, portfolio operations, revenue recognition (ASC 606), FP&A transformation
Houston-based.
I step into messy situations and make them investable again. Distressed turnarounds, portfolio transformations, and pre-exit value creation across energy, SaaS, and tech. I’m most useful at inflection points when the story, the operating system, and the numbers all need to tighten at the same time.
Selected outcomes:
• Delivered 124% YoY revenue growth through GTM transformation
• Preserved 100% of the workforce through COVID via restructuring and liquidity planning while peers cut 30–40%
• Expanded TAM from $125M to $1.25B through strategic repositioning
• Personally provided bridge financing to stabilize operations when it mattered
• Drove 2–3x returns across multiple portfolio companies
Current proof point:
I’m building Anelo AI to demonstrate the rare overlap of financial rigor and technical execution. I’ve personally developed a production-grade system (200,000+ lines) with patent-pending elements. This is not “founder theater.” It’s a deliberate technical deep dive that gives me a sharper, real-world understanding of AI and SaaS unit economics, reliability, and scalability beyond what you can see in a spreadsheet, board room, or planning sessions.
Where I excel:
• Distressed turnarounds: working capital triage, 13-week cash flows, lender/creditor navigation, restructuring execution
• Growth acceleration: operational excellence at inflection points, GTM tightening, margin expansion, exit readiness
• Portfolio transformations: repositioning and execution across multiple stakeholders, with operator-level accountability
Perspective:
I’ve operated from both sides of the table as an investor at EIV Capital (over $2B AUM) and as a CFO/CxO across portfolio companies. Building Anelo adds a technical lens that lets me evaluate modern software and AI businesses with unusual depth, from product realities to scalability constraints to the cap table.
Industries:
Energy, SaaS, technology, infrastructure, EdTech, AI/ML
Value areas:
GTM strategy, working capital optimization, distressed restructuring, M&A integration, exit positioning, SaaS metrics and unit economics, portfolio operations, revenue recognition (ASC 606), FP&A transformation
Houston-based.
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