About Us

Matt and Shevy, founders of NPU Ventures

Shevy Karbasi

General Partner

Former co-founder and CEO (YC W21). Built go-to-market from zero, closed the earliest enterprise customers, and scaled the commercial engine through early growth.

At NPU, Shevy helps founders with GTM strategy, customer access, and turning conviction into traction.

Matthew Chen

General Partner

Former co-founder and COO (YC W21). Built the operational foundation to scale nationally, connecting engineering, R&D, and ops into repeatable execution.

At NPU, Matthew focuses on technical diligence, product architecture, and helping teams scale without breaking.

Our Approach

We invest the way we built: hands-on, focused on fundamentals, grounded in experience. We help founders move faster and avoid mistakes we learned the hard way.

Building Something Ambitious?

You build it. We've got your back.