Investor and operator focused on growth-stage software and payments, combining corporate development, capital markets and product strategy experience. Matthew Costa has led M&A and strategic partnerships at fintech firms and participates in early-stage venture and secondary private investments. Market-facing profile suited to LP relations, deal sourcing and board advisory roles.
Investor and operator focused on growth-stage software and payments, combining corporate development, capital markets and product strategy experience. Matthew Costa has led M&A and strategic partnerships at fintech firms and participates in early-stage venture and secondary private investments. Market-facing profile suited to LP relations, deal sourcing and board advisory roles.
Focuses on growth-stage software and payments with a pragmatic, operator-informed investment approach that blends corporate development, capital markets fluency and product strategy. Prioritises opportunities with clear unit economics, network effects and payments monetization paths, deploying capital across primary rounds and secondary liquidity to support scaling. Emphasises board-level engagement, structured deal terms, staged capital commitments and downside protection while leveraging M&A and partnership instincts for accelerated go-to-market and exit optionality.
Focuses on growth-stage software and payments with a pragmatic, operator-informed investment approach that blends corporate development, capital markets fluency and product strategy. Prioritises opportunities with clear unit economics, network effects and payments monetization paths, deploying capital across primary rounds and secondary liquidity to support scaling. Emphasises board-level engagement, structured deal terms, staged capital commitments and downside protection while leveraging M&A and partnership instincts for accelerated go-to-market and exit optionality.
| Trades 245 | Longs Won 178/245 72% | Profit Factor 104.26 |
| Profitability | Shorts Won 0/0 0% | Standard Deviation $712,507.61 |
| Average Win $189,016.79 | Best Trade (Aug 13) $9.23M | Sharpe Ratio -10.59 |
| Average Loss -$4,816.53 | Worst Trade (Aug 03) -$111,564.05 | Z-Score 1.8 (92.77%) |
| Commissions $0 | Avg. Trade Length 10m 5d | Expectancy $136,009.31 |
| Loss Size | 100% | 90% | 80% | 70% | 60% | 50% | 40% | 30% | 20% | 10% |
| Probability of Loss | <0.01% | <0.01% | <0.01% | <0.01% | <0.01% | <0.01% | <0.01% | <0.01% | <0.01% | 0.03% |
| Consecutive Losing Trades | 30,303 | 27,273 | 24,242 | 21,212 | 18,182 | 15,152 | 12,121 | 9,091 | 6,061 | 3,030 |
| Symbol | Quantity | Cost | Value | Comm. | Profit ($) | Gain (%) | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
AAPL Apple Inc. | 1,321 | $309,247.83 | $408,070.11 | - | $98,822.28 | 31.96% | -7.354% |
AGG iShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF | 3,811 | $377,228.87 | $371,077.07 | - | -$6,151.8 | -1.63% | -0.256% |
BND Vanguard Total Bond Market Index Fund | 4,020 | $295,294.21 | $290,364.6 | - | -$4,929.61 | -1.67% | -0.262% |
BNY BlackRock New York Municipal Income Trust | 1,886 | $218,945.91 | $294,838.38 | - | $75,892.47 | 34.66% | +0.16% |
BSV Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF | 35,639 | $2.79M | $2.76M | - | -$25,865.19 | -0.93% | -0.077% |
DCOR Dimensional US Core Equity 1 ETF | 3,639 | $229,546.06 | $300,253.89 | - | $70,707.83 | 30.8% | +0.389% |
DFAC Dimensional U.S. Core Equity 2 ETF | 218,412 | $7.23M | $9.72M | - | $2.49M | 34.49% | +0.361% |
DFAE Dimensional Emerging Core Equity Market ETF | 15,919 | $489,057.18 | $597,280.88 | - | $108,223.7 | 22.13% | +0.455% |
DFAI Dimensional International Core Equity Market ETF | 48,153 | $1.66M | $2.03M | - | $363,442.92 | 21.84% | -0.637% |
DFAS Dimensional U.S. Small Cap ETF | 2,433 | $200,333 | $197,145.99 | - | -$3,187.01 | -1.59% | -0.172% |
DFAT Dimensional US Targeted Value ETF | 4,320 | $222,437 | $305,553.6 | - | $83,116.6 | 37.37% | -0.155% |
DFAU Dimensional US Core Equity Market ETF | 43,894 | $1.77M | $2.27M | - | $498,165.66 | 28.07% | +0.544% |
DFUV Dimensional US Marketwide Value ETF | 62,171 | $2.56M | $3.46M | - | $894,019.23 | 34.89% | +0.216% |
EFA iShares MSCI EAFE ETF | 5,560 | $454,419 | $587,024.8 | - | $132,605.8 | 29.18% | -0.621% |
FBND Fidelity Total Bond ETF | 51,464 | $2.35M | $2.3M | - | -$49,518.34 | -2.11% | -0.268% |
GLW Corning Incorporated | 1,350 | $118,206 | $186,637.5 | - | $68,431.5 | 57.89% | +2.241% |
GOOG Alphabet Inc | 16,645 | $2.6M | $5.94M | - | $3.34M | 128.29% | +6.884% |
GOOGL Alphabet Inc | 16,400 | $2.54M | $5.84M | - | $3.3M | 130.3% | +6.734% |
IBM International Business Machines Corporation | 1,627 | $459,074.79 | $363,878.53 | - | -$95,196.26 | -20.74% | +0.861% |
IGSB iShares 1-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF | 25,364 | $1.33M | $1.32M | - | -$5,777.81 | -0.43% | -0.038% |