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Mattia Astori

Mattia Astori

Private-capital investor, fund director, and documentary photographer.

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San Francisco, California
7.3K connections
Joined March 2024

Summary

Early-stage investor and fund manager: Mattia runs Astori Ventures and has an active investing presence (Wefunder co-invest profile, Signal investing profile). He has managed over $150M of venture capital and investments across notable companies (OpenAl, Anduril, SpaceX, XAl, Databricks, Plaid, Perplexity). He’s invested in over 200 seed YC startups out of demo day, indicating strong connections with the accelerator and deep ties in the tech ecosystem. wefunder+2
Founder and builder: He co‑founded startups including Idospay (payments) and has launched other ventures and projects; his background mixes early-stage operator responsibilities (COO/operations) with product and growth work. idospay+1
Documentary photographer and storyteller: Mattia actively pursues analog documentary photography — his personal site and Sacratos project highlight a shift toward documenting extreme, hidden, and culturally intense rituals. Photography and travel are presented as his current primary focus alongside ongoing creative projects. mattiaastori+2
Athletics coaching and youth sports: Earlier in his career he founded and directed EduSpo (tennis and pickleball instruction), showing long-standing interest in sports coaching and youth development alongside his entrepreneurial work. mattiaastori+1

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Analog documentary photography and travel; maintains a photography portfolio and posts work to Unsplash/Instagram. mattiaastori+2

Tennis and pickleball coaching; founder of a local sports school (EduSpo) and active in youth coaching. mattiaastori+1

Notes

MSMichael Stancilsaid
MAMattia Astori
is regarded among peers as a standout angel or venture investor in significant early-stage tech deals.

Oct 26, 2025