Peter Mattis, Angel Investor

Peter Mattis is an angel investor with a portfolio that includes Continua AI, Inc. and Blacksmith. He participated in Continua AI’s seed round, which raised $8 million in August 2025. Continua AI, Inc. develops AI-powered tools to automate compliance and risk management processes for enterprises. He also invested in Blacksmith’s seed round in May 2025, which raised $3.5 million. Blacksmith builds cybersecurity infrastructure to protect organizations against evolving digital threats. Peter is co-founder and CTO of Cockroach Labs, where he has led engineering since 2019. His career includes prior roles as CTO and VP of Engineering at Cockroach Labs and as a software engineer at Square, reflecting deep expertise in distributed systems and enterprise software.