Matt Francis

Managing Partner & Technical Executive in Private Equity

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

About

Senior director and technology executive with 12+ years of progressive leadership across financial services, private equity, and enterprise SaaS. Track record of leading cross-functional teams of 25–50+ through M&A integrations, digital transformation, and enterprise platform delivery. Currently building and operating multiple distributed systems including agentic automation and real-time multi-asset financial insights and trading infrastructure at 99.998% uptime. Expert in enterprise architecture, cloud infrastructure, cybersecurity, technical strategy, and aligning investments with organizational priorities.

Experience

  • Orio (2 yrs 6 mos)
    • Managing Partner - Business Development
      Jan 2024 - Present · 2 yrs 6 mos

      Founded and operate an AI-first technology consultancy delivering enterprise automation solutions. Own the full business: product strategy, architecture, client acquisition, delivery, and PnL.

    • Technical Director - Property Insights
      Jan 2026 - Mar 2026 · 3 mos

      Built an LLM-powered real estate analytics tool. 25K unique visitors, 200K page views per month. Monetized by affiliate networks.

    • Engineering & Technology Founder - Hit Analytics
      Jan 2024 - Jun 2024 · 6 mos

      Built a real-time sports analytics platform covering 5 professional leagues (NFL, NBA, NHL, NCAAF, MLB) with independent data pipelines, custom scoring models, and same-game parlay optimization. Monetized through affiliate partnerships. Analysis models: 96.6% Top 5 coverage across 29 weeks.

  • Systems Development Group at NCX Market Exchange
    Jun 2023 - Feb 2024 · 9 mos

    Architected, developed and deployed blockchain Saas product Integrated blockchain and Python/ML models to analyze industry supply chain data Engineered high-performance cloud infrastructure, visualization tools, and system health monitoring for real-time performance tracking.

  • Systems Architect & Engineering Manager at CarbonSIX8 Innovations Inc.
    Feb 2023 - Jul 2023 · 6 mos

    • Built a regulatory-compliant framework for MRV (Measurement, Reporting, Verification) processes across 200+ emission sources. • Architected and developed an MVP launch for a carbon credit issuance system using IoT devices, on-chain reporting and climate expert backed carbon accounting standards.

  • Director of Technical Development at Liquid River Capital
    Mar 2021 - Jan 2023 · 1 yr 11 mos

    • Lead a cross-functional team of 12 in designing, developing, and launching complex software solutions across various industry verticals. • Manage and oversee projects with development budgets ranging from $1M to $25M, ensuring efficiency and timely delivery. • Effectively conduct technical due diligence in coordination with the M&A team, facilitating informed decision-making. • Trained stakeholders on newly developed software and lead technical conferences prior to product launch.

  • Founder at Click Social
    Dec 2016 - Mar 2021 · 4 yrs 4 mos

    • Architected an AI-driven digital marketing platform scaling to 1000+ creators globally, leveraging machine learning for customer segmentation and content optimization. • Managed a 25-person global engineering team, tripling headcount through strategic hires and driving skill development via quarterly technical sprints. • Established agile workflows (Scrum), reducing project delivery time by 35%, and led budget optimization to maintain +120% ROC on client campaigns.