Matthew East

About Matthew East

Turnaround CFO and Value Creation Executive | 2–3x Portfolio Returns | Building Anelo AI to Prove Technical ExecutionI step into messy situations and make them investable again. Distressed turnarounds, portfolio transformations, and pre-exit value creation across energy, SaaS, and tech. I’m most useful at inflection points when the story, the operating system, and the numbers all need to tighten at the same time.Selected outcomes:• Delivered 124% YoY revenue growth through GTM transformation• Preserved 100% of the workforce through COVID via restructuring and liquidity planning while peers cut 30–40%• Expanded TAM from $125M to $1.25B through strategic repositioning• Personally provided bridge financing to stabilize operations when it mattered• Drove 2–3x returns across multiple portfolio companiesCurrent proof point:I’m building Anelo AI to demonstrate the rare overlap of financial rigor and technical execution. I’ve personally developed a production-grade system lines) with patent-pending elements. This is not “founder theater.” It’s a deliberate technical deep dive that gives me a sharper, real-world understanding of AI and SaaS unit economics, reliability, and scalability beyond what you can see in a spreadsheet, board room, or planning sessions.Where I excel:• Distressed turnarounds: working capital triage, 13-week cash flows, lender/creditor navigation, restructuring execution• Growth acceleration: operational excellence at inflection points, GTM tightening, margin expansion, exit readiness• Portfolio transformations: repositioning and execution across multiple stakeholders, with operator-level accountabilityPerspective:I’ve operated from both sides of the table as an investor at EIV Capital (over $2B AUM) and as a CFO/CxO across portfolio companies. Building Anelo adds a technical lens that lets me evaluate modern software and AI businesses with unusual depth, from product realities to scalability constraints to the cap table.Industries:Energy, SaaS, technology, infrastructure, EdTech, AI/MLValue areas:GTM strategy, working capital optimization, distressed restructuring, M&A integration, exit positioning, SaaS metrics and unit economics, portfolio operations, revenue recognition (ASC 606), FP & A transformationHouston-based.

Experience

1. Founder

   Anelo Ai

   Feb 2025 — Present · Houston, TX, US

   Desktop-first, cloud-capable enterprise media transformation platform (media pipeline for 2D-to-3D).

Education

• Baylor University - Hankamer School of Business

  Bachelor of Business Administration, Finance & Real Estate

  2008 — 2012

Skills

• Due Diligence
• Mergers & Acquisitions
• Entrepreneurship
• Investment Banking
• Investments
• Economics
• Bloomberg
• Powerpoint
• Microsoft Excel
• Valuation Modeling
• Investment Management
• Private Equity
• Management
• Venture Capital
• Public Speaking
• Accounting
• Dcf
• Equities
• Marketing
• Finance
• Financial Analysis
• Capital Markets
• Portfolio Management
• Invention
• Microsoft Office
• Corporate Finance
• Financial Modeling
• Valuation
• Strategy
• Leadership
• Analysis