Our team

We bring over 80 years of combined experience to the table with a proven track record of success.

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Matt Kinley

Co-founder & Managing Partner

Matt is a co-founder and Managing Partner of ManchesterStory Group. Matt is an experienced venture capital investor with 21 years of lead investor experience at Pappajohn Capital Resources. Matt has been focused on early-stage through growth-stage fintech, healthcare, and technology companies assisting more than 50 companies during his more than 21 years at Pappajohn Capital Resources. Matt received a B.A. from the University of Northern Iowa.

Matt's Bio
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Dave Miles

Co-founder & Managing Partner

Dave is a co-founder and Managing Partner of ManchesterStory Group. Dave has been an investment professional and entrepreneur for the last 29 years, most of that time as owner of Miles Capital, Inc., a multi-billion dollar insurance company-focused asset management firm. In addition to Dave’s investment experience, he brings leadership and operating experience to the firm and our partner companies. Dave received a B.A. from Drake University, J.D. from Harvard Law School and MPP from Harvard’s Kennedy School of Government.

Dave's Bio
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Mike Finnegan, CFA

Director of Research
Jessica Phillips

Jessica Phillips

Executive Assistant & Office Manager
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Mads Jensen

Senior Analyst
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Jim Liu

Analyst