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Matt Clifford

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#83
X Rank
1,886
Benchmarker Score
25
Posts
1,697
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63
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68
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3
Avg Comments
1,760
Total Engagement
70
Engagement Rate
2.7
Posts/Week
Every few days
Posting Regularity
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37,001 followers

Data last refreshed: February 16, 2026

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Recent Posts

20 posts

Impressive

N/A N/A Feb 10, 2026 View on X
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Really quite remarkable that UK government has built and maintained this capability. A bright spot of world-leading state capacity👇

Political & Regulatory Commentary Regulation & Policy Feb 08, 2026 View on X
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Today is the brilliant @ilangur's last day as CEO of @ARIA_research. We've been so lucky to benefit from Ilan's enormous capability, energy and ambition. I'm proud to call him a friend and delighte...

Team & Firm Culture Leadership Company Culture Jan 30, 2026 View on X
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My main takeaway from @join_ef demo day in SF yesterday: really feels like the returns to talent and agency are at an all-time high and growing fast... https://t.co/j23hsUjm86

Market Analysis & Trends Industry Trends Hiring & Talent Jan 30, 2026 View on X
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Great to be in SF to open @join_ef demo day with the brilliant @dwarkesh_sp, talking AI progress, who will make money in AI and his most underrated episode… https://t.co/B6fEAtfCJ8

Events & Speaking Engagements Artificial Intelligence Industry Trends Jan 29, 2026 View on X
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My 8 year old has an immersive "Ancient Egypt day" at school next week. They sent us a helpful costume guide, which came with this absolutely superb warning at the bottom... https://t.co/H12buRB3jZ

Memes & Shitposting N/A Jan 23, 2026 View on X
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Excellent profile of our brilliant new CEO at @ARIA_research, Kathleen Fisher👇

Team & Firm Culture Leadership Hiring & Talent Jan 23, 2026 View on X
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Was very lucky to work with this team from the beginning at @join_ef and am so excited about their mission and trajectory… Congratulations Zainab, Pippa and Alexis!

Portfolio Company Wins Portfolio Management Jan 22, 2026 View on X
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Delighted to see this from the Chancellor today - this is one of the things I'm proudest of having worked on in Government (and at @ARIA_research). The returns to being a country that top talent wa...

Political & Regulatory Commentary Regulation & Policy Hiring & Talent Jan 20, 2026 View on X
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This @EvanHD programme on @ARIA_research does an excellent job of communicating ARIA's vision and approach - and I hope gives a sense of why I'm so optimistic about its future... https://t.co/jhqEm...

Thought Leadership & Future Outlook Deep Tech Regulation & Policy Jan 19, 2026 View on X
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.@jamesrichards2 is assembling a room of founders who want to work on hard things from April. He & I built def/acc together at @join_ef and he's an incredible partner to founders. His thesis is...

Ecosystem & Community Building Investment Thesis Mentorship Jan 14, 2026 View on X
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This characteristically excellent from @BritishProgress

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Superb from Henry - one of the most effective people I’ve ever worked with👇

Team & Firm Culture Leadership Company Culture Jan 09, 2026 View on X
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True story

N/A N/A Jan 09, 2026 View on X
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Charlie contributed so much to the UK during his stint in government: a true unsung hero of AI sovereignty!👇

Political & Regulatory Commentary Artificial Intelligence Regulation & Policy Jan 08, 2026 View on X
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Barney and Cleo are on an incredible trajectory

Portfolio Company Wins N/A Jan 07, 2026 View on X
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Wow - massive congratulations to @MarcWarner10 and the team at @faculty_ai! Notable that Marc becomes @Accenture CTO and joins the Global Management Committee. I first met Marc and invested in Facu...

Portfolio Company Wins Artificial Intelligence Leadership Jan 06, 2026 View on X
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It’s back to school tomorrow, we’ve settled down for one last family game… 7 year old to my wife: Mummy, I’m going to make the last part of this holiday the best part for you… just like Hagrid doe...

Personal Journey & Reflections Work-Life Balance Jan 04, 2026 View on X
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Happy Christmas to all!

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Enjoyed contributing to this - and enjoyed the contributions of the others even more👇

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Rank History

16 Feb 2026
#62
24 Jan 2026
#59
24 Jan 2026
#59

Content Categories

N/A 8
Portfolio Company Wins 4
Team & Firm Culture 3
Political & Regulatory Commentary 3
Thought Leadership & Future Outlook 2

Topics & Themes

Artificial Intelligence Regulation & Policy Leadership Hiring & Talent Company Culture Industry Trends Portfolio Management Deep Tech Investment Thesis Mentorship Work-Life Balance Biotech Seed Stage

Top Quartile Benchmarks

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Posts
43
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Likes
20,660
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Comments
1,510
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Avg Likes
303.6
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Avg Comments
21.7
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Benchmarker Score
25,190
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Posts/Week
2.9
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Avg Post Length
405 chars
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