Matter was founded by Ben Springwater, Robert Mackenzie in 2019.

Who are Matter's investors?

Matter's investors include Adapt Ventures, GV (Google Ventures), Outliers VC, Y Combinator, Andreessen Horowitz, ARCH Venture Partners, Collaborative Fund, Exor Ventures and 11 more.

Where is Matter headquartered?

Matter is headquartered in San Francisco, US.

Matter

YC S20

San Francisco, US · Founded 2019 · 7 employees · Hiring · 20 known investors

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Matter is a read-later app for iPhone, iPad, and web that saves articles, newsletters, threads, PDFs, and video/podcast content with parsing and search capabilities. The app serves individual readers seeking organized content consumption and curation across multiple sources.

Also known as Dig Wells, Inc.

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Founders & leadership· Y Combinator alumni (S20)

Matter was founded in 2019 by Ben Springwater and Robert Mackenzie.

Ben Springwater Founder

Robert MackenzieFounder

Nicolas Machado Designer2020–2021Founder at Lume

Investors · 20

Adapt Ventureslisted by Adapt VenturesNew York · $250K – $350K

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GV (Google Ventures)listed by GV (Google Ventures)Mountain View · $250K – $50M

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Outliers VClisted by Outliers VCSan Francisco

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Y Combinatorlisted by Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K

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Andreessen HorowitzreportedMenlo Park · $500K – $50M

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ARCH Venture PartnersreportedChicago · $50K – $250M

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Collaborative FundreportedNew York · $500K – $1M

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Exor Venturesreported

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Flex Capital PartnersreportedSan Francisco · $500K – $2M

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James Beshara FundreportedVenice

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JJB AngelreportedSan Francisco

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Khosla VenturesreportedMenlo Park · $100K – $20M

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Lachy Groomreported

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Lightspeed Venture PartnersreportedMenlo Park · $1M – $5M

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Noveus CapitalreportedSan Francisco

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Optum VenturesreportedBoston

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Peterson Venture PartnersreportedSalt Lake City · $5M – $25M

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Shrug CapitalreportedSunnyvale · $100K – $3M

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Venture Investment AssociatesreportedPeapack

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Also in the syndicate · 1

Polaris Partnerslead

Funding

SEC filings, press & company announcements

Undisclosed amountSeries AOct 2021
GV (lead)
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Frequently asked questions

What does Matter do?: Matter is a read-later app for iPhone, iPad, and web that saves articles, newsletters, threads, PDFs, and video/podcast content with parsing and search capabilities. The app serves individual readers seeking organized content consumption and curation across multiple sources.
Who founded Matter?: Matter was founded by Ben Springwater, Robert Mackenzie in 2019.
Who are Matter's investors?: Matter's investors include Adapt Ventures, GV (Google Ventures), Outliers VC, Y Combinator, Andreessen Horowitz, ARCH Venture Partners, Collaborative Fund, Exor Ventures and 11 more.
Where is Matter headquartered?: Matter is headquartered in San Francisco, US.