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Matrix

Venture capital

San Francisco · Pre-Seed–Series A · 15 people tracked

Also known as Matrix Partners · MATRIX PARTNERS MANAGEMENT SERVICES, LP

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Investment thesis

Matrix invests in founders with deep technical expertise and a specific vision of the future, seeking contrarians and status-quo-breakers who challenge industry norms. The firm takes a selective but time-generous approach, working closely with early-stage companies from conception through Series A.

Source: firm website, verified Sep 29, 2026.

Stage
Pre-Seed–Series A
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$100K – $10M
HQ
San Francisco, CA, US
Leads rounds
Follows
Instruments
Equity
Founded
1977
Last 12 months
18 investments
AUM
$4B
VC funds
9
Tracked investments
299
Unicorns
18
IPOs
12
Acquisitions
40

Team · 15 people

from the firm's website & public directories

Founder mafia

4 people who came through Matrix went on to found or lead other companies.

What they invest in

from 236 of 299 portfolio companies

AI & Machine Learning ×99SaaS ×82Enterprise Software ×80Fintech ×46Consumer ×38Developer Tools ×36Cloud Computing ×27Data & Infrastructure ×26

HQs:United States×163India×22Canada×3China×3United Kingdom×3United Arab Emirates×1

Who they back

founder profiles across 98 portfolio companies
21%
solo founders
21 of 98 mapped founding teams
51%
repeat founders
of 137 founders with career history
~4 yrs
old at investment
median across 41 dated deals

Founding team size:solo founder×212 founders×273 founders×224+ founders×28

Where their founders studiedfrom 122 founders with education data

Massachusetts Institute of Technology ×10Stanford University ×8University of California, Berkeley ×7Northwestern University ×4Brown University ×3Georgia Institute of Technology ×3Harvard University ×3Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi ×3

What their founders studiedfrom 121 founders with field-of-study data

Computer Science ×51Engineering ×31Business & Management ×16Economics ×7Finance & Accounting ×7Mathematics & Statistics ×7Physics ×4Humanities ×3

Where their founders worked beforefrom 137 founders with career history

Google ×13Microsoft ×7Matrixpartners ×3NVIDIA ×3OpenAI ×3Uber ×3Apple ×2Audible ×2

Accelerator rootsportfolio companies that came through a program

Y Combinator ×17Techstars ×3

16 founders hold a PhD · 11 hold an MBA (of 135 with degree data)

Investments · 299 tracked

founders shown can be your intro path

By year:2026 · 152025 · 162024 · 132023 · 122022 · 162021 · 132020 · 72019 · 32018 · 102017 · 52016 · 62015 · 10145 dated

Ambarellaambarella.comin𝕏NASDAQ: AMBASeries B · Aug 2004 · $13M

Ambarella develops video compression and autonomous vehicle technologies as a semiconductor company.

AI & Machine LearningHardwareIoTSemiconductors

Feng-Ming (Fermi) Wang(Chairman of the Board of Directors, President and Chief Executive Officer)John A. Young(Chief Financial Officer)inChan W. Lee(Chief Operating Officer)inFermi Wang(Founder)Leslie Kohn(Founder)

Co-investorsCoalitionDag VenturesEssentia VenturesRiverwood Capital

AMDamd.cominNASDAQ: AMD

AMD designs the Ryzen and EPYC processors, Radeon graphics and Instinct AI accelerators, and the adaptive chips it added with the Xilinx acquisition.

Santa Clara, US

Jerry Sanders(Co-founder; CEO 1969–2002)Lisa Su(Chair and Chief Executive Officer)inJean Hu(Chief Financial Officer)Andrew Feldman(Founder)Anil Rao(Founder)Gary Lauterbach(Founder)

Appleapple.comin𝕏NASDAQ: AAPL

Apple designs and manufactures consumer electronics, computing devices, and digital services including smartphones, tablets, computers, wearables, and streaming content platforms.

ConsumerHardwareMedia & EntertainmentSemiconductorsCupertino, US

Steve Jobs(Founder)inSteve Wozniak(Founder)inRonald Wayne(Founder)inTim Cook(Chief Executive Officer)Kevan Parekh(Chief Financial Officer)Alexandra Botez(Founder)in

Co-investorsSequoia CapitalVenrockAmplify PartnersFlint CapitalY Combinator

Boxbox.comin𝕏NYSE: BOXApr 2010

Box provides intelligent content management and secure collaboration for enterprise teams, combining unstructured data access and sharing with AI-powered workflows and insights.

AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingEnterprise SoftwareSan Jose, US

Dylan Smith(Founder)inAaron Levie(Founder)inDan Levin(Director)inStephanie Carullo(Executive Officer)inPeter McGoff(Executive Officer)inGraham Younger(Executive Officer)in

Co-investorsAndreessen HorowitzBessemer Venture PartnersCoatue ManagementEmergence Capital PartnersHercules Capital, Inc.Kleiner Perkins+37 more

Cerebras Systemscerebras.aiin𝕏NASDAQ: CBRSDec 2016

Cerebras designs and manufactures wafer-scale AI processors and systems for data centers, enabling high-speed AI training and inference workloads.

AI & Machine LearningDeep TechHardwareSemiconductorsSunnyvale, US

Andrew Feldman(Founder)inGary Lauterbach(Founder)inMichael James(Founder)inSean Lie(Founder)inJean-Philippe Fricker(Founder)in

Co-investors2080 VenturesAlpha Wave GlobalArtisanal VenturesAurum Venture PartnersAzure Ventures GroupB Capital+45 more

FedExfedex.comin𝕏NYSE: FDX

FedEx is a global courier and logistics company that provides shipping, delivery, and supply chain management services for businesses and consumers worldwide.

Logistics & Supply Chain

Frederick W. SmithRaj SubramaniaminJohn W. Dietrich(Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer)in

Co-investorsArcTern VenturesGreycroftLeitmotifLitquidity VenturesManiv MobilityOverture Climate+2 more

HubSpothubspot.comin𝕏NYSE: HUBS

HubSpot is a software platform that provides customer relationship management (CRM) and marketing automation tools for businesses.

AI & Machine LearningMarketing TechSaaSBoston, US

Brian Halligan(Founder)inDharmesh Shah(Founder)inYamini Rangan(Chief Executive Officer)inSarika GarginKate Bueker(Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer)Erika Fisher(Chief Legal Officer and Secretary)

Co-investorsArcher Capital GroupArcher Venture CapitalBantam GroupBoxGroupCRV (Charles River Ventures)Firebolt Ventures Management Company, Llc+13 more

IBMibm.cominNYSE: IBM

IBM is a publicly traded American multinational technology company in IT hardware, software, cloud, AI and consulting.

Armonk, US

Charles Ranlett Flint(Founder (CTR, 1911))Arvind Krishna(Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer)inFoster Hinshaw(Founder)Jit Saxena(Founder)Brad Hunstable(Founder)Gyula Feher(Founder)

Co-investorsbacktrace capitalBain Capital VenturesDCM VenturesSPRINGROCK VENTURESWorld Innovation Lab (WiL)

Lam Researchlamresearch.comin𝕏NASDAQ: LRCX

Lam Research designs and manufactures semiconductor processing equipment used in the fabrication of computer chips.

Advanced ManufacturingDeep TechEnterprise SoftwareHardwareSemiconductorsFremont, US

David K. LaminTim Archer(President and Chief Executive Officer)in

Co-investorsATEL VenturesMayfield Fund

Metameta.cominNASDAQ: METAOct 2014

Meta operates Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp and Threads, and funds the Reality Labs division and the open-weight Llama models.

ConsumerMedia & EntertainmentSocialMenlo Park, US

Mark Zuckerberg(Founder)inEduardo Saverin(Founder)inDustin Moskovitz(Founder)inChris Hughes(Founder)inAndrew McCollum(Founder)inChristopher K Cox(Chief Product Officer)

Co-investorsAccelAccess Technology VenturesAndreessen HorowitzAvant Global LLCDaniel GutenbergECONA AG+16 more

Ribbon Communications, Inc.ribboncommunications.comin𝕏NASDAQ: RBBN

Ribbon Communications is a global software company providing real-time communications infrastructure for telecom service providers and enterprises, including session border controllers, call controllers, media gateways, and cloud-based unified communications platforms.

Cloud ComputingEnterprise SoftwarePlano, US

Bruce McClelland(President, CEO & Director)inSam Bucci(Executive Officer)inAnthony Scarfo(Executive Officer)Patrick Macken(Executive Officer)inSteven Bruny(Executive Vice President, Sales - Americas Region)inJohn St. Amand(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)

Co-investorsExcelestar VenturesOak Investment Partners

Tigo Energytigoenergy.comin𝕏NASDAQ: TYGOSeries A · May 2008 · $6M

Tigo Energy makes module-level power electronics (MLPE) for solar installations, including optimizers, inverters, and residential energy storage systems, sold to solar professionals in over 100 countries.

CleantechEnergyHardwareLos Gatos, US

Ron Hadar(Executive Officer, Director)inShmuel Arditi(Executive Officer, Director)Danit Neeman(Executive Officer, Director)inZvi Alon(Executive Officer, Director)inJohn Niedermaier(Executive Officer)inBill Roeschlein(Chief Financial Officer)in

Co-investorsAccess IndustriesMoreVCSQN Venture Partners, LLCClaltech

AntWalkantwalk.comin𝕏Apr 2022✓ verifiedDefunct

AntWalk provides a data-driven platform that evaluates and measures human capabilities within organizations, helping them leverage workforce potential for competitive advantage.

AI & Machine LearningEdTechEnterprise SoftwareHR TechBengaluru, IN

Joybroto Ganguly(Founder)in

Co-investorsY CombinatorBetter CapitalGSV VenturesZ47

Baya Systemsbayasystems.comin𝕏Jan 2025✓ verified

Baya Systems builds software-defined fabric technology and interconnect IP for connecting compute, memory, and accelerator components across chiplet-based architectures.

AI & Machine LearningDeep TechHardwareSemiconductors

Sailesh Kumar(Founder)inNandan Nayampally(Chief Commercial Officer)inEric Norige(Founder)inJames Aldis(Chief Hardware Architect)inJoji Philip(Founder)inNishant Rao(VP Software Engineering)in

Co-investorsIntel CapitalMaverick Silicon

Casanacasanacare.cominJan 2022 · $30M✓ verified

Casana Care makes the Smart Seat, a toilet-mounted biometric monitoring device that tracks vital signs like heart rate, blood oxygen, and blood pressure trends for personal wellness tracking.

HardwareHealthtechIoTMedical DevicesWellness & FitnessRochester, US

Nick Connin

Co-investorsGeneral CatalystOutsidersLaunch NYNCT Ventures

KuCoinkucoin.comin𝕏✓ verified

KuCoin is a global cryptocurrency trading platform trusted by over 45 million users that provides spot trading, leverage, options, derivatives, DeFi, lending, and mining services across more than 200 countries.

Crypto & Web3Fintech

Johnny LYU(Founder)in

Co-investorsCircle VenturesIDG CapitalMoonhill CapitalTokoin

Liquiloansliquiloans.comin𝕏Jan 2019 · $1.7M✓ verified

LiquiLoans (NDX P2P Private Limited) operates a peer-to-peer lending platform that uses technology to match borrowers with lenders, removing the intermediary margins charged by traditional banks and NBFCs.

FintechMarketplaces

Achal Mittal(Co-founder)inGautam Adukia(Co-founder)in

Co-investorsZ47

RightHandrighthandrobotics.comin✓ verified

RightHand Robotics develops an AI-powered robotic piece-picking platform for order fulfillment in e-commerce and supply chain operations.

AI & Machine LearningLogistics & Supply ChainRoboticsSomerville, US

Leif Jentoft(Founder)inYaro Tenzer(Founder)inLael Odhner(Founder)inYaroslav Tenzer(Executive Officer, Director)Brian D. Owen(CEO)in

Co-investorsMenlo VenturesPlayground GlobalF-Prime CapitalGlobal BrainGV (Google Ventures)Maniv Mobility+3 more

Sesamesesame.comin𝕏Series A · Nov 2023 · $48M✓ verified

Sesame builds personal voice AI agents capable of natural conversation, along with hardware devices designed to make them more effective.

AI & Machine LearningConsumerDeep TechHardwareSan Francisco, US

Brendan Iribe(Founder)inAnkit Kumar(Founder)inRyan Brown(Founder)inNate MitchellinAngela Gaylesin

Co-investorsAndreessen HorowitzSequoia Capital7percent VenturesA*Abstract VenturesAnorak Ventures+23 more

Xtalicxtalic.comin𝕏✓ verified

Xtalic uses a computational material design platform to develop nanostructured metal alloys with enhanced durability, corrosion resistance, and temperature stability for manufacturers with demanding product requirements.

Advanced ManufacturingDeep TechHardwareNew MaterialsMarlborough, US

Chris Schuh(Founder)inAlan Lund(Founder)Christopher Schuh(Founder)

Apartment Listapartmentlist.comin𝕏Dec 2014 · $50M

Apartment List operates an online rental marketplace that uses a quiz-based AI matching system to connect renters with apartments that fit their preferences and lifestyle.

AI & Machine LearningMarketplacesPropTechSan Francisco, US

John Douglas Kobs II(Executive Officer, Director)Charles Christopher Herndon(Executive Officer, Director)John Kobs(Founder)inChris Erickson(Founder)in

BoardJosh Hannah(Director)

Board seatDana Stalder· per SEC Form D

Co-investorsAndre IguodalaAUTHENTIC VENTURESCanaan PartnersGlynn Capital ManagementRealization Capital PartnersTenaya Capital+7 more

CloudZerocloudzero.comin𝕏Feb 2025 · $5M

CloudZero provides cost allocation and financial management for AI workloads, helping companies understand the ROI of their AI investments across cloud platforms and AI services.

AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingEnterprise SoftwareBoston, US

Erik Peterson(Founder)inMatt Manger(Founder)inPhil Pergola(Executive Officer, Director)inDon Bulens(Executive Officer, Director)

BoardJames Orsillo(Director)in

Board seatTim Barrows· per SEC Form D

Co-investorsG20 VenturesInnovius CapitalThreshold VenturesUnderscore VC

Concerto Cardconcertocard.comApr 2021

Austin, US

Daniel Duncan(Founder)Joseph Saunders(Director)Joseph Naggar(Director)Matt Tomko(Founder)Warren Wilcox(Founder)

Board seatDana Stalder· per SEC Form D

Co-investorsGoldenTree Asset ManagementPayPal VenturesZ47

Flock Safetyflocksafety.comin𝕏Series A · Feb 2022 · $10M

Flock Safety provides a platform that connects neighborhoods, businesses, and law enforcement to share verified incident information and enable coordinated emergency response based on shared evidence.

AI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareGovTechHardwareSaaSAtlanta, US

Garrett Langley(Founder)inMatt Feury(Founder)inPaige Todd(Founder)

Board seatIlya Sukhar· per SEC Form D

Co-investorsA*Andreessen HorowitzAnorak VenturesBedrockCoatue ManagementCRV (Charles River Ventures)+26 more

Leverlever.coin𝕏Nov 2021 · $10MAcquired

Lever is a modern applicant tracking system (ATS) and recruiting CRM platform that combines candidate management, automation, and AI-powered tools to help companies attract, nurture, and hire top talent more efficiently.

Enterprise SoftwareHR TechSaaSSan Francisco, US

Nate Smith(Founder)inBrian Noguchi(Founder)inSarah Nham(Founder)Randal Truong(Founder)inSarah Nahm(Founder)in

BoardStacey Bishop(Director)in

Board seatDana Stalder· per SEC Form D

Co-investorsBling CapitalBoxGroupCorrelation VenturesFelicis VenturesIndex VenturesLocalGlobe+13 more

Minute KEYminutekey.cominMay 2016SEC filingmedium confidence

Minute Key offers automotive key copying through self-service kiosks, where customers scan an original car key to order a spare.

ConsumerHardwareRetail TechRoboticsBoulder, US

Randall Fagundo(Executive Officer, Director)inAndy Volkmann(Executive Officer)

BoardKevin Frick(Director)Ari Freeman(Director)

Board seatDana Stalder· per SEC Form D · $2.5M raise · filed May 2016

Nferencenference.cominMar 2020

nference transforms unstructured biomedical data from electronic medical records into technological solutions that enable scientific discovery of diagnostics and treatments.

AI & Machine LearningBiotechData & InfrastructureDigital HealthCambridge, US

Venkataramanan Soundararajan(Executive Officer)Ajit Rajasekharan(Executive Officer)inMurali Aravamudan(Founder)inVenky Soundararajan(Founder)inThomas McNaughton(Executive Officer)John Halamka(Director)

Board seatTim Barrows· per SEC Form D

Co-investorsNTT Venture Capital

Opturaoptura.aiinMar 2026

Optura helps enterprise healthcare organizations identify and implement AI initiatives with measurable returns on investment.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareHealthtechFranklin, US

Andy Fanning(Founder)inMichael Hollis(Founder)in

BoardTJ PARKER(Director)in

Board seatT.J. Parker· per SEC Form D

Co-investorsSalesforce VenturesEcho Health VenturesHC9 VenturesSusa Ventures

PanzurainSeries B · Dec 2016 · $12M

Hybrid-cloud data management software and services for the enterprise market.

Campbell, US

John Taylor(Executive Officer, Director)inPatrick Harr(Executive Officer, Director)

BoardPaul Madera(Director)inGill Cogan(Director)Mark Santora(Director)

Board seatAndrew Verhalen· per SEC Form D

Co-investorsAquiline Technology GrowthChevron Technology VenturesKhosla VenturesMeritech Capital PartnersOpus Capital

Side, Inc.side.comin𝕏Mar 2017 · $50M

Side is a real estate brokerage platform, launched in 2017, that lets top-producing agents, teams, and independent brokers operate under their own branded companies while Side handles the back office, transaction management, recruiting, and legal liability.

MarketplacesPropTechSaaSSan Francisco, US

Guy Gal(Founder)inEd Wu(Co-Founder & Chief Innovation Officer)inHilary Saunders(Founder)inElizabeth Tse(Chief Operating Officer)inCarmine "CJ" Napolitano(Chief Financial Officer)inRyan Smith(Chief Technology Officer)in

Board seatDana Stalder· per SEC Form D

Co-investorsCoatue ManagementGarage CapitalGMO VenturePartnersICONIQMetaPropMetaProp Ventures+14 more

Sila Nanotechnologiessilanano.comin𝕏Jul 2026

Sila Nanotechnologies engineers next-generation battery materials, particularly silicon anodes, for use in electric vehicles, wearables, and other energy-intensive applications.

Deep TechEnergyHardwareNew MaterialsSan Jose, US

Gleb Yushin(Founder)inGene Berdichevsky(Founder)inAlex Jacobs(Founder)inO. Abbey Omokhodion(Executive Officer)inWarren DeSouza(Executive Officer)in

BoardMichael L. Speiser(Director)in

Board seatAndrew Verhalen· per SEC Form D

Co-investors8VCBessemer Venture PartnersCoatue ManagementCongruent VenturesFoothill VenturesIn-Q-Tel+5 more

15Five15five.comin𝕏Jul 2022 · $52M

15Five provides a strategic performance management platform that helps businesses track employee engagement, performance, and retention through tools like performance reviews, goal tracking, and AI-powered manager coaching.

AI & Machine LearningHR TechSaaSSan Francisco, US

David Hassell(Founder)inShane Metcalf(Founder)inNazar Ivaniv(Founder)inSanti Jaramillo(Founder)

BoardBrent Hill(Director)inMatthew Cowan(Director)in

Co-investors500 GlobalBling CapitalChaifetz GroupConnetic VenturesConvergeEdison Partners+11 more

Aampeaampe.comin

Aampe provides AI agents that personalize customer messaging at the individual-user level, running thousands of parallel experiments to optimize engagement content, timing, and variants.

AI & Machine LearningMarketing TechSaaS

Schaun Wheeler(Founder)inKate Field(Founder)inPaul Meinshausen(Founder)Sami Abboud(Founder)

Co-investorsPeak XV PartnersSurgeZ47Blume VenturesCrane Venture PartnersTheory Ventures

Acaciaacacia-inc.comin𝕏

Acacia designs and manufactures optical networking components and systems, including silicon photonics solutions and coherent optical interconnects for cloud data centers, AI clusters, carrier networks, submarine cables, and satellite communications.

Cloud ComputingData & InfrastructureHardware

Benny Mikkelsen(Founder)Christian Rasmussen(Founder)Mehrdad Givehchi(Founder)

Co-investorsAccelB CapitalBlume VenturesGood CapitalLoyal VCSummit Partners

Accordinaccord.comin

Accord builds sales execution software that embeds sales methodology into the selling workflow and uses AI agents to handle non-call work, giving sales leaders visibility into deal progression and enabling targeted coaching.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaSSales TechSan Francisco, US

Ross Rich(Founder)inRyan Rich(Founder)in

Co-investorsAUTHENTIC VENTURESY CombinatorCraft VenturesEarl Grey CapitalStripe

Affirmedaffirmednetworks.comin𝕏Feb 2019Acquired

Mobile network solutions with gateway functionality and content delivery services; acquired by Microsoft.

Acton, US

Hassan Ahmed(Executive Officer, Director)inDenis Cashman(Executive Officer)inGeorge Hale(Executive Officer)in

BoardJon Auerbach(Director)inTimothy Barrows(Director)Nael Kassar(Director)

Co-investorsBessemer Venture PartnersBloc VenturesCenterview Capital TechnologyCRV (Charles River Ventures)Lightspeed Venture PartnersQualcomm Ventures+1 more

Afterpayafterpay.com𝕏

Afterpay is a buy-now-pay-later service that lets shoppers pay for purchases over time, either in four interest-free installments or over 3, 6, 12, or 24 months at partner brands.

ConsumerFintechRetail Tech

Nick Molnar(Founder)inAnthony Eisen(Founder)

Co-investorsSugar Capital

Airtopairtop.aiin𝕏May 2022

Airtop provides cloud-based browser automation that turns plain-English descriptions of workflows into deterministic agents able to log in, browse, and act across the open web, behind logins, and inside legacy vendor portals.

AI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsSaaS

Amir Ashkenazi(Founder)inDaniel Shteremberg(Founder)in

Co-investorsCisco InvestmentsHubSpot VenturesIcon VenturesSequoia CapitalXYZ Venture CapitalAbstract Ventures+19 more

Airvanacommscope.comin𝕏

CommScope provides broadband infrastructure solutions and technologies designed to enable high-speed internet access across urban and rural communities.

Cloud ComputingHardwareHickory, US

Co-investorsSiris

Altanaacceldata.ioin

Acceldata provides a unified platform for building, governing, and scaling data and AI workloads with end-to-end observability across pipelines.

AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwarePalo Alto, US

Rohit Choudhary(Founder)inAshwin Rajeeva(Founder)inSatish Krishnamurthy(Executive Officer, Director)Maram Nagendraprasad(Executive Officer, Director)Gaurav Nagar(Founder)in

BoardDev Khare(Director)in

Co-investorsDrive CapitalEMERGENT VENTURESFelicis VenturesFocal VenturesForesite CapitalGeneral Catalyst+23 more

Alteon Websystemsradware.com

Pioneer in the webserver load-balancing market.

Pavan Thathain

Co-investorsCervinNew Enterprise Associates (NEA)

Alunaalunacare.com𝕏Series B · Jan 2023 · $15.3MAcquired

Aluna develops a portable respiratory management tool for children with asthma and other chronic respiratory diseases.

Digital HealthHealthtechMedical Devices

Charvi Shetty(Chief Executive Officer)inInderjit Jutla(Chief Scientific Officer)

Co-investorsBlue Bear VenturesGood Growth CapitalRho Capital PartnersRho VenturesSeraph GroupZühlke Ventures+1 more

Ampersandwithampersand.comin𝕏

Ampersand provides a declarative integration framework for building bi-directional, customer-configurable product integrations with third-party applications.

Developer ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSaaS

Lauren Long(Founder)in

Co-investors2.12 AngelsFlagship PioneeringFlex Capital Partners

Anumanaanumana.aiin𝕏Apr 2025

Anumana is an AI-driven health technology company developing software-as-a-medical-device (SaMD) solutions that apply AI to standard 12-lead ECG data to detect early signs of cardiovascular disease and support clinical decision-making.

AI & Machine LearningBiotechDigital HealthMedical DevicesCambridge, US

Murali Aravamudan(Executive Chairman of the Board; co-founder of nference)inMaulik Nanavaty(Chief Executive Officer)inHarris Fishman(Executive Officer)Alan Colowick(Director)Cheranjit Rihal(Director)David Goel(Director)

Co-investorsNTT Venture CapitalMatrix Capital Management

Apolloapollographql.comin𝕏

Apollo provides a GraphQL-based API orchestration platform that unifies APIs and data sources for backend teams and frontend applications.

Data & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSan Francisco, US

Geoff Schmidt(Founder)inmatt debergalis(Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder)inNick Martin(Founder)inJosh Wright(Founder)inMatt DeBergalis(Founder)S G(Founder)in

Co-investorsAndreessen HorowitzDCVC (Data Collective)EQUIAMHeavybitInitialized CapitalInsight Partners+11 more

Aponoapono.ioin𝕏Acquired

Apono provides an access management platform that replaces standing privileges by granting scoped, just-in-time access at runtime and automatically revoking it.

Cloud ComputingCybersecurityDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSaaS

Sara Teare(Founder)Rom Carmel(Founder)inOfir Stein(Founder)in

Co-investors33NAccelBackbone AngelsMeron CapitalMindset VentureNew Era Capital Partners+12 more

AppIQnetworkcomputing.comin𝕏

Network Computing was an IT publication brand that, as of September 2025, merged with Informa TechTarget; the page now redirects readers to TechTarget.com for enterprise technology news and coverage on topics like networking, IT operations, data management, AI, and cybersecurity.

Media & Entertainment

Co-investorsUS Venture Partners

Artis Venturesav.co

ARTIS Ventures is a venture capital firm investing in frontier technologies and breakthroughs primarily at the intersection of technology, biology, and healthcare.

AI & Machine LearningBiotechHealthtechSan Francisco, US

Stuart Peterson(Founder and Managing Partner)in

Co-investorsModi VenturesY Combinator

Arubaarubanetworks.comacquired by Hewlett-Packard · Mar 2015 · $3B

Enterprise networking (Wi-Fi, switches, SD-WAN) with cloud-managed security for campuses & branches

Keerti Melkote(Founder)Pankaj Manglik(Founder)

Co-investorsAmplify PartnersArtis VenturesAsset Management CompanyCervinGolub GrowthICCP Venture Partners+12 more

AtomistinNov 2015

San Francisco, US

Rod Johnson(Executive Officer, Director)inJonathan Ryan Day(Executive Officer, Director)

BoardDavid Skok(Director)inKevin Efrusy(Director)in

Co-investorsAccel

August Healthaugusthealth.comin𝕏

August Health builds software for senior living communities to support caregivers in delivering care.

AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthEnterprise SoftwareHealthtech

Justin Schram(Founder)inErez Cohen(Founder)inMichael Watts(Founder)

Co-investorsDesigner FundEquitage Ventures, L.L.C.General CatalystMoxxie VenturesPrimetime PartnersUnanimous Capital+2 more

Basedashbasedash.comin𝕏May 2023 · $4.4M

Basedash is an AI-native business intelligence platform that uses natural language processing to let teams query databases, generate dashboards, and explore analytics without writing SQL.

AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareSaaSMontreal, CA

Max Musing(Founder)in

Co-investorsWorklife VenturesY Combinator468 CapitalForm CapitalNotable CapitalPeterson Venture Partners+1 more

Baselanebaselane.cominOct 2025 · $34.4M

Baselane provides accounting and financial management software for real estate investors and landlords, helping them track cash flow, manage property finances, and optimize tax deductions.

AI & Machine LearningFintechPropTechSaaS

Thorben Scheidegger(Founder)inSaad Dar(Founder)

Co-investorsActivant CapitalCollaborative FundConversion CapitalDiagramParameter VenturesStarwood Capital Group+1 more

Bayabaya.bizJan 2025 · $36M

Baya Merlion Trails is a Singapore-registered online travel consultancy that plans, books and confirms attraction tickets, harbour cruises and guided tours for visitors to Singapore, delivering e-tickets by email.

ConsumerMarketplacesTravel & HospitalitySingapore, SG

Co-investorsMyAsiaVCSoma CapitalIntel CapitalMaverick Silicon

Belongbelonghome.comin𝕏

A platform enabling renters to become homeowners and property owners to generate passive income through residential real estate.

AI & Machine LearningPropTech

Ale Resnik(Founder)Ankur Choudhary(Founder)Avion Gray(Founder)Ayush Singh(Founder)Owen Savir(Founder)Rishabh Kaul(Founder)

Co-investorsAndreessen HorowitzBattery VenturesFifth WallNotable CapitalElevation CapitalJ17 Capital+4 more

Belongbelong.life

A personalized, patient-focused cancer-care management navigator app supporting patients, families and doctors from diagnosis to recovery.

New York City, US

Irad Deutsch(Founder)

Co-investorsAlmeda VenturesBackwards CapitalBlume VenturesElevation CapitalLakestar

Bennybennyapi.com

Rishi Ahuja(Founder)inSteve Austin(Founder)inAlok Jain(Founder)Andy Kalmon(Founder)

Co-investorsTechstars

Beyond Oddsemversity.comin𝕏

Emversity partners with existing universities in India to embed an industry layer into their programmes, including employer-designed curriculum, skill labs, clinical and hotel training, and guaranteed internships, so students graduate job-ready.

EdTechFuture of WorkHR TechBengaluru, IN

Vivek Sinha(Founder)in

Co-investorsAlteria CapitalInnoVen CapitalLightspeed Venture PartnersPremji InvestZ47

Bezibezi.comin𝕏Jul 2026

Bezi is an AI agent that operates within Unity to assist game developers with code generation, scene building, debugging, and automation tasks.

AI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareGamingOakland, US

Cecilia Uhr(Founder)inJulian Park(Founder)inDenys Bastov(Founder)in

BoardChetan Puttagunta(Director)inSusan Liu(Director / investor representative)in

Co-investorsBessemer Venture PartnersDesigner FundUncork Capital2.12 Angels8VCAdverb Ventures+16 more

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bijnis is a B2B wholesale platform that connects Indian retailers directly with footwear and apparel manufacturers, cutting out intermediaries to offer factory-direct pricing, low minimum orders, and services like 60-minute delivery, open-box delivery, and returns.

B2B MarketplacesE-commerceLogistics & Supply ChainRetail TechAgra, IN

Siddharth Vij(Co-Founder & CEO)inSiddharth Rastogi(Co-Founder & CPTO)inChaitanya Rathi(Co-Founder & COO)inSachin Chauhan(Co-Founder, Growth & Operations)in

Co-investorsInfo Edge VenturesWaterBridge VenturesZ47Info EdgeSequoia CapitalWestBridge Capital

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Tracked investments with no reachable website or further public details — typically companies that wound down, renamed, or were absorbed.

AqutoConfer TechnologiesMesa FinancialPetChiThunder GPUApollo TechnologiesArgonArroyo Video SolutionsAssembledBee Cave GamesConferCopper MountainFramehawkNetezza

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▶99 more tracked companies

NubisObjectiveOculusOfBusinessOla CabsOmniMLONDisplayOpen ListingsOpenPagesOpenwaveOpenwaveOptivolt LabsOrderAheadOsmnez TechnologiesOTOOutsetOwl LabsOxygenParabolaPark+PayRangePesto TechPillPackPingoPixcelPlexxiPolishedPolyvorePostmatesPostPathPoyntPractoPredible HealthProminetPulseQualtreQuashQuikrQuoraRainforestRaven TechRazorpayReachRedstoneRelaceRelay VenturesRepoolReshopRizaRocksboxSahara AISalientSalsifySaphoScrunchSellRazeSequinSieveSketchDeckSkyfire LabsSleuthSmartcatSpeakSpeckleSpiderCloud WirelessSplitwiseSqrrlStanza LivingSteadilyStoriantSukharSunoSunoTAXATeammatesTerractivetextPlusTheladdersThunder ComputeTjparkerToddleTovenAITrisk BioTurntableUnbabelUXUYWaeveWaldoWootzWootzWorkflowXterioZaiusZendesk New YorkZest AIZippmatZupeeZupee GoldZymbly

Rows marked “SEC filing” are inferred from directors named on the company's SEC Form D — public regulatory data, not a portfolio list published by the firm.

Exits · 52

12 IPOs · 40 acquisitions · showing 22

AmbarellaNASDAQ: AMBAAMDNASDAQ: AMDAppleNASDAQ: AAPLBoxNYSE: BOXCerebras SystemsNASDAQ: CBRSFedExNYSE: FDXHubSpotNYSE: HUBSIBMNYSE: IBMLam ResearchNASDAQ: LRCXMetaNASDAQ: METARibbon Communications, Inc.NASDAQ: RBBNTigo EnergyNASDAQ: TYGOArubaacq. by Hewlett-PackardCamiantacq. by TekelecCodeshipacq. by CloudBeesCommonGroundacq. by AppleCopper Mountainacq. by Tut SystemsGrabCADacq. by StratasysGuildedacq. by RobloxHuddleacq. by IdeagenKolideacq. by KolideNetezzaacq. by IBM

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Frequently asked questions

How many investments has Matrix made?
Matrix has 299 tracked investments, 52 of which have exited, including 33 dated in the last 24 months.
What stage does Matrix invest at?
Matrix invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A stages.
What is Matrix's typical check size?
Matrix typically writes checks of $100K – $10M.
What sectors does Matrix focus on?
Matrix focuses on AI & Machine Learning, Consumer, Data & Infrastructure, Deep Tech, Enterprise Software, Fintech, Healthtech, Sector Agnostic, Semiconductors.
Where is Matrix located?
Matrix is headquartered in San Francisco, US.
Does Matrix lead rounds?
Matrix typically participates in rounds rather than leading them.
Who does Matrix co-invest with?
Matrix most often shares deals with Y Combinator, Andreessen Horowitz, General Catalyst, among 430 tracked co-investors.

Media · Podcasts & interviews

featuring the team

Notifications North Star - Patrick Malatack, Matrix Partners

Code Story: Insights from Startup Tech Leaders · Patrick Malatack

Presenting to Senior Execs & Impressing VCs with Diana Kimball Berlin, Partner at Matrix

Accord · Diana Kimball Berlin

From Geek Squad to Venture Capital with Diana Kimball Berlin of Matrix

Ripple Ventures · Diana Kimball Berlin

Ilya Sukhar '07 - General Partner, Matrix Partners

Entrepreneurship at Cornell · Ilya Sukhar

Investor Perspective: Stan Reiss, General Partner, Matrix Partners

Columbia TechVentures · Stan Reiss

Stan Reiss (Matrix Partners) | Videos & Movies on Vimeo

Columbia Tech Ventures · Stan Reiss · vimeo.com

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Co-investors · 110

Z47

Z47 (formerly Matrix Partners India) is an India-focused early-stage venture capital firm that partners with founders building for a developed India, backing companies from seed to Series B (with pre-seed via its DeVC arm).

$2M – $10M
Andreessen Horowitz

Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) is a venture capital firm founded in 2009 by Marc Andreessen and Ben Horowitz, known for pioneering the platform model with a large team of operators supporting founders across stages.

$500K – $50M
Accel

Accel is a venture capital firm that partners with exceptional teams, positioning itself as a first partner to founders globally.

$500K – $100M
SV Angel

SV Angel is a San Francisco-based firm that invests long-term in founders, supporting them with advice, introductions, and network access at key business inflection points.

$150K – $20M
CRV (Charles River Ventures)

CRV is a venture capital firm that backs founders at the seed and Series A stages, focusing on those with deep conviction and unique insights.

$250K – $5M
General Catalyst

General Catalyst is a venture capital firm operating as a partnership focused on company building and accelerating the growth of the businesses it backs.

$30M
Coatue Management

Coatue Management is a technology-focused investment firm that invests in innovation across both public and private markets with responsible risk management.

$1M – $20M
Spark Capital

Spark Capital is a venture capital firm that partners with founders, known for early investments including leading Twitter's Series B in 2008.

$500K – $25M
Lightspeed Venture Partners

Lightspeed Venture Partners is a global venture capital firm that backs founders from Seed through Series F and beyond, emphasizing deep, immersive partnerships with the companies it invests in.

$1M – $5M
GV (Google Ventures)

GV (Google Ventures) is a venture capital firm that has invested in AI and machine learning since its early days, backing more than 100 AI companies across infrastructure, life sciences, and applications.

$250K – $50M
Index Ventures

Index Ventures is a venture capital firm that backs founders across industries and geographies, emphasizing the people behind ideas as much as the businesses themselves.

$540K – $10.8M
Benchmark

Benchmark is a venture capital firm with offices in San Francisco and Woodside that invests in early-stage startups.

$100K – $15M
▶98 more co-investors

Liquid VenturesNew Enterprise Associates (NEA)Soma CapitalFelicis VenturesBoxGroupSound VenturesNorwest Venture PartnersTrinity VenturesCraft VenturesFirst Round CapitalMenlo VenturesAmplify PartnersVenrockGreylock PartnersSusa VenturesAbstract VenturesLong Journey VenturesFounder CollectiveDST GlobalMeritech Capital PartnersPoint NineFuel CapitalTrue VenturesIVP (Institutional Venture Partners)Sapphire VenturesBattery VenturesCaffeinated CapitalOpenView Venture PartnersRedpoint VenturesACME CapitalEmergence Capital PartnersAltaIR CapitalGlobal Founders CapitalAngelPadStandard CapitalCervinAlt CapitalSOSVUpHonest CapitalFreestyle CapitalCota CapitalBase10 PartnersThreshold VenturesShasta VenturesAnorak VenturesSummit PartnersMakers FundMerus CapitalNTT Venture CapitalDCVC (Data Collective)Gradient VenturesAccompliceDell Technologies CapitalAIX Ventures7percent VenturesBallistic VenturesComcast VenturesBaseline VenturesLead Edge CapitalUtopian VenturesRally Ventures Management, LlcThink+ Ventures Management, LlcFoundamentalAmplify.LAMatter Venture PartnersGoat CapitalC2 InvestmentsAccel-KKRLookout VenturesStellar CapitalResolute VenturesHarrison MetalKortschak Investments L.P.Better Tomorrow VenturesHV CapitalZetta Venture PartnersXtripe AngelsFounders' Co-opStorm VenturesWalden InternationalIVCUP PartnersPropeller VCThird Kind Venture CapitalSmash CapitalConvective CapitalStealth CapitalGreatPoint VenturesNeotribe VenturesSunshine LakeDay One VenturesMarathon Venture CapitalTheory Forge VenturesEnergy Capital VenturesHorizonGranite VenturesApplied VenturesGenerative Ventures

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