Matrix Partners
Cambridge · Pre-Seed–Series A
Investment thesis
Matrix invests in founders with deep technical expertise and a distinctive vision for the future. The firm seeks contrarian investments in companies that challenge the status quo, backing challengers and risk-takers from the earliest stages through Series A. The team leverages its collective experience as founders and company builders to provide meaningful support and strategic guidance to portfolio companies.
Source: firm website, verified Jul 17, 2026.
Investments · 60 tracked
- 15Five
- Acacia
- Accord
- Affirmed
- Afterpay
- Airvana
- Alteon
- Aluna
- Ambarella
- AMCC
- Ampersand
- ApartmentList
- Apollo GraphQL
- AppIQ
- Apple
- Argon
- ArrowPoint
- Aruba
- August Health
- Baselane
- Baya Systems
- Benny
- Bonsai
- Broadband Access
- Bugsnag
- Camiant
- Canva
- Care.com
- Cascade
- Centaur Labs
- Chameleon
- CloudBees
- CloudSwitch
- CloudZero
- Concerto
- Confer
- Copper Mountain
- Cosmos
- Courier
- CTRL Labs
- EarnIn
- Educative
- Emerge Tools
- Empirix
- Fabletics
- FedEx
- Fini
- Fivetran
- Flex
- General Medicine
- Gentrace
- Gilt Groupe
- GOAT
- GrabCAD
- Hashboard
- Headlight
- Hookdeck
- Hubspot
- Inflection
- JBoss
Frequently asked questions
- What stage does Matrix Partners invest at?
- Matrix Partners invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A stages.
- What sectors does Matrix Partners focus on?
- Matrix Partners focuses on Sector Agnostic.
- Where is Matrix Partners located?
- Matrix Partners is headquartered in Cambridge, US.
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