Matter Venture Partners — 2025 Investments
5 investments dated 2025 · listed companies and verified rows first · show all
OpenLight Photonics develops photonic integrated circuits and systems for data center, telecommunications, and sensing applications.
Deep TechHardwareSemiconductorsGoleta, US
Adam Carter(Chief Executive Officer)James Dixon(Chief Financial Officer)Volkan Kaman(Vice President, Operations)John Parker(Senior Director, Engineering)Chris Barnard(Senior Director, Test & Software)Mario Pannicia(Director)
Co-investorsCatapult VenturesIceNineSnatched Ventures
SpinLaunch develops a kinetic orbital launch system that uses a rotating accelerator to propel satellites into space at ultra-high speeds, reducing fuel and structural requirements compared to traditional rockets.
Deep TechHardwareSpace TechLong Beach, US
Jonathan Yaney(Executive Officer, Director)inMatthew Mejia(Executive Officer)David Wrenn(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardKerry Propper(Director)inAntonio Ruiz-Gimenez(Director)in
Board seatWen Hsieh· per SEC Form D · $32M raise · filed Aug 2025
Co-investorsCatapult VenturesKleiner PerkinsLauder PartnersLobby CapitalTeam GlobalATW Partners+2 more
Dock is a revenue enablement platform that lets sales teams create shared client workspaces, deal rooms, and client portals, manage sales content, and build AI agents that draft proposals, follow-up emails, and mutual action plans from live CRM data.
AI & Machine LearningSaaSSales Tech
Co-investorsFjor FoundersOperator CollectiveRecall CapitalHearst VenturesLightbankLinse Capital+3 more
Dock is a collaborative workspace where users create teams of specialized AI agents that coordinate with one another to carry out departmental work.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSan Francisco, US
Govind Kavaturi(Co-Founder)inMike Molinet(Founder)in
Co-investorsY CombinatorHearst VenturesLightbankLinse CapitalRiverwood CapitalSozo Ventures+1 more
Kargo uses computer vision hardware ("Towers") installed at warehouse loading docks to capture freight events in real time and turn them into structured data.
AI & Machine LearningHardwareLogistics & Supply ChainSaaSSan Francisco, US
Samuel Lurye(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)Sam Lurye(Founder)
BoardSpencer Foust(Director)in
Co-investorsSozo VenturesAvenir Growth CapitalEvolution VC PartnersIndustrious VenturesAvenirHearst Ventures+2 more
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.

