Where does Ilya Sukhar work?

Ilya Sukhar is Partner at Matrix and Board director at Thunder GPU.

What check size does Ilya Sukhar write?

Ilya Sukhar typically writes checks of $100K – $10M.

What boards does Ilya Sukhar sit on?

Ilya Sukhar holds tracked board seats at Thunder GPU.

What companies has Ilya Sukhar invested in?

Investments tracked here include Afterpay, Canva, Fivetran, Hubspot, Oculus, Zendesk.

Where did Ilya Sukhar go to school?

Ilya Sukhar studied at Cornell University (M.Eng., Computer Science); Cornell University (B.S., Computer Science & Operations Research); The Harker School.

Ilya Sukhar

Investor

Partner at Matrix · Board director at Thunder GPU

San Francisco, California, United States

Writes $100K – $10M checks

30 Under 30 2014 · Enterprise Technology

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Ilya: together at Matrix

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About

Ilya Sukhar is a partner at Matrix Partners, where he backs and supports early-stage startups. Before joining Matrix, he invested as an angel and served as a part-time partner at Y Combinator, and he founded Parse, a mobile infrastructure company acquired by Facebook. He holds a degree in Computer Science and Operations Research from Cornell.

Contact· published on Ilya's own website

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Invests in

AI & Machine LearningConsumerDeep TechDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareFintechSaaS

Board director at Thunder GPU

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Thunder GPU's investors · 1

MatrixSan Francisco · $100K – $10M checks · since 2026

Co-founders at Thunder GPU

Carl Oscar PetersonExecutive Officer, Director, Promoter

Experience

MatrixGeneral Partnercurrent2017 — present
Y CombinatorPartner2014 — 2016
FacebookDeveloper Products2013 — 2016
Parse (acquired by Facebook)Co-founder & CEO2011 — 2016

Deals · 2

Thunder GPUBoard seat

via Matrix · filed Jun 2026 · $17.6M raise

Open ListingsLed round

via Matrix · filed May 2017

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Attribution from SEC filings, press coverage, and firm rosters.

Other disclosed investments

Investor

AfterpayCanvaFivetranHubspotOculusZendesk

Sources: SEC Form D filings · curated public sources.

Colleagues at Matrix

Andrea Black

COO at Matrix Partners

Andrew Verhalen

Investor at Matrix Partners

Antonio Rodriguez

Partner at Matrix Partners

Dana Stalder

Partner at Matrix Partners

David Skok

Investor at Matrix Partners

Diana Berlin

Partner at Matrix Partners

Diana Kimball Berlin

Partner at Matrix

Erin Mauro

CFO at Matrix Partners

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Andrew Verhalen

Investor at Matrix Partners

Antonio Rodriguez

Partner at Matrix Partners

Blake Bartlett

Partner at OpenView Venture Partners

Investor at Green Cow Venture Capital

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Ilya Sukhar?: Ilya Sukhar is a partner at Matrix Partners, where he backs and supports early-stage startups. Before joining Matrix, he invested as an angel and served as a part-time partner at Y Combinator, and he founded Parse, a mobile infrastructure company acquired by Facebook. He holds a degree in Computer Science and Operations Research from Cornell.
Where does Ilya Sukhar work?: Ilya Sukhar is Partner at Matrix and Board director at Thunder GPU.
What does Ilya Sukhar invest in?: Ilya Sukhar invests in AI & Machine Learning, Consumer, Deep Tech, Developer Tools, Enterprise Software, Fintech, SaaS.
What check size does Ilya Sukhar write?: Ilya Sukhar typically writes checks of $100K – $10M.
What boards does Ilya Sukhar sit on?: Ilya Sukhar holds tracked board seats at Thunder GPU.
What companies has Ilya Sukhar invested in?: Investments tracked here include Afterpay, Canva, Fivetran, Hubspot, Oculus, Zendesk.
Where did Ilya Sukhar go to school?: Ilya Sukhar studied at Cornell University (M.Eng., Computer Science); Cornell University (B.S., Computer Science & Operations Research); The Harker School.