Where does Mike Xia work?

Mike Xia is Venture Fellow at Matter Venture Partners.

What check size does Mike Xia write?

Mike Xia typically writes checks of $100K – $5M.

Where did Mike Xia go to school?

Mike Xia studied at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Department of Urban Studies and Planning); Y Combinator; University of Maryland (Mechatronics, Robotics).

Mike Xia

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Venture Fellow at Matter Venture Partners · Advisor at Homebrew

San Francisco, California

Writes $100K – $5M checks · typically $1.5M

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About

Mike Xia is the founder and CEO of Anvil Robotics. He has founded four deep technology companies that have collectively raised over $20 million in venture funding. Xia has operated these ventures across multiple technology cycles over the past decade.

Experience

Anvil RoboticsFounder & CEOcurrent2025 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
Menlo ResearchAdvisorcurrent2025 — presentSingapore
Matter Venture PartnersVenture Fellowcurrent2024 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
Voltage ParkChief Product Officer2023 — 2024San Francisco, California, United States
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Lumina | AI-powered 4K webcamCo-Founder and CTO2021 — 2023Taipei City, Taiwan
MIT - senseable city labGraduate Research Assistant2013 — 2015Cambridge, MA

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Mike Xia?: Mike Xia is the founder and CEO of Anvil Robotics. He has founded four deep technology companies that have collectively raised over $20 million in venture funding. Xia has operated these ventures across multiple technology cycles over the past decade.
Where does Mike Xia work?: Mike Xia is Venture Fellow at Matter Venture Partners.
What check size does Mike Xia write?: Mike Xia typically writes checks of $100K – $5M.
Where did Mike Xia go to school?: Mike Xia studied at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Department of Urban Studies and Planning); Y Combinator; University of Maryland (Mechatronics, Robotics).