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Wen Hsieh

Investor

Partner at Kleiner Perkins · Managing Partner at Matter Venture Partners

Menlo Park, California

Writes $2M – $50M checks · typically $25M

About

Wen Hsieh rose from associate to Managing Partner; his dual Caltech PhDs, semiconductor operating experience, and Amazon upbringing yield deep technical pattern recognition and an appetite for frontier hardware bets.

Invests in

AI & Machine LearningConsumerEnterprise SoftwareFintechHealthtech

Experience

  1. Matter Venture PartnersFounding Managing Partnercurrent2023 — present
  2. Kleiner PerkinsGeneral Partner2006 — 2023
  3. McKinsey & CompanyAssociate Principal2001 — 2006

Education

  1. CaltechDoctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Electrical Engineering1995 — 2000
  2. CaltechDoctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) Minor, Biology1995 — 2000
  3. CaltechMaster of Science (M.S.), Electrical Engineering1994 — 1995
  4. CaltechBachelor of Science (B.S.) with Honors, Electrical Engineering1990 — 1994

Skills & more

Venture Capital68Start-ups69Private Equity17Corporate Development35Mergers & Acquisitions18Mobile devices3Wearables3Storage5Connectivity3Greentech7Mobile Devices8Strategic Partnerships22
+12 moreCleantechBusiness StrategyEntrepreneurshipManagement ConsultingBusiness DevelopmentFinancial ModelingDue DiligenceProduct ManagementIncubationsLow powerStrategyM&A experience

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Deals · 8

DexterityBoard seat

via Matter Venture Partners · filed Jun 2026 · $50M raise

Alpha Design AI, Inc.Board seat

via Matter Venture Partners · filed May 2026 · $50M raise

Eridu CorpBoard seat

via Matter Venture Partners · filed Mar 2026 · $200M raise

SPINLAUNCH INC.Board seat

via Matter Venture Partners · filed Aug 2025 · $32M raise

Crossbar, Inc.Board seat

via Matter Venture Partners · filed Jan 2024 · $5.2M raise

AmbiqBoard seat

via Matter Venture Partners · filed Nov 2022 · $111K raise

Amprius Technologies, Inc.Board seat

via Matter Venture Partners · filed Oct 2022 · $202M raise

AEye Technologies, Inc.Board seat

via Matter Venture Partners · filed Sep 2021 · $40M raise

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Colleagues at Kleiner Perkins

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