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Wen Hsieh
InvestorManaging Partner at Matter Venture Partners · Advisor at Kleiner Perkins
Menlo Park, California
Writes $2M – $50M checks · typically $25M
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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.
Contact· published on Wen's own website
Invests in
AI & Machine LearningConsumerEnterprise SoftwareFintechHealthtech
Deals · 7
Dexterity AIBoard 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
SpinLaunchBoard seat
via Matter Venture Partners · filed Aug 2025 · $32M raise
CrossbarBoard seat
via Matter Venture Partners · filed Jan 2024 · $5.2M raise
AmbiqBoard seat
via Matter Venture Partners · filed Nov 2022 · $111K raise
Amprius, 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
Attribution from SEC filings, press coverage, and firm rosters.
Other disclosed investments
Board seats
Investor
Ambiq MicroAmyrisBloom EnergyCesiumAstroChef RoboticsChipAgentsDesktop MetalDexterityEriduGeneral RadarLightforceLumafieldOpenLightPavilion Data Systems, Inc.Rapid RoboticsRipcordShoof TechnologiesTacta SystemsTYLsemiWillo
Sources: SEC Form D filings · curated public sources.
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Wen Hsieh?
- 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.
- Where does Wen Hsieh work?
- Wen Hsieh is Managing Partner at Matter Venture Partners and Advisor at Kleiner Perkins.
- What does Wen Hsieh invest in?
- Wen Hsieh invests in AI & Machine Learning, Consumer, Enterprise Software, Fintech, Healthtech.
- What check size does Wen Hsieh write?
- Wen Hsieh typically writes checks of $2M – $50M.
- What boards does Wen Hsieh sit on?
- Wen Hsieh holds tracked board seats at AEye Technologies, Inc., Alpha Design AI, Inc., Ambiq, Amprius, Inc., Cesium Astro, Crossbar, Dexterity AI, Eridu, SpinLaunch.
- What companies has Wen Hsieh invested in?
- Investments tracked here include Ambiq Micro, Amyris, Bloom Energy, CesiumAstro, Chef Robotics, ChipAgents, Crossbar, Desktop Metal, Dexterity, Eridu, General Radar, Lightforce, and 10 more.
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