Wen Hsieh
InvestorPartner 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
- Matter Venture PartnersFounding Managing Partnercurrent2023 — present
- Kleiner PerkinsGeneral Partner2006 — 2023
- McKinsey & CompanyAssociate Principal2001 — 2006
Education
- CaltechDoctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Electrical Engineering1995 — 2000
- CaltechDoctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) Minor, Biology1995 — 2000
- CaltechMaster of Science (M.S.), Electrical Engineering1994 — 1995
- CaltechBachelor of Science (B.S.) with Honors, Electrical Engineering1990 — 1994
Skills & more
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CleantechBusiness StrategyEntrepreneurshipManagement ConsultingBusiness DevelopmentFinancial ModelingDue DiligenceProduct ManagementIncubationsLow powerStrategyM&A experienceFrom Wen's professional profile.
Same school
Shared employers
Also worked at Kleiner Perkins99
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Also worked at McKinsey & Company1,127
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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
Attribution from SEC filings, press coverage, and firm rosters.
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