Matrix Partners

Matrix Partners is a venture capital firm founded in 1977 and based in San Francisco that backs early-stage and Series A technology companies across sectors such as artificial intelligence, B2B software, consumer technology, fintech, health tech, infrastructure, and semiconductors. The firm emphasizes practical, founder-centered collaboration, often supporting concepts from idea stage through Series A and taking board seats to help portfolio companies scale. It operates globally, including Matrix Partners China, which focuses on long-term relationships with entrepreneurs in China and has a track record of IPOs and strategic exits. The team combines former founders and experienced investors to bring local execution and global perspective. Notable investments span across the technology landscape, reflecting a history of involvement with companies like FedEx, Apple, Oculus, Canva, Zendesk, HubSpot, Postmates, Fivetran, Sila, and GOAT, illustrating the firm’s ability to support companies from early development to scale.

Ben Altshuler

Partner

Timothy Barrows

General Partner

Diana Kimball Berlin

Partner

Phyllis Doherty

Administrative Partner

Paul Ferri

Investor

Past deals in Database

Chainbase

Series A in 2024
Chainbase is a comprehensive data infrastructure platform designed for Web3. It automates the indexing and querying of blockchain data, allowing developers to efficiently utilize enriched on-chain data for their applications.

Basedash

Seed Round in 2023
Basedash offers a cloud-based workflow management platform to manage and visualize databases, enabling the creation of internal applications from data without coding. It provides a shared library of views and queries, supports application editing, no-code data organization, change tracking, real-time collaboration, and keyboard navigation, and integrates with databases to read, write, query, edit, and delete data. The platform includes internal tools such as admin panels, SQL interfaces, and dashboards to help teams coordinate, automate workflows, and monitor activity by tracking manual edits across systems.

Bytebase Technology

Seed Round in 2021
Bytebase Technology develops open-source software for continuous integration/continuous deployment (CI/CD) and DevOps in databases. It supports mainstream OLTP, OLAP, NoSQL databases, facilitating collaboration between developers and database administrators through its schema change and version control tools.

HashData

Series A in 2020
HashData Ltd., headquartered in Beijing, China, specializes in cloud-based data warehousing services. It focuses on providing a scalable, fully managed data warehouse solution capable of handling one petabyte-level data, enabling businesses to analyze large datasets using standard SQL. This service aims to lower barriers for enterprises to conduct big data analysis and promote data democratization, offering benefits such as improved performance, concurrency, elasticity, and simplicity in data management.

PingCAP

Series D in 2020
PingCAP is a Beijing-based software company that develops TiDB, an open-source distributed Hybrid Transactional/Analytical Processing (HTAP) database designed to handle online transactions and analytics on a single platform. TiDB delivers cloud-native distributed SQL with MySQL compatibility, strong consistency, horizontal scalability, and high availability, serving as a unified solution for OLTP and OLAP workloads. Founded in 2015, PingCAP focuses on open-source development and cloud-native deployment to provide scalable, reliable database experiences for transactional and analytical needs.

PingCAP

Series C in 2018
PingCAP is a Beijing-based software company that develops TiDB, an open-source distributed Hybrid Transactional/Analytical Processing (HTAP) database designed to handle online transactions and analytics on a single platform. TiDB delivers cloud-native distributed SQL with MySQL compatibility, strong consistency, horizontal scalability, and high availability, serving as a unified solution for OLTP and OLAP workloads. Founded in 2015, PingCAP focuses on open-source development and cloud-native deployment to provide scalable, reliable database experiences for transactional and analytical needs.

PingCAP

Series B in 2017
PingCAP is a Beijing-based software company that develops TiDB, an open-source distributed Hybrid Transactional/Analytical Processing (HTAP) database designed to handle online transactions and analytics on a single platform. TiDB delivers cloud-native distributed SQL with MySQL compatibility, strong consistency, horizontal scalability, and high availability, serving as a unified solution for OLTP and OLAP workloads. Founded in 2015, PingCAP focuses on open-source development and cloud-native deployment to provide scalable, reliable database experiences for transactional and analytical needs.

PingCAP

Seed Round in 2015
PingCAP is a Beijing-based software company that develops TiDB, an open-source distributed Hybrid Transactional/Analytical Processing (HTAP) database designed to handle online transactions and analytics on a single platform. TiDB delivers cloud-native distributed SQL with MySQL compatibility, strong consistency, horizontal scalability, and high availability, serving as a unified solution for OLTP and OLAP workloads. Founded in 2015, PingCAP focuses on open-source development and cloud-native deployment to provide scalable, reliable database experiences for transactional and analytical needs.

Netezza

Series C in 2003
Netezza is a company that specializes in optimized data warehouse applications, offering integrated solutions that combine storage, processing, and analytics for enhanced performance and efficiency. Its products are designed for a diverse range of clients, including enterprises, mid-market companies, and government agencies, both in the United States and internationally. Netezza's technology provides valuable insights into business trends and anomalies, facilitating informed strategic decision-making. Additionally, the company offers Mantra database activity-monitoring appliances, which help clients monitor and audit access to their critical stored data. Through these offerings, Netezza aims to empower organizations with the tools necessary for effective data management and analysis.

Netezza

Series B in 2002
Netezza is a company that specializes in optimized data warehouse applications, offering integrated solutions that combine storage, processing, and analytics for enhanced performance and efficiency. Its products are designed for a diverse range of clients, including enterprises, mid-market companies, and government agencies, both in the United States and internationally. Netezza's technology provides valuable insights into business trends and anomalies, facilitating informed strategic decision-making. Additionally, the company offers Mantra database activity-monitoring appliances, which help clients monitor and audit access to their critical stored data. Through these offerings, Netezza aims to empower organizations with the tools necessary for effective data management and analysis.

Netezza

Series A in 2000
Netezza is a company that specializes in optimized data warehouse applications, offering integrated solutions that combine storage, processing, and analytics for enhanced performance and efficiency. Its products are designed for a diverse range of clients, including enterprises, mid-market companies, and government agencies, both in the United States and internationally. Netezza's technology provides valuable insights into business trends and anomalies, facilitating informed strategic decision-making. Additionally, the company offers Mantra database activity-monitoring appliances, which help clients monitor and audit access to their critical stored data. Through these offerings, Netezza aims to empower organizations with the tools necessary for effective data management and analysis.
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