Matrix Partners is a venture capital firm founded in 1977 and based in San Francisco, California. The firm specializes in early-stage investments, supporting companies from the ideation phase through Series A funding. Matrix Partners focuses on various sectors, including applied artificial intelligence, B2B SaaS, digital health, fintech, and sustainable hardware. The firm prides itself on building long-term relationships with entrepreneurs, leveraging a team of former founders and experienced investors to foster significant, industry-leading companies. With a strong portfolio that includes notable investments like Oculus, Zendesk, and Afterpay, Matrix Partners has contributed to the success of numerous businesses, helping many achieve initial public offerings and profitable mergers and acquisitions. The firm combines local market knowledge with a global perspective, consistently ranking among the top venture firms in terms of returns to its investors.
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Ben Altshuler
Partner
Timothy Barrows
General Partner
Diana Kimball Berlin
Partner
Phyllis Doherty
Administrative Partner
Paul Ferri
Co-Founder
Wan Haoji
Partner
Patrick Malatack
General Partner
Harry Man
Partner
Kojo Osei
Partner
Kun Qian
Managing Director
Stan Reiss
General Partner
Brian Ru
Venture Partner
Bo Shao
Founding Managing Partner
David Skok
General Partner
Jared Sleeper
Partner
Dana Stalder
General Partner
David Su
Founding Managing Partner
Ilya Sukhar
General Partner
Sun Linghao
Managing Partner
Tong Ti
Vice President
Andrew Verhalen
General Partner
Huadong Wang
Partner
Kevin Xiong
Partner
Eric YU
Director
Past deals in Robotics
Ronovo Surgical
Series B in 2023
Ronovo Surgical is an emerging medical technology company dedicated to innovating minimally invasive and digital surgery. The company has developed a soft tissue surgery robot platform that utilizes advanced robotics and digital solutions to enhance surgical procedures. This platform aims to improve efficiency and precision across various surgical specialties, ultimately optimizing patient outcomes and health economics. By focusing on these innovations, Ronovo Surgical seeks to disrupt traditional surgical care in China and address the evolving needs of the medical industry.
Ronovo Surgical
Series B in 2022
Ronovo Surgical is an emerging medical technology company dedicated to innovating minimally invasive and digital surgery. The company has developed a soft tissue surgery robot platform that utilizes advanced robotics and digital solutions to enhance surgical procedures. This platform aims to improve efficiency and precision across various surgical specialties, ultimately optimizing patient outcomes and health economics. By focusing on these innovations, Ronovo Surgical seeks to disrupt traditional surgical care in China and address the evolving needs of the medical industry.
Speedbot
Venture Round in 2022
SpeedBot develops advanced vision-guided intelligent robots designed for intelligent production lines and smart factories. The company specializes in integrating 3D visual perception with flexible robotic control, enabling robots to navigate and operate effectively in complex environments. By creating systems that empower robots with intelligent vision capabilities, SpeedBot facilitates high precision and speed in tasks such as identifying, moving, measuring, and manipulating objects. Their solutions are particularly applicable in logistics, intelligent manufacturing, and retail, offering low-cost and efficient 3D visual algorithms alongside comprehensive software and hardware integration. Through these innovations, SpeedBot aims to enhance operational efficiency in various challenging application scenarios.
Unitree Robotics
Series B in 2022
Unitree Robotics, founded in 2016 and based in Hangzhou, China, specializes in the development of innovative robotic solutions for consumer and industrial markets. The company's diverse portfolio features a range of robots, including quadrupeds like Laikago, a four-legged robodog designed as a research platform for scientists and roboticists. Additionally, Unitree Robotics offers humanoid robots and advanced perception systems, catering to various applications across different sectors.
Neptune Robotics
Series A in 2022
Neptune Robotics specializes in the development and manufacture of underwater drones tailored for the maritime industry. These drones are engineered to combat the spread of invasive species in ocean ecosystems. Additionally, they are equipped with filtration and debris collection systems that contribute to ocean cleanup efforts, ultimately aiming to reduce waste and enhance the health of marine environments. By focusing on both ecological preservation and technological innovation, Neptune Robotics addresses critical environmental challenges faced by oceans today.
Houmo.AI
Series A in 2022
Houmo.AI is a semiconductor company founded in 2020 by Dr. Wu Qiang, specializing in integrated circuit storage technology tailored for artificial intelligence and high-power computing applications. The company focuses on developing intelligent computing chips that cater to the growing demand for computing power in the AI sector. By leveraging innovative technologies, Houmo.AI aims to deliver chips that offer significant performance improvements while maintaining low power consumption and affordability. This approach enables enterprises to manufacture advanced intelligent robotics and other AI-integrated electronics, ultimately striving to meet the challenges of true artificial intelligence.
RightHand Robotics
Series C in 2022
RightHand Robotics, Inc. specializes in the manufacturing of robotic order-picking systems designed to enhance supply chain logistics and order fulfillment across various industries, including e-commerce, food handling, and flexible manufacturing. Founded in 2015, the company is headquartered in Cambridge, Massachusetts, with an additional office in Frankfurt, Germany. RightHand Robotics offers innovative solutions like the ReFlex SF, which features a 3D-printed palm equipped with advanced servos and compliant fingers, and the ReFlex TakkTile, a tactile sensor that aids in gentle object handling. Their technology enables robots to automatically grasp a wide range of items from bins and cases without the need for extensive data entry or parameter tuning, making their systems cost-effective and adaptable to changing business needs.
Trifo
Series C in 2021
Trifo is an AI home robot company founded in 2016 and headquartered in Santa Clara, California, with additional offices in Shenzhen and Beijing, China. The company specializes in designing and manufacturing integrated hardware and software systems for indoor home environments, particularly focusing on vacuum robots. These robots possess advanced sensing, perception, and decision-making capabilities, allowing them to interact with and organize home spaces effectively. Trifo's products leverage artificial intelligence to understand the physical and semantic aspects of their surroundings, enabling them to learn new skills over time. Additionally, the company develops software and a Software Development Kit (SDK) to facilitate the integration of its products into user projects, enhancing the overall user experience in home automation.
Houmo.AI
Seed Round in 2021
Houmo.AI is a semiconductor company founded in 2020 by Dr. Wu Qiang, specializing in integrated circuit storage technology tailored for artificial intelligence and high-power computing applications. The company focuses on developing intelligent computing chips that cater to the growing demand for computing power in the AI sector. By leveraging innovative technologies, Houmo.AI aims to deliver chips that offer significant performance improvements while maintaining low power consumption and affordability. This approach enables enterprises to manufacture advanced intelligent robotics and other AI-integrated electronics, ultimately striving to meet the challenges of true artificial intelligence.
Geometrical-Pal
Seed Round in 2021
Geometrical-PAL is a Chinese company focused on the development of autonomous driving technology. It specializes in creating hardware and software solutions for Advanced Driving Assistance Systems (ADAS). The company produces imaging radars and sensors, aiming to enhance safety and efficiency in the development of autonomous and connected vehicles. Through its innovative technology, Geometrical-PAL is positioned to contribute significantly to the advancement of the automotive industry.
Megarobo
Corporate Round in 2021
MegaRobo is an AI and robotics company based in Beijing, China, that focuses on automating life science research and clinical diagnosis. Founded in 2016, the company develops collaborative robots and advanced automation solutions tailored for life science companies and scientific research institutions. By integrating robotics and artificial intelligence technology into practical applications, MegaRobo aims to enhance research efficiency and provide innovative laboratory services. Its commitment to the life sciences sector positions it as a key player in the advancement of intelligent automation in scientific research.
Ronovo Surgical
Series A in 2021
Ronovo Surgical is an emerging medical technology company dedicated to innovating minimally invasive and digital surgery. The company has developed a soft tissue surgery robot platform that utilizes advanced robotics and digital solutions to enhance surgical procedures. This platform aims to improve efficiency and precision across various surgical specialties, ultimately optimizing patient outcomes and health economics. By focusing on these innovations, Ronovo Surgical seeks to disrupt traditional surgical care in China and address the evolving needs of the medical industry.
Huicang Technology
Series A in 2021
Based on the core technology of high-speed three-dimensional warehousing automation, Huicang Technology focuses on two innovative product lines of standardized and modular high-speed three-dimensional storage and sorting. The company was co-founded by two American professors in the field of robotics and real-time control. The core team has gathered elites in logistics equipment, warehousing operations and other industries, with strong independent research and development strength and perfect production and implementation capabilities. Huicang products are widely used in manufacturing, distribution and terminals. With the outstanding advantages of "saving people and land, and taking both measures", it can save more than 70% of labor and land occupation. Huicang products have the remarkable characteristics of rapid implementation and flexible relocation, and provide customers with warehouse automation solutions with high input-output ratio and high flexibility.
Houmo.AI
Seed Round in 2021
Houmo.AI is a semiconductor company founded in 2020 by Dr. Wu Qiang, specializing in integrated circuit storage technology tailored for artificial intelligence and high-power computing applications. The company focuses on developing intelligent computing chips that cater to the growing demand for computing power in the AI sector. By leveraging innovative technologies, Houmo.AI aims to deliver chips that offer significant performance improvements while maintaining low power consumption and affordability. This approach enables enterprises to manufacture advanced intelligent robotics and other AI-integrated electronics, ultimately striving to meet the challenges of true artificial intelligence.
Megarobo
Series B in 2021
MegaRobo is an AI and robotics company based in Beijing, China, that focuses on automating life science research and clinical diagnosis. Founded in 2016, the company develops collaborative robots and advanced automation solutions tailored for life science companies and scientific research institutions. By integrating robotics and artificial intelligence technology into practical applications, MegaRobo aims to enhance research efficiency and provide innovative laboratory services. Its commitment to the life sciences sector positions it as a key player in the advancement of intelligent automation in scientific research.
Remebot
Series D in 2020
Remebot is a company focused on the research, development, production, sales, and operation of medical-surgical robots. Specializing in neurosurgery, Remebot develops navigation and orientation robots that assist surgeons in performing minimally invasive procedures. These advanced robots aim to enhance surgical precision and efficiency, reducing the potential for errors during complex operations. Through its innovative technology, Remebot contributes to the evolving landscape of surgical practices, emphasizing improved patient outcomes in neurosurgical interventions.
Trifo
Series B in 2020
Trifo is an AI home robot company founded in 2016 and headquartered in Santa Clara, California, with additional offices in Shenzhen and Beijing, China. The company specializes in designing and manufacturing integrated hardware and software systems for indoor home environments, particularly focusing on vacuum robots. These robots possess advanced sensing, perception, and decision-making capabilities, allowing them to interact with and organize home spaces effectively. Trifo's products leverage artificial intelligence to understand the physical and semantic aspects of their surroundings, enabling them to learn new skills over time. Additionally, the company develops software and a Software Development Kit (SDK) to facilitate the integration of its products into user projects, enhancing the overall user experience in home automation.
Origin Space
Angel Round in 2019
Origin Space is China's pioneering company focused on the exploration and utilization of space resources. Its primary objective is to develop mineral resources, particularly rare metals, found in near-Earth asteroids. To achieve this, the company plans to deploy a multi-band space telescope that will observe the characteristic spectrum of these asteroids to determine their mineral composition and select suitable mining targets. Origin Space aims to conduct the first asteroid landing, detection, and sampling return missions. By leveraging long-term aviation technology expertise, the company seeks to provide essential data, technology, and commercial solutions for space activities, ultimately aiming to alleviate pressure on Earth's resources and promote sustainable development.
Starship Technologies
Series A in 2019
Starship Technologies, Inc. is a robotics company that specializes in the design and manufacture of self-driving delivery robots intended for local goods transportation. Founded in 2014, the company is headquartered in London, United Kingdom, with a research and development center in Estonia. Its autonomous robots are capable of delivering parcels, groceries, and food within a 30-minute timeframe, operating autonomously 99% of the time. These robots utilize a suite of sensors, including cameras and GPS, to ensure safe and efficient curb-side deliveries from local hubs. Starship Technologies aims to revolutionize the delivery process by providing convenient services that enhance everyday life while promoting environmentally friendly practices and reducing costs associated with local deliveries.
Markforged
Series D in 2019
Markforged is a company that revolutionizes manufacturing through its advanced 3D metal and continuous carbon fiber printers, designed to produce durable parts suitable for industrial environments. Their unified platform, known as the Digital Forge, integrates hardware, software, and materials, streamlining the process from design to functional part production. Markforged's technology is utilized by engineers, designers, and manufacturing professionals across various sectors, including aerospace, automotive, consumer goods, education, electronics, energy, and defense. The company operates globally, with a presence in the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and the Asia-Pacific region, making it a key player in the additive manufacturing landscape.
Asensing
Series A in 2019
As a high-precision positioning technology solutions provider focused on autonomous driving, Asensing Technology holds both the capabilities and experience to conduct independent R&D across the entire industry chain to promote and accelerate the advancement of the autonomous driving industry,and has successfully launched a range of high-precision positioning products that meet the strict reliability and quality requirements and availability standards of the automotive industry.
CTRL-Labs
Venture Round in 2019
CTRL-Labs Corporation, founded in 2015 and based in New York City, specializes in developing non-invasive neural interface technology aimed at enhancing the interaction between humans and machines. The company's flagship product, the CTRL-kit, is a wireless wristband equipped with sensors that captures neural signals, allowing users to control digital devices through simple electronic pulses. This innovative platform is designed to support various applications in virtual reality, augmented reality, robotics, productivity, and clinical research. By providing developers with a software development kit (SDK) and application programming interface (API), CTRL-Labs enables the integration of neural control into their applications. The company's long-term vision focuses on fostering mass consumer adoption of neural interfaces, establishing a new standard for human-machine collaboration that transforms how users engage with technology.
RightHand Robotics
Series B in 2018
RightHand Robotics, Inc. specializes in the manufacturing of robotic order-picking systems designed to enhance supply chain logistics and order fulfillment across various industries, including e-commerce, food handling, and flexible manufacturing. Founded in 2015, the company is headquartered in Cambridge, Massachusetts, with an additional office in Frankfurt, Germany. RightHand Robotics offers innovative solutions like the ReFlex SF, which features a 3D-printed palm equipped with advanced servos and compliant fingers, and the ReFlex TakkTile, a tactile sensor that aids in gentle object handling. Their technology enables robots to automatically grasp a wide range of items from bins and cases without the need for extensive data entry or parameter tuning, making their systems cost-effective and adaptable to changing business needs.
Trifo
Series A in 2018
Trifo is an AI home robot company founded in 2016 and headquartered in Santa Clara, California, with additional offices in Shenzhen and Beijing, China. The company specializes in designing and manufacturing integrated hardware and software systems for indoor home environments, particularly focusing on vacuum robots. These robots possess advanced sensing, perception, and decision-making capabilities, allowing them to interact with and organize home spaces effectively. Trifo's products leverage artificial intelligence to understand the physical and semantic aspects of their surroundings, enabling them to learn new skills over time. Additionally, the company develops software and a Software Development Kit (SDK) to facilitate the integration of its products into user projects, enhancing the overall user experience in home automation.
Starship Technologies
Seed Round in 2018
Starship Technologies, Inc. is a robotics company that specializes in the design and manufacture of self-driving delivery robots intended for local goods transportation. Founded in 2014, the company is headquartered in London, United Kingdom, with a research and development center in Estonia. Its autonomous robots are capable of delivering parcels, groceries, and food within a 30-minute timeframe, operating autonomously 99% of the time. These robots utilize a suite of sensors, including cameras and GPS, to ensure safe and efficient curb-side deliveries from local hubs. Starship Technologies aims to revolutionize the delivery process by providing convenient services that enhance everyday life while promoting environmentally friendly practices and reducing costs associated with local deliveries.
CTRL-Labs
Series B in 2018
CTRL-Labs Corporation, founded in 2015 and based in New York City, specializes in developing non-invasive neural interface technology aimed at enhancing the interaction between humans and machines. The company's flagship product, the CTRL-kit, is a wireless wristband equipped with sensors that captures neural signals, allowing users to control digital devices through simple electronic pulses. This innovative platform is designed to support various applications in virtual reality, augmented reality, robotics, productivity, and clinical research. By providing developers with a software development kit (SDK) and application programming interface (API), CTRL-Labs enables the integration of neural control into their applications. The company's long-term vision focuses on fostering mass consumer adoption of neural interfaces, establishing a new standard for human-machine collaboration that transforms how users engage with technology.
Xpeng Motors
Series B in 2018
Xpeng Motors is a Chinese electric vehicle and technology company that specializes in the design and manufacture of smart cars. The company emphasizes local market needs and prioritizes consumer experience, integrating advanced autonomous driving features and internet-connected technologies into its vehicles. This approach aims to enhance the overall functionality and appeal of their cars, making them more than just traditional vehicles. Additionally, Xpeng Motors has a subsidiary, Xpeng Robotics, which focuses on developing smart robots as part of its broader mobility ecosystem.
Xpeng Motors
Series A in 2017
Xpeng Motors is a Chinese electric vehicle and technology company that specializes in the design and manufacture of smart cars. The company emphasizes local market needs and prioritizes consumer experience, integrating advanced autonomous driving features and internet-connected technologies into its vehicles. This approach aims to enhance the overall functionality and appeal of their cars, making them more than just traditional vehicles. Additionally, Xpeng Motors has a subsidiary, Xpeng Robotics, which focuses on developing smart robots as part of its broader mobility ecosystem.
PerceptIn
Series A in 2017
PerceptIn, Inc. is a visual intelligence company based in Sunnyvale, California, founded in 2016. The company specializes in providing perception, insight, and intelligence solutions through a combination of hardware and software. Its offerings include the PerceptIn Robotics Vision System, which features a visual inertial module designed for real-time tracking and mapping with centimeter-level accuracy. PerceptIn's technology is applicable across various sectors, catering to customers such as robot manufacturers, VR/AR device creators, content developers, and gaming companies. The company is notable for its focus on integrating advanced visual intelligence capabilities into a wide range of devices, from IoT-grade robots to autonomous vehicles. With approximately 30 employees and offices in both California and Shenzhen, China, PerceptIn has secured significant funding to support its growth and innovation in the rapidly evolving field of robotics and visual intelligence.
Cobot
Series B in 2017
Wuhan Cobot Technology is a Chinese company specializing in intelligent robot manipulation systems. It provides solutions tailored for various industries, including electronics, food, apparel, grocery, and pharmaceuticals, to facilitate the development of industrial robots. The company's product offerings include an unsorted grasping system, a force-controlled polishing system, and a drag teaching system. These innovations are designed to help businesses reduce operational costs and simplify the integration of robotic technology within their operations.
CTRL-Labs
Series A in 2017
CTRL-Labs Corporation, founded in 2015 and based in New York City, specializes in developing non-invasive neural interface technology aimed at enhancing the interaction between humans and machines. The company's flagship product, the CTRL-kit, is a wireless wristband equipped with sensors that captures neural signals, allowing users to control digital devices through simple electronic pulses. This innovative platform is designed to support various applications in virtual reality, augmented reality, robotics, productivity, and clinical research. By providing developers with a software development kit (SDK) and application programming interface (API), CTRL-Labs enables the integration of neural control into their applications. The company's long-term vision focuses on fostering mass consumer adoption of neural interfaces, establishing a new standard for human-machine collaboration that transforms how users engage with technology.
Trifo
Series A in 2017
Trifo is an AI home robot company founded in 2016 and headquartered in Santa Clara, California, with additional offices in Shenzhen and Beijing, China. The company specializes in designing and manufacturing integrated hardware and software systems for indoor home environments, particularly focusing on vacuum robots. These robots possess advanced sensing, perception, and decision-making capabilities, allowing them to interact with and organize home spaces effectively. Trifo's products leverage artificial intelligence to understand the physical and semantic aspects of their surroundings, enabling them to learn new skills over time. Additionally, the company develops software and a Software Development Kit (SDK) to facilitate the integration of its products into user projects, enhancing the overall user experience in home automation.
RightHand Robotics
Series A in 2017
RightHand Robotics, Inc. specializes in the manufacturing of robotic order-picking systems designed to enhance supply chain logistics and order fulfillment across various industries, including e-commerce, food handling, and flexible manufacturing. Founded in 2015, the company is headquartered in Cambridge, Massachusetts, with an additional office in Frankfurt, Germany. RightHand Robotics offers innovative solutions like the ReFlex SF, which features a 3D-printed palm equipped with advanced servos and compliant fingers, and the ReFlex TakkTile, a tactile sensor that aids in gentle object handling. Their technology enables robots to automatically grasp a wide range of items from bins and cases without the need for extensive data entry or parameter tuning, making their systems cost-effective and adaptable to changing business needs.
Cobot
Series A in 2017
Wuhan Cobot Technology is a Chinese company specializing in intelligent robot manipulation systems. It provides solutions tailored for various industries, including electronics, food, apparel, grocery, and pharmaceuticals, to facilitate the development of industrial robots. The company's product offerings include an unsorted grasping system, a force-controlled polishing system, and a drag teaching system. These innovations are designed to help businesses reduce operational costs and simplify the integration of robotic technology within their operations.
Starship Technologies
Seed Round in 2017
Starship Technologies, Inc. is a robotics company that specializes in the design and manufacture of self-driving delivery robots intended for local goods transportation. Founded in 2014, the company is headquartered in London, United Kingdom, with a research and development center in Estonia. Its autonomous robots are capable of delivering parcels, groceries, and food within a 30-minute timeframe, operating autonomously 99% of the time. These robots utilize a suite of sensors, including cameras and GPS, to ensure safe and efficient curb-side deliveries from local hubs. Starship Technologies aims to revolutionize the delivery process by providing convenient services that enhance everyday life while promoting environmentally friendly practices and reducing costs associated with local deliveries.
Markforged
Series B in 2016
Markforged is a company that revolutionizes manufacturing through its advanced 3D metal and continuous carbon fiber printers, designed to produce durable parts suitable for industrial environments. Their unified platform, known as the Digital Forge, integrates hardware, software, and materials, streamlining the process from design to functional part production. Markforged's technology is utilized by engineers, designers, and manufacturing professionals across various sectors, including aerospace, automotive, consumer goods, education, electronics, energy, and defense. The company operates globally, with a presence in the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and the Asia-Pacific region, making it a key player in the additive manufacturing landscape.
Aevena
Seed Round in 2015
Aevena develops fully autonomous consumer robots designed to re-imagine daily lives through personal robotics. Its robots are self-flying and are equipped with sensors, computer vision, and machine learning, enabling consumers to overcome complex challenges and enhance their daily lives. The company was founded in 2015 and is headquartered in San Carlos, California.
Markforged
Series A in 2014
Markforged is a company that revolutionizes manufacturing through its advanced 3D metal and continuous carbon fiber printers, designed to produce durable parts suitable for industrial environments. Their unified platform, known as the Digital Forge, integrates hardware, software, and materials, streamlining the process from design to functional part production. Markforged's technology is utilized by engineers, designers, and manufacturing professionals across various sectors, including aerospace, automotive, consumer goods, education, electronics, energy, and defense. The company operates globally, with a presence in the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and the Asia-Pacific region, making it a key player in the additive manufacturing landscape.
Markforged
Seed Round in 2013
Markforged is a company that revolutionizes manufacturing through its advanced 3D metal and continuous carbon fiber printers, designed to produce durable parts suitable for industrial environments. Their unified platform, known as the Digital Forge, integrates hardware, software, and materials, streamlining the process from design to functional part production. Markforged's technology is utilized by engineers, designers, and manufacturing professionals across various sectors, including aerospace, automotive, consumer goods, education, electronics, energy, and defense. The company operates globally, with a presence in the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and the Asia-Pacific region, making it a key player in the additive manufacturing landscape.
MinuteKey
Venture Round in 2011
minuteKEY makes the world's first self-service key duplication machine. The minuteKEY founders spent several years fine-tuning the technology to create a highly accurate, reliable and easy-to-use key-cutting device. The finished product is a high-tech achievement, combining innovations in robotics, electronics and software engineering. minuteKEY has several patents pending protecting these innovations. The current company was established with funding from prominent angel and venture capital investors, and today minuteKEY machines are located in high-traffic locations of some of the nation's largest retailers.
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