About Matrix
Matrix is a venture capital firm founded in 1977. It is primarily based out of San Francisco, United States. As of Jan 2026, Matrix is an active investor, having invested in 397 companies, with 13 new investments in the last 12 months. It primarily invests in Series A round in United States based startups. Its investments are spread across a wide range of sectors from Enterprise Applications to High Tech and Consumer. Most recently it participated in the $***** Series A round of Cosmos Overall, Matrix portfolio has seen 16 unicorns, 26 IPOs and 167 acquisitions including key companies like HubSpot, Apple and Sports. A lot of funds co-invest with Matrix, with names like North Bridge Venture Partners sharing a substantial percentage of its portfolio. Matrix has team of 38 people including 22 partners.Key Metrics
Team Members
Portfolio Sectors
Portfolio Locations
Rounds of Entry
Series A, Series B & 8 more
Portfolio Unicorns
Portfolio Soonicorns
Deals in last 12 months
Matrix's List of Top Investments
Matrix has a portfolio of 397 companies, including 16 unicorns. Their most notable investments are in Educative and TokenInsight.Their portfolio spans across United States, China, India and 15 more locations. They have invested in Enterprise Applications, High Tech, Consumer and 36 other sectors, across stages such as Series A, Series B and 8 more. Here is the list of top investments by Matrix:
1. Canva
Cloud-based collaborative design platform. It enables users to create various digital content, including social media posts, presentations, and videos, through its drag-and-drop editor. The platform provides access to thousands of templates, photos, and fonts, and offers AI-powered tools for users to enhance design abilities. It allows users to edit images for presentations, invitations, posters, flyers, business cards, and more. The platform offers pre-designed templates and effects. It also provides a stock library of photographs, illustrations, and images.
Key facts about Canva
- Founded Year: 2012
- Location: Surry Hills (Australia)
- Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Series F
- Total Funding till date: $589M
- Employee Count: 10,809 as on Dec 03, 2025
- Investors: T. Rowe Price, Premji Invest and 52 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series F, May 01, 2024, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick

2. HubSpot
Provider of a platform offering marketing, sales, and customer service software. The platform provides tools for marketing automation, sales management, and customer support. It offers an CRM as its core, integrating various hubs such as Marketing Hub, Sales Hub, Service Hub, CMS Hub, Operations Hub, and Commerce Hub, each providing specialized tools to enhance different aspects of customer management and business operations. Key features include a robust CRM supporting contact and deal management, email tracking, marketing email creation, and meeting scheduling.
Key facts about HubSpot
- Founded Year: 2005
- Location: Cambridge (United States)
- Stage: Public
- Total Funding till date: $101M
- Employee Count: 11,687 as on Dec 19, 2025
- Investors: Cross Creek, Google Ventures and 22 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Post IPO, Jun 02, 2020, $*****
- Highlight: Public

3. Apple
Developer of consumer electronics, computer software, and online digital distribution. The company offers a range of products, including smartphones, tablets, computers, and wearable technology. It also provides various software applications and digital content services. These services include streaming music, video, and other forms of digital entertainment.
Key facts about Apple
- Founded Year: 1976
- Location: United States
- Annual Revenue: $391B as on Sep 28, 2024
- Stage: Public
- Employee Count: 164,760 as on Oct 01, 2025
- Investors: Berkshire Hathaway, Black Capital Investments and 36 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Post IPO, Dec 25, 2020, $*****
- Highlight: Public

4. Didi
AI-enabled platform for ride-hailing and on-demand services. The platform enables various services for ride-hailing, food delivery, bike-sharing, payment solutions, and more. It also offers various solutions including autonomous driving, traffic management, driver safety management, and more.
Key facts about Didi
- Founded Year: 2012
- Location: Haidian (China)
- Stage: Public
- Total Funding till date: $20.8B
- Employee Count: 29,795 as on Nov 29, 2025
- Investors: Silver Lake, Odenn Ventures and 97 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Post IPO, Oct 12, 2023, $*****
- Highlight: Public

5. KuCoin
Cryptocurrency exchange and trading platform. It enables users to buy, sell, and trade digital assets including Bitcoin, Ethereum, Litecoin, Ripple, and more. It provides APIs, market analysis charts, insights, current pricing lists as assistance to the trader, and more. It offers multiple features, including futures trading, a built-in P2P exchange, purchasing cryptocurrencies with a credit or debit card, and exchange services.
Key facts about KuCoin
Matrix's Year-on-Year Investment Trends
Matrix has invested in 399 companies over the last 34 years, with an average of 15 new investments annually in the last 10 years. In 2025, it made 22 investments, while as of Jan 2026, it has made 1 investment in this year. Its most recent first time investment was in Cosmos and most recent follow-on round was in Luma AI.Year | No. of Investments | ||
|---|---|---|---|
1st Round | Follow-on | Total | |
2026 (YTD) | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2025 | 14 | 8 | 22 |
2024 | 12 | 2 | 14 |
2023 | 8 | 3 | 11 |
2022 | 27 | 7 | 34 |
2021 | 16 | 12 | 28 |
2020 | 16 | 8 | 24 |
2019 | 10 | 9 | 19 |
2018 | 19 | 14 | 33 |
2017 | 16 | 13 | 29 |
Matrix's Investments by Stage
Matrix has made 129 investments in Series A stage with an average round size of $12.1M, 79 investments in Series B stage with an average round size of $22.7M and 55 investments in Seed stage with an average round size of $3.99M.Stage of entry | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Series A | 129 |
Series B | 79 |
Seed | 55 |
Series C | 32 |
Series D | 5 |
Others | 10 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Matrix's Investments by Sector
Matrix has a diverse portfolio, with companies operating in the Enterprise Applications, Consumer, Enterprise Infrastructure, High Tech and FinTech. Notably, it has invested in 334 Tech companies, 282 Enterprise (B2B) companies, 208 Software companies and at least 110 companies focusing on Consumer (B2C).Sector | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Enterprise Applications | 150 |
Consumer | 66 |
Enterprise Infrastructure | 63 |
High Tech | 52 |
FinTech | 39 |
Others | 307 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Matrix's Investments by Geography
Matrix has made most investments in United States (228), followed by China where it has made 37 investments.Country | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
United States | 228 |
China | 37 |
India | 14 |
Canada | 6 |
United Kingdom | 5 |
Others | 18 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Matrix's recent investments
Matrix has made 1 investments in 2026 so far - Cosmos.Here are the most recent investments by Matrix:
Date | Company | Location | Round Details | Round Amount | Co-Investors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Jan 21, 2026 | United States | Series A | N8 | Shine Capital [+4] | |
Dec 23, 2025 | - | Seed | 2396 | Y Combinator [+3] | |
Dec 06, 2025 | United States | Series A | 9437 | ||
Dec 04, 2025 | United States | Seed | 8229 | 500 Global [+5] | |
Nov 28, 2025 | Estonia | Seed | 3436 | Black Dragon Capital [+6] |
Unicorns in Matrix's Portfolio
Matrix has 16 unicorns in its portfolio - Luma AI, Lightmatter, Mashgin and others. The most recent unicorn in their portfolio is Luma AI. It became a unicorn in 2025, 4 years after Matrix first invested in it.Here is a list of unicorns in Matrix's portfolio:
Tracxn Score | Company | Short Description | Founded year | Sector | Location | Company Stage | First Investment/ Acquisition Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
62 | Provider of AI-enabled photorealistic 3D capturing technology for e-commerce | 2021 | San Francisco | Series C | hbexgch | ||
65 | Developer of photonic interconnects and co-packaged optics for AI infrastructure | 2017 | Boston | Series D | dqfh{jg | ||
62 | Provider of computer-vision based self-checkout solutions for offline retailers | 2013 | Palo Alto | Series B | zvmiecl | ||
61 | Product content management and syndication platform for businesses | 2012 | Boston | Series F | nadxfbd | ||
63 | Provider of software delivery platform for continuous integration and continuous delivery | 2010 | San Jose | Series F | gghnoii |
IPOs and Publicly Listed companies in Matrix's Portfolio
26 of Matrix's portfolio companies have become public. SanDisk got listed on the National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations (NASDAQ), in Feb 2025 and Omentel got listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange (TSE).Here are Matrix's portfolio companies that went public:
Company | IPO Date | First Invested on | First Round of Investment | Round Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Feb 24, 2025 | - | - | 2859 | |
Dec 23, 2024 | - | - | 3314 | |
Aug 10, 2021 | Jun 01, 2008 | Series A | 5482 | |
Jun 30, 2021 | - | - | 6937 | |
Aug 31, 2020 | Nov 12, 2019 | Series C | 3962 |
Acquired companies in Matrix's Portfolio
167 companies from Matrix's portfolio have been acquired. The most recent acquisition were Nubis in Sep 2025 by Ciena.Here are Matrix's portfolio companies that got acquired most recently:
Company | Acquisition Date | First Invested on | First Round of Investment | Round Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Sep 22, 2025 | Feb 22, 2023 | Series C | 9075 | |
May 16, 2025 | Jan 31, 2023 | Series B | 5017 | |
May 06, 2025 | Nov 03, 2021 | Seed | 9022 | |
May 01, 2025 | - | - | 1109 | |
Apr 28, 2025 | 2013 | Seed | 9683 |
Team profile of Matrix
Matrix has a team of 38 members including 22 Partners, 2 Venture Partners and 6 Principals located in China, United States and 1 more location. Matrix's team sits on the board of 6 companies.Here is a list of top team members in Matrix:
Name | Designation | Location | Board Memberships | Contact details |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Partner | Waltham | |||
Partner | Cambridge | |||
Partner | San Francisco | |||
Partner | Park City | - | ||
Partner | San Francisco | Apartment List and Side | ||
Partner | Waltham | - | ||
Partner | Palo Alto | |||
Partner | Shanghai | - | ||
Partner | Beijing | - | ||
Partner | Chaoyang | - | ||
Partner | Chaoyang | - |
Co-investors of Matrix
Over the past 34 years, 1848 investors have co-invested in Matrix's portfolio companies. This includes funds and angels.
- Invested before Matrix: Y Combinator, Matrix Partners China and 488 others have invested in rounds before Matrix. There are 23 companies where Y Combinator has invested before Matrix and 10 companies where Matrix Partners China has invested before Matrix.
- Top Co-investors of Matrix: 613 investors entered a company along with Matrix. These include investors like North Bridge Venture Partners (27 companies).
- Invested after Matrix: A total of 745 investors have invested in Matrix's portfolio after their investments. Top Investors include Google Ventures (10 companies), Matrix Partners China (9 companies) and Goldman Sachs (7 companies).
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