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Matter Venture Partners

Matter Venture Partners Fund I, L.P.

Open, writing first checksEmerging manager

Open: first sale May 2023, per Form D (fund age approximates vintage)

Vintage
2023
Fund size
$300M (Form D)
Stages
Not stated
Sectors
Semiconductors, Robotics, Manufacturing
Regions
CA

01 · Thesis

Matter is a hands-on venture firm backing founders building HardTech, which combines hardware and software through hardcore science and engineering, to bring innovations to scale. Its portfolio spans semiconductors, robotics, manufacturing, AI infrastructure and supply chain software.Inferred from the firm's website and portfolio companies

02 · Initial check

$3M to $5M (estimated from fund size)

Estimated from Form D

03 · Who to approach

Named on this fund's Form D

  • Wen Hsieh, Founding Managing Partner

04 · Deals

No deals attributed to this fund yet.

05 · Evidence

  • Firm-wideMatter is a hands-on venture firm purpose-built to support founders developing HardTech technologies that matter most in the actual world.

    We’re a hands-on venture firm purpose-built to support founders developing technologies that matter most – in the actual world.
    https://www.mattervp.com/

06 · Sources

  1. https://www.mattervp.com/
  2. https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1974734/000197473424000001/

Last verified: Oct 28, 2026