Venture Capital

Matrix Partners

Matrix Partners (now branded simply "Matrix") is an early-stage venture capital firm founded in 1977 by Paul Ferri, investing from idea through Series A. Headquartered in San Francisco at 535 Mission Street with a long-standing East Coast office in Cambridge, Massachusetts, the firm is run by former founders and company builders who describe themselves as "contrarians who invest with conviction," backing founders with deep technical expertise and a specific vision of the future. Matrix is a generalist early-stage investor across AI / frontier tech, B2B and enterprise software, fintech, consumer, healthtech, infrastructure, and semiconductors, typically writing seed and Series A checks and leading rounds. Over nearly five decades the firm has backed foundational technology and consumer companies including Apple, HubSpot, Zendesk, Canva, Afterpay, Oculus, Fivetran, Flock Safety, Quora, Postmates, GOAT, and Suno, with a track record spanning semiconductors and networking through today's AI-native startups.

130 portfolio companies 32 publish APIs here 9 properties
Venture CapitalSeedSeries AEarly StageArtificial IntelligenceFintechEnterpriseB2BInfrastructureSemiconductorsHealthTechConsumerDeveloper ToolsSan FranciscoBostonNorth America

Matrix Partners has 130 portfolio companies tracked on the APIs.io network, of which 32 (25%) publish APIs indexed here.

Its highest-rated API providers on the network are hubspot, Hookdeck, zendesk, CloudZero, canva.

Portfolio on the Network

Portfolio companies that publish APIs indexed on APIs.io, grouped by their API Evangelist rating. Exemplar and Strong are expanded by default.

Exemplar 2 Complete, well-documented, and agent-ready
Strong 1 Solid coverage with minor gaps
Developing 6 Usable, with meaningful gaps to close
Thin 15 Limited public surface area
Emerging 8 Early or largely undocumented

Rest of Portfolio

98 further portfolio companies that don’t yet have a provider page on the network.

AcaciaAccordAffirmedAirvanaAlteonAlunaAmbarellaAMCCApartmentListApolloAppIQArgonArrowPointAugust HealthBaselaneBaya SystemsBennyBonsaiBroadband AccessCamiantCare.comCascadeCentaur LabsCloudSwitchCommonGroundConcertoConferCosmosCTRL LabsEarnInEmerge ToolsEmpirixFableticsFiniFlock SafetyGeneral MedicineGentraceGilt GroupegoatGrabCADHashboardHeadlightInfinity AIKolideLam ResearchLightforceLightmatterLightsparkLM StudioMashginMeadowMesaMeshcapadeMevoMudflapNetezzanferenceNubisOculusOmniMLONDisplayOpenPagesOwl LabsPayRangePingoPixcelPolyvorePoyntProminetQPIDRainforestRedstoneRelaceReshopSalientSalsifySesameSideSilaSilverStreamSiTeraSmartcatSonusSplitwiseStarentSteadilySycamoreTaxaTeammatesThe Echo NestThe LaddersTrisk BioUnideskVermeerXilinxXtalicZest AIZong

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Properties

Portfolio

Where the firm publishes its investments

Team

Partners and investing staff

Firm

The firm itself

Source (apis.yml)

apis.yml Raw ↑
aid: matrix-partners
name: Matrix Partners
description: >-
  Matrix Partners (now branded simply "Matrix") is an early-stage venture capital firm founded in 1977 by
  Paul Ferri, investing from idea through Series A. Headquartered in San Francisco at 535 Mission Street with
  a long-standing East Coast office in Cambridge, Massachusetts, the firm is run by former founders and
  company builders who describe themselves as "contrarians who invest with conviction," backing founders with
  deep technical expertise and a specific vision of the future. Matrix is a generalist early-stage investor
  across AI / frontier tech, B2B and enterprise software, fintech, consumer, healthtech, infrastructure, and
  semiconductors, typically writing seed and Series A checks and leading rounds. Over nearly five decades the
  firm has backed foundational technology and consumer companies including Apple, HubSpot, Zendesk, Canva,
  Afterpay, Oculus, Fivetran, Flock Safety, Quora, Postmates, GOAT, and Suno, with a track record spanning
  semiconductors and networking through today's AI-native startups.
image: https://matrix.vc/favicon.ico
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x-category: Venture Capital
created: '2026-07-17'
modified: '2026-07-17'
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  - Seed
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  - Early Stage
  - Artificial Intelligence
  - Fintech
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  - B2B
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  - Semiconductors
  - HealthTech
  - Consumer
  - Developer Tools
  - San Francisco
  - Boston
  - North America
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    data:
      - "Stage: Seed through Series A (idea through Series A)"
      - "Sectors: AI / frontier tech, B2B, fintech, consumer, healthtech, infrastructure, semiconductors"
      - "Geography: United States (San Francisco and Boston), global technology"
      - "Founded: 1977 (by Paul Ferri)"
      - "HQ: 535 Mission Street, San Francisco, CA; office at 101 Main Street, Cambridge, MA"
      - "Brand: rebranded from Matrix Partners to Matrix (matrix.vc)"
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    updated: '2026-07-17'
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