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Matter Venture Partners
Matter Venture Partners is a hands-on venture firm purpose-built to support founders developing HardTech technologies that matter most in the actual world.
Matter Venture Partners
Matter Venture Partners is a hands-on venture firm purpose-built to support founders developing HardTech technologies that matter most in the actual world. The firm combines deep operational experience and relationships with industry leaders to accelerate bringing HardTech innovation to scale. It is solely focused on building the next generation of HardTech startups.
General information
Firm type
Venture Capital
Year founded
2023
Location
Region
North America
Country
United States
City
Los Altos
Corporate office
San Francisco, CA, United States
Principals
Wen Hsieh
Founding Managing Partner
Haomiao Huang
Founding Partner
Mel Tang
Founding Operating Partner & CFO
Brock Csira
Investor
Meaghan O’Neill
Investor
Alex Zhang
Investor
Albert Lee
Head of Strategic Relationships
Sector focus
Frequently asked questions
Who runs investment decisions at Matter Venture Partners?
The firm identifies itself as run by its founders, Wen Hsieh and Haomiao Huang, both former investors at Kleiner Perkins. While specific investment committee structures are not publicly detailed, the firm's own materials describe the founders as the leaders of the investment team. Their combined track record includes nearly two decades of HardTech investing at Kleiner Perkins.
How does Matter Venture Partners source proprietary deal flow?
Matter's proprietary sourcing relies on its strategic limited partners, which include TSMC and other unnamed industrial corporations. These relationships create a pipeline of founders and technologies emerging from the semiconductor and advanced manufacturing supply chains. The firm's thesis is that HardTech deal flow is uniquely accessible through deep operational ties rather than traditional software network effects.
Does Matter Venture Partners participate in fund commitments or only direct deals?
The firm operates as a direct early-stage venture investor, targeting Seed and Start-up companies in HardTech. There is no public evidence that Matter makes fund commitments to other venture capital managers; its model revolves around hands-on operational engagement with its own portfolio companies.
Which sectors does Matter Venture Partners explicitly avoid?
Matter draws a clear boundary around software-only startups. The firm's entire positioning is built on HardTech — ventures that combine hardware and software with physical supply chains and manufacturing scale. Consumer internet, enterprise SaaS, and purely digital services are absent from the portfolio and strategy description.
How is Matter Venture Partners related to Kleiner Perkins?
Matter Venture Partners is a spinout, not a subsidiary. Founders Wen Hsieh and Haomiao Huang previously served as investors at Kleiner Perkins, where they built their HardTech track record. The new firm is structurally independent, with its own fund, LP base, and investment mandate.
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