Matrix

Matrix is a San Francisco based venture capital firm founded in 1977 that backs early-stage companies across AI, B2B, consumer, fintech, health tech, and infrastructure. It works with product teams from idea through Series A, offering hands-on support and strategic guidance to help portfolio companies reach scale. The team comprises former founders and operators who bring practical insight to building startups. Matrix operates globally, including Matrix Partners China, which builds long-term relationships with entrepreneurs in China and abroad and invests across sectors and stages. Over its history, Matrix has backed companies that progressed to IPOs or acquisitions, reflecting a focus on durable growth and long-term value creation through close founder collaboration and a global network.

Ben Altshuler

Partner

Timothy Barrows

General Partner

Diana Kimball Berlin

Partner

Phyllis Doherty

Administrative Partner

Paul Ferri

Investor

Past deals in Estonia

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.

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.

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.

GrabCAD

Series B in 2012
GrabCAD is a mechanical engineering community and platform that enables collaboration, knowledge sharing, and access to a free CAD model library. Founded in 2009 and headquartered in Boston, with a development team in Estonia, the company provides an open platform designed to streamline additive manufacturing workflows. It offers tools for asset management, planning, programming, and quality control to connect people, parts, and printers, helping businesses scale 3D printing operations and accelerate industrial initiatives. The platform also supports collaboration through its community features and engineering competitions, serving engineers and manufacturers seeking to leverage 3D printing and CAD resources.

GrabCAD

Series A in 2012
GrabCAD is a mechanical engineering community and platform that enables collaboration, knowledge sharing, and access to a free CAD model library. Founded in 2009 and headquartered in Boston, with a development team in Estonia, the company provides an open platform designed to streamline additive manufacturing workflows. It offers tools for asset management, planning, programming, and quality control to connect people, parts, and printers, helping businesses scale 3D printing operations and accelerate industrial initiatives. The platform also supports collaboration through its community features and engineering competitions, serving engineers and manufacturers seeking to leverage 3D printing and CAD resources.

GrabCAD

Seed Round in 2011
GrabCAD is a mechanical engineering community and platform that enables collaboration, knowledge sharing, and access to a free CAD model library. Founded in 2009 and headquartered in Boston, with a development team in Estonia, the company provides an open platform designed to streamline additive manufacturing workflows. It offers tools for asset management, planning, programming, and quality control to connect people, parts, and printers, helping businesses scale 3D printing operations and accelerate industrial initiatives. The platform also supports collaboration through its community features and engineering competitions, serving engineers and manufacturers seeking to leverage 3D printing and CAD resources.

GrabCAD

Seed Round in 2011
GrabCAD is a mechanical engineering community and platform that enables collaboration, knowledge sharing, and access to a free CAD model library. Founded in 2009 and headquartered in Boston, with a development team in Estonia, the company provides an open platform designed to streamline additive manufacturing workflows. It offers tools for asset management, planning, programming, and quality control to connect people, parts, and printers, helping businesses scale 3D printing operations and accelerate industrial initiatives. The platform also supports collaboration through its community features and engineering competitions, serving engineers and manufacturers seeking to leverage 3D printing and CAD resources.
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