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 CAD

Speckle

Series A in 2024
Speckle is a company that provides a collaborative data hub tailored for the Architecture, Engineering, and Construction (AEC) sectors. It focuses on creating an open ecosystem that addresses the challenges of fragmentation within the industry. By offering a cloud-based platform, Speckle enables users to automate design, engineering, and construction processes. Its infrastructure includes a default set of connectors that facilitate the curation of design data and the integration of multiple data streams, allowing for advanced querying. The platform supports interoperability between different software applications, enhances real-time collaboration, and simplifies data management and versioning. This empowers clients to effectively coordinate their projects and gain valuable insights into their data footprint.

Eaglechip

Angel Round in 2022
EagleChip is a chip design company specializing in the development and design of Field Programmable Gate Arrays (FPGAs). The company emphasizes research and development as well as the creation of dedicated Electronic Design Automation (EDA) toolchains. Its products are applicable across various industries, including communications, data centers, industrial control, consumer electronics, smart vehicles, video processing, and medical electronics. By providing high-quality FPGA chip solutions, EagleChip aims to meet the diverse needs of its customers while ensuring a domestic supply of advanced technology.

Speckle

Seed Round in 2022
Speckle is a company that provides a collaborative data hub tailored for the Architecture, Engineering, and Construction (AEC) sectors. It focuses on creating an open ecosystem that addresses the challenges of fragmentation within the industry. By offering a cloud-based platform, Speckle enables users to automate design, engineering, and construction processes. Its infrastructure includes a default set of connectors that facilitate the curation of design data and the integration of multiple data streams, allowing for advanced querying. The platform supports interoperability between different software applications, enhances real-time collaboration, and simplifies data management and versioning. This empowers clients to effectively coordinate their projects and gain valuable insights into their data footprint.

Bench3D

Angel Round in 2022
Bench3D is a technology company specializing in collaborative 3D modeling software. It facilitates efficient product development by enabling engineers, designers, project managers, clients, and suppliers to collaborate around shared CAD models. The platform allows users to exchange ideas, review models, make informed decisions, and streamline workflows, thereby accelerating the product development process.

Edda Technology

Private Equity Round in 2021
EDDA Technology specializes in computer-assisted solutions for patient care management, particularly in the realm of imaging-guided cancer treatment. The company has developed the IQQA platform, which provides innovative imaging technologies that enhance workflow and patient care in surgical settings, including open, minimally invasive, and robotic surgeries. This platform supports a patient-specific and disease-targeted approach, facilitating a multidisciplinary strategy for cancer treatment. It encompasses the entire surgical process, offering features for pre-surgical planning and simulation, intra-operative guidance and monitoring, as well as post-operative follow-up evaluations and training. EDDA Technology's advancements aim to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of medical imaging and treatment protocols for healthcare professionals.

Snapmaker

Series A in 2021
Snapmaker is a China-based hardware company that develops an integrated platform for rapid prototyping and fabrication, combining 3D printing, laser engraving, and CNC carving in modular, all-metal machines. Founded in 2016, the company designs modular 3D printers that can be converted into CNC machines or laser cutters and engravers, aiming to turn desktops into small-scale workshops. The printers are described as easy to use for beginners and expandable for makers, offering affordable, convenient capabilities for creating objects and prototypes.

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.

Carbon Design Systems

Series E in 2009
Carbon Design Systems, Inc. is a provider of virtual prototype solutions specifically designed for the development and validation of system-on-chip (SoC) designs. Founded in 2002 and based in Acton, Massachusetts, the company offers a range of products, including Carbon SoC Designer Plus, which facilitates the creation, execution, and analysis of virtual system platforms. Another key offering is Carbon Model Studio, which automates the generation and validation of hardware-accurate software models. Additionally, Carbon Performance Analysis Kits (CPAK) provide pre-built virtual reference platforms for critical performance elements such as processors and memory controllers. The company also supports performance optimization, system validation, and software execution, along with consulting, training, and integration services. Carbon Design Systems caters to systems, semiconductor, and intellectual property companies in sectors like wireless, networking, and consumer electronics, delivering essential tools for architectural analysis and pre-silicon validation.

Carbon Design Systems

Series E in 2008
Carbon Design Systems, Inc. is a provider of virtual prototype solutions specifically designed for the development and validation of system-on-chip (SoC) designs. Founded in 2002 and based in Acton, Massachusetts, the company offers a range of products, including Carbon SoC Designer Plus, which facilitates the creation, execution, and analysis of virtual system platforms. Another key offering is Carbon Model Studio, which automates the generation and validation of hardware-accurate software models. Additionally, Carbon Performance Analysis Kits (CPAK) provide pre-built virtual reference platforms for critical performance elements such as processors and memory controllers. The company also supports performance optimization, system validation, and software execution, along with consulting, training, and integration services. Carbon Design Systems caters to systems, semiconductor, and intellectual property companies in sectors like wireless, networking, and consumer electronics, delivering essential tools for architectural analysis and pre-silicon validation.

Carbon Design Systems

Series D in 2007
Carbon Design Systems, Inc. is a provider of virtual prototype solutions specifically designed for the development and validation of system-on-chip (SoC) designs. Founded in 2002 and based in Acton, Massachusetts, the company offers a range of products, including Carbon SoC Designer Plus, which facilitates the creation, execution, and analysis of virtual system platforms. Another key offering is Carbon Model Studio, which automates the generation and validation of hardware-accurate software models. Additionally, Carbon Performance Analysis Kits (CPAK) provide pre-built virtual reference platforms for critical performance elements such as processors and memory controllers. The company also supports performance optimization, system validation, and software execution, along with consulting, training, and integration services. Carbon Design Systems caters to systems, semiconductor, and intellectual property companies in sectors like wireless, networking, and consumer electronics, delivering essential tools for architectural analysis and pre-silicon validation.

Carbon Design Systems

Series C in 2005
Carbon Design Systems, Inc. is a provider of virtual prototype solutions specifically designed for the development and validation of system-on-chip (SoC) designs. Founded in 2002 and based in Acton, Massachusetts, the company offers a range of products, including Carbon SoC Designer Plus, which facilitates the creation, execution, and analysis of virtual system platforms. Another key offering is Carbon Model Studio, which automates the generation and validation of hardware-accurate software models. Additionally, Carbon Performance Analysis Kits (CPAK) provide pre-built virtual reference platforms for critical performance elements such as processors and memory controllers. The company also supports performance optimization, system validation, and software execution, along with consulting, training, and integration services. Carbon Design Systems caters to systems, semiconductor, and intellectual property companies in sectors like wireless, networking, and consumer electronics, delivering essential tools for architectural analysis and pre-silicon validation.

Carbon Design Systems

Series B in 2004
Carbon Design Systems, Inc. is a provider of virtual prototype solutions specifically designed for the development and validation of system-on-chip (SoC) designs. Founded in 2002 and based in Acton, Massachusetts, the company offers a range of products, including Carbon SoC Designer Plus, which facilitates the creation, execution, and analysis of virtual system platforms. Another key offering is Carbon Model Studio, which automates the generation and validation of hardware-accurate software models. Additionally, Carbon Performance Analysis Kits (CPAK) provide pre-built virtual reference platforms for critical performance elements such as processors and memory controllers. The company also supports performance optimization, system validation, and software execution, along with consulting, training, and integration services. Carbon Design Systems caters to systems, semiconductor, and intellectual property companies in sectors like wireless, networking, and consumer electronics, delivering essential tools for architectural analysis and pre-silicon validation.
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