Matrix

Matrix Partners is a venture capital firm established in 1977, with offices in San Francisco, Cambridge, Shanghai, Beijing, Mumbai, and Bangalore. The firm focuses on seed, early-stage, late-stage, and growth capital investments across various sectors, including software, communications, artificial intelligence, fintech, digital health, and clean technology. With a commitment to building long-term relationships with entrepreneurs, Matrix Partners aims to support visionary founders in developing significant, industry-leading companies. The firm has a strong track record, having participated in hundreds of investments, with many of its portfolio companies achieving successful IPOs or profitable mergers and acquisitions. The team at Matrix Partners combines local insights with global expertise, comprising both former entrepreneurs and seasoned investors.

Ben Altshuler

Partner

Tim Barrows

Partner

Diana Kimball Berlin

Partner

Rahul Chaudhary

Venture Partner

Pranay Desai

Managing Director

Phyllis Doherty

Administrative Partner

Paul J. Ferri

Co-Founder

Jacob Jolis

Partner

Patrick Malatack

Partner

Harry Man

Partner

Kojo Osei

Partner

Kun Qian

Managing Director

Brian Ru

Venture Partner

Varun Singhal

Senior Associate

Dana Stalder

General Partner

David Su

Founding Managing Partner

Ilya Sukhar

General Partner

Sun Linghao

Managing Partner

Huadong Wang

Partner

Kevin Xiong

Partner

Michael Zuo

Partner

T.J. Parker

Partner

Past deals in Dating

Hunliji

Series D in 2019
Hunliji is a wedding planner application designed to assist couples in China with the comprehensive planning and sharing of their weddings. The platform offers a range of services, including wedding venue ordering, photography and video shooting, as well as the online sale of wedding-related products such as candies, jewelry, and dresses. By centralizing these offerings, Hunliji aims to streamline the wedding planning process, making it more accessible and efficient for users to create their ideal wedding experience.

Hunliji

Series C in 2018
Hunliji is a wedding planner application designed to assist couples in China with the comprehensive planning and sharing of their weddings. The platform offers a range of services, including wedding venue ordering, photography and video shooting, as well as the online sale of wedding-related products such as candies, jewelry, and dresses. By centralizing these offerings, Hunliji aims to streamline the wedding planning process, making it more accessible and efficient for users to create their ideal wedding experience.

Joy

Seed Round in 2016
Joy Life, Inc. is a San Francisco-based company that offers a comprehensive wedding planning portal and application designed to assist users from engagement through to their honeymoon. Founded in 2014, Joy's platform provides tools for organizing wedding details, including customizable checklists, wedding websites, and mobile applications. Users can manage guest lists, send digital or printed invitations, track RSVPs, and link gift registries. The application also fosters interaction among wedding guests by allowing photo sharing and comments on a private timeline. Additionally, Joy offers features for sending custom notifications and messages, enabling a seamless planning experience for couples and their wedding parties.

Hunliji

Series B in 2015
Hunliji is a wedding planner application designed to assist couples in China with the comprehensive planning and sharing of their weddings. The platform offers a range of services, including wedding venue ordering, photography and video shooting, as well as the online sale of wedding-related products such as candies, jewelry, and dresses. By centralizing these offerings, Hunliji aims to streamline the wedding planning process, making it more accessible and efficient for users to create their ideal wedding experience.

Momo

Series C in 2013
Momo is a free location-based services instant messaging application that enables smartphone users to chat with people nearby. It allows users to connect with others in the same location and share free texts, audio notes, and photographs over the internet. The app helps users find like-minded people around them anywhere and anytime. Since its launch in August, 2011, Momo has since registered 80 million users after two years and three months. The number of daily active users is 13 million and the number of monthly active users is 39 million. An average of 500 million messages are generated daily during one-on-one conversations or group chatting.

ZANK.mobi

Angel Round in 2013
Zank is a mobile application that helps gay individuals make friends. Users of Zank are able to make friends based on their common interests. They are able to organize dating activities such as playing ball, watching films, going to the gym, dining, singing, and clubbing, and meet friends with the same hobbies in the neighborhood. Zank’s employees come from internet companies such as Sina, Baidu, LeBook, Eico, etc. Before developing Zank, the team operated a homosexual social network, known as Feizan.com.

Momo

Series B in 2012
Momo is a free location-based services instant messaging application that enables smartphone users to chat with people nearby. It allows users to connect with others in the same location and share free texts, audio notes, and photographs over the internet. The app helps users find like-minded people around them anywhere and anytime. Since its launch in August, 2011, Momo has since registered 80 million users after two years and three months. The number of daily active users is 13 million and the number of monthly active users is 39 million. An average of 500 million messages are generated daily during one-on-one conversations or group chatting.

Momo

Series A in 2011
Momo is a free location-based services instant messaging application that enables smartphone users to chat with people nearby. It allows users to connect with others in the same location and share free texts, audio notes, and photographs over the internet. The app helps users find like-minded people around them anywhere and anytime. Since its launch in August, 2011, Momo has since registered 80 million users after two years and three months. The number of daily active users is 13 million and the number of monthly active users is 39 million. An average of 500 million messages are generated daily during one-on-one conversations or group chatting.
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