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 Photo Software

Vomma

Seed Round in 2022
Developer of industrial Light Field Camera System used in camera lens. The company is a developer of industrial Light Field Camera System with international leading level and independent intellectual property rights; the system is created from hundreds of thousands of micro sensors that are precisely packaged into a 3D Light Field Camera, helping customers to solve the challenge of 3D defects detection for transparent, thin objects (e.g. LCD/OLED screen, CPI film) and micro metal wires (e.g. bonding wire).

Umai Technology

Series A in 2021
Umai Technology is a skin image management software firm providing image processing, information acquisition, and clinical diagnosis.

Nice

Series D in 2019
Nice allows users to add labels, stickers and screens to photos that they share on social networks. It currently has close to 10 million registered users. First launched in October 2013 by a team of fashionistas turned developers, nice soon found a niche of like-minded users who enjoyed tagging their clothes with the app. Touted as "China's Instagram", Nice has become the leading photo sharing app in mainland China. Nice has a very active and young audience and also has steady international growth, with multi-lingual interface options available in its settings.

Meipian

Series B in 2018
Meipian is a Chinese social media tool for authors and editors to create and beautify images and posts. Anyone can include words, pictures, videos, music and even tabs for sub-pages. With Meipian, anyone can easily import pictures from the computer, edit the graphics and text, and support the free drag and drop sequence of the mouse. It is more suitable for long-length graphic creation scenes, to maker editing more efficient.

Meipian

Series A in 2017
Meipian is a Chinese social media tool for authors and editors to create and beautify images and posts. Anyone can include words, pictures, videos, music and even tabs for sub-pages. With Meipian, anyone can easily import pictures from the computer, edit the graphics and text, and support the free drag and drop sequence of the mouse. It is more suitable for long-length graphic creation scenes, to maker editing more efficient.

Canva

Series A in 2015
Canva, Inc. is a graphic design software provider that offers an online platform enabling users to create presentations, social media graphics, and other visual content. The platform features a user-friendly drag-and-drop design tool, along with a vast library of layouts, images, photo filters, icons, shapes, and fonts. Canva's products include web-based applications and an iPad version, as well as a plug-in called Canva Button that allows third-party websites to integrate design capabilities for their users. Founded in 2012 and headquartered in Sydney, Australia, Canva serves a global audience including photographers, illustrators, and designers, and also provides support services to enhance user experience.

Canva

Series A in 2015
Canva, Inc. is a graphic design software provider that offers an online platform enabling users to create presentations, social media graphics, and other visual content. The platform features a user-friendly drag-and-drop design tool, along with a vast library of layouts, images, photo filters, icons, shapes, and fonts. Canva's products include web-based applications and an iPad version, as well as a plug-in called Canva Button that allows third-party websites to integrate design capabilities for their users. Founded in 2012 and headquartered in Sydney, Australia, Canva serves a global audience including photographers, illustrators, and designers, and also provides support services to enhance user experience.

Aipai

Series C in 2014
Dashi Aipai is functional video authoring software integrated with screen/games/video camera, video clips, background music, special effect processing, dynamic photo albums, hand drawing, derivable private String chatAction in GIF, and many other advanced functions. Additionally, it provides video recording facility for all games. These functions enable users to share moments in the games for netizens and players.

Canva

Seed Round in 2014
Canva, Inc. is a graphic design software provider that offers an online platform enabling users to create presentations, social media graphics, and other visual content. The platform features a user-friendly drag-and-drop design tool, along with a vast library of layouts, images, photo filters, icons, shapes, and fonts. Canva's products include web-based applications and an iPad version, as well as a plug-in called Canva Button that allows third-party websites to integrate design capabilities for their users. Founded in 2012 and headquartered in Sydney, Australia, Canva serves a global audience including photographers, illustrators, and designers, and also provides support services to enhance user experience.

Nice

Series B in 2014
Nice allows users to add labels, stickers and screens to photos that they share on social networks. It currently has close to 10 million registered users. First launched in October 2013 by a team of fashionistas turned developers, nice soon found a niche of like-minded users who enjoyed tagging their clothes with the app. Touted as "China's Instagram", Nice has become the leading photo sharing app in mainland China. Nice has a very active and young audience and also has steady international growth, with multi-lingual interface options available in its settings.

Nice

Series A in 2014
Nice allows users to add labels, stickers and screens to photos that they share on social networks. It currently has close to 10 million registered users. First launched in October 2013 by a team of fashionistas turned developers, nice soon found a niche of like-minded users who enjoyed tagging their clothes with the app. Touted as "China's Instagram", Nice has become the leading photo sharing app in mainland China. Nice has a very active and young audience and also has steady international growth, with multi-lingual interface options available in its settings.

Camera360

Series B in 2013
Camera360 is a mobile application focused on image and video processing, offering a suite of tools designed to enhance the photography experience for users. Its range of products includes Camera360 Ultimate, HelloCamera, Movie360, Pink360, Camera360 Cloud, Camera360 SDK, and Web Camera360, all aimed at creating an ecosystem that supports modern creatives in capturing, composing, and sharing memorable moments. The application features advanced portrait and video processing technologies, providing unique beautification effects that allow users to visualize and present their creative ideas effectively. By simplifying imaging services, Camera360 caters to the needs of both casual users and professional creators.

Canva

Seed Round in 2013
Canva, Inc. is a graphic design software provider that offers an online platform enabling users to create presentations, social media graphics, and other visual content. The platform features a user-friendly drag-and-drop design tool, along with a vast library of layouts, images, photo filters, icons, shapes, and fonts. Canva's products include web-based applications and an iPad version, as well as a plug-in called Canva Button that allows third-party websites to integrate design capabilities for their users. Founded in 2012 and headquartered in Sydney, Australia, Canva serves a global audience including photographers, illustrators, and designers, and also provides support services to enhance user experience.

Camera360

Series A in 2012
Camera360 is a mobile application focused on image and video processing, offering a suite of tools designed to enhance the photography experience for users. Its range of products includes Camera360 Ultimate, HelloCamera, Movie360, Pink360, Camera360 Cloud, Camera360 SDK, and Web Camera360, all aimed at creating an ecosystem that supports modern creatives in capturing, composing, and sharing memorable moments. The application features advanced portrait and video processing technologies, providing unique beautification effects that allow users to visualize and present their creative ideas effectively. By simplifying imaging services, Camera360 caters to the needs of both casual users and professional creators.

Camera360

Series A in 2011
Camera360 is a mobile application focused on image and video processing, offering a suite of tools designed to enhance the photography experience for users. Its range of products includes Camera360 Ultimate, HelloCamera, Movie360, Pink360, Camera360 Cloud, Camera360 SDK, and Web Camera360, all aimed at creating an ecosystem that supports modern creatives in capturing, composing, and sharing memorable moments. The application features advanced portrait and video processing technologies, providing unique beautification effects that allow users to visualize and present their creative ideas effectively. By simplifying imaging services, Camera360 caters to the needs of both casual users and professional creators.

Camera360

Seed Round in 2010
Camera360 is a mobile application focused on image and video processing, offering a suite of tools designed to enhance the photography experience for users. Its range of products includes Camera360 Ultimate, HelloCamera, Movie360, Pink360, Camera360 Cloud, Camera360 SDK, and Web Camera360, all aimed at creating an ecosystem that supports modern creatives in capturing, composing, and sharing memorable moments. The application features advanced portrait and video processing technologies, providing unique beautification effects that allow users to visualize and present their creative ideas effectively. By simplifying imaging services, Camera360 caters to the needs of both casual users and professional creators.

Xageek

Seed Round in 2010
Xi'An Geek Software Technology Co., Ltd. (GeekSoft) is a mobile app publisher that focuses on providing software for Android and iOS systems. At present, GeekSoft has launched two main products, including a free file manager named ""File Expert"" that focuses on the overseas market, and a file sharing app called iShare.

Keniu

Series A in 2009
Keniu is a Beijing-based company that specializes in providing advanced photo editing and management software. Its platform offers a range of features that allow users to enhance their images, including tools for skin whitening, acne removal, body slimming, scene changing, and watermark removal. Additionally, Keniu provides hundreds of special effects, enabling users to achieve professional-quality results akin to those produced by photographic studios. The company focuses on delivering innovative solutions that enhance the user experience in image editing and management.

Atria Software

Seed Round in 2009
Atria Software is a provider of design engineering services, specializing in medical imaging, multimedia, storage, and networking. The company offers HW/SW intellectual property (IP) products and solutions for multimedia processing and system-on-chip designs. Atria Software was founded in 2008.

Aipai

Series B in 2007
Dashi Aipai is functional video authoring software integrated with screen/games/video camera, video clips, background music, special effect processing, dynamic photo albums, hand drawing, derivable private String chatAction in GIF, and many other advanced functions. Additionally, it provides video recording facility for all games. These functions enable users to share moments in the games for netizens and players.

Tabblo

Series B in 2006
Tabblo is a custom printing site that combines a wiki ethos with a design tool to help you mashup your photos before printing. Tabblo isn't a traditional photo sharing site; instead of competing with sites you're probably familiar with, Tabblo makes it easy to import your photos from places like [Flickr](http://crunchbase.com/comany/flickr) (and iPhoto or Picasa) and then lets you arrange those photos with text to make large collage-like posters, called Tabblos, to print. Tabblo designers can give permission to other users to not just view and comment on a Tabblo, but to make their own changes to it as well. A sports team Tabblo could be customized by each parent, for example, to easily put their child's picture in the center of the poster but maintain the same design as the whole team's posters. It's like a wiki for visual design, with the original templates preserved. Tabblo was acquired by HP in March of 2007.

AppIQ

Series B in 2003
As of October 24, 2005, AppIQ, Inc. was acquired by Hewlett-Packard Co. AppIQ, Inc. provides storage area network management and storage resource management solutions. AppIQ's software enables the management of storage infrastructure by integrating storage resource visualization, provisioning, monitoring, reporting, and policy-based automation, and by correlating the business-critical applications with storage area network configuration, capacity, and performance. Its products are sold to automobile manufacturers, human resources consulting firms, satellite radio provider, retailers, and financial institutions through its OEM partners and a network of resellers. AppIQ was founded in 2001 and is headquartered in Burlington, Massachusetts.

PhotonEx Corp

Series C in 2001
PhotonEx Corp is an optical networking equipment manufacturer.

PhotonEx

Series C in 2001
PhotonEx is a prominent event in the UK, focusing on photonics and light technologies. It serves as a platform to showcase innovations and advancements in this field, bringing together industry experts, researchers, and businesses to discuss and explore the latest developments. In addition to organizing this event, PhotonEx is involved in the development of smart photonic systems aimed at enhancing public telecommunications networks. By integrating cutting-edge photonic technologies, the company aims to improve the efficiency and performance of telecommunications infrastructure. Through its initiatives, PhotonEx plays a crucial role in promoting the growth and application of photonics in various sectors.

PhotonEx

Series B in 2000
PhotonEx is a prominent event in the UK, focusing on photonics and light technologies. It serves as a platform to showcase innovations and advancements in this field, bringing together industry experts, researchers, and businesses to discuss and explore the latest developments. In addition to organizing this event, PhotonEx is involved in the development of smart photonic systems aimed at enhancing public telecommunications networks. By integrating cutting-edge photonic technologies, the company aims to improve the efficiency and performance of telecommunications infrastructure. Through its initiatives, PhotonEx plays a crucial role in promoting the growth and application of photonics in various sectors.
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