Matrix

Matrix Partners, established in 1977, is a prominent venture capital firm headquartered in San Francisco, California. The firm focuses on early-stage and early-growth investments, partnering with entrepreneurs to build significant, industry-leading companies. With a global perspective and local expertise, Matrix combines the insights of former entrepreneurs and experienced investors to guide its portfolio companies. The firm has a proven track record, having invested in over 500 companies, with 50 going public and 75 achieving profitable M&A exits. Notable investments include Baidu, Apple, and Oculus. Matrix invests across various sectors, including applied AI, B2B SaaS, digital health, and sustainable-defined hardware.

Ben Altshuler

Partner

Diana Kimball Berlin

Partner

Phyllis Doherty

Administrative Partner

Paul Ferri

Co-Founder

Wan Haoji

Partner

Kun Qian

Managing Director

Stan Reiss

General Partner

Brian Ru

Venture Partner

Bo Shao

Founding Managing Partner

Paul Sherer

Venture Partner

David Skok

General Partner

David Su

Founding Managing Partner

Ilya Sukhar

Partner

Sun Linghao

Managing Partner

Tong Ti

Vice President

Kevin Xiong

Partner

Eric YU

Director

Past deals in Video Streaming

Owl Labs

Series C in 2022
Owl Labs Inc. specializes in developing and manufacturing innovative video conferencing technology, aimed at enhancing communication for hybrid and remote teams. Founded in 2014 and based in Somerville, Massachusetts, the company offers a range of products, including the Meeting Owl and Meeting Owl Pro. These smart conference cameras feature 360° views and advanced audio capabilities, allowing them to automatically focus on the speaker during meetings. Owl Labs' products are compatible with popular video conferencing platforms such as Google Hangouts, Skype, and GoToMeeting. The company's mission is to create inclusive and engaging video experiences that facilitate dynamic discussions in modern organizations.

Sieve

Seed Round in 2022
Sieve is an AI infrastructure company founded in late 2021 by Mokshith Voodarla and Abhinav Ayalur, specializing in video data to streamline the development process for teams working with computer vision. The company provides an API platform that integrates video search capabilities into various internal tools and customer experiences. Sieve's platform includes features such as plug-and-play search functionality, efficient processing, and customization options that allow developers to search for video samples based on motion, relevant metadata, and detected anomalies. By simplifying the complexities of building data infrastructure and computer vision models, Sieve enables developers to focus more on their core projects.

Hongsong Xuetang

Series A in 2022
Hongsong Xuetang offers older clients things including live courses and internet entertainment. Important habits like entertainment and more are changing as a result of advancements in Internet infrastructure like 5G networks and mobile payments.

Whatifi

Seed Round in 2020
Whatifi is a mobile storytelling platform that creates active social experiences by merging user-generated filmmaking with high production-value content. The platform allows users to watch movies with friends, presenting them with interactive dilemmas at key turning points. This format enables participants to make decisions that influence the direction of the story, fostering engagement and collaboration. By offering a unique blend of interactive video streaming and shared viewing experiences, Whatifi occupies a distinctive niche in the creator economy, enhancing traditional movie-watching into a dynamic and entertaining activity.

Owl Labs

Series B in 2019
Owl Labs Inc. specializes in developing and manufacturing innovative video conferencing technology, aimed at enhancing communication for hybrid and remote teams. Founded in 2014 and based in Somerville, Massachusetts, the company offers a range of products, including the Meeting Owl and Meeting Owl Pro. These smart conference cameras feature 360° views and advanced audio capabilities, allowing them to automatically focus on the speaker during meetings. Owl Labs' products are compatible with popular video conferencing platforms such as Google Hangouts, Skype, and GoToMeeting. The company's mission is to create inclusive and engaging video experiences that facilitate dynamic discussions in modern organizations.

IFU

Series A in 2018
IFU provides rehabilitation training videos, shares content, communicates with medical experts, and pushes professional medical information features. They also provide patient management assistants.

Streamlabs.

Series B in 2018
Streamlabs, Inc., founded in 2014 and based in San Francisco, develops a comprehensive application designed to enhance the streaming experience for video game broadcasters. Initially launched as TwitchAlerts, the platform provides in-stream popup alerts, donation management, and interactive tools to engage viewers effectively. Key features include Stream Labels, which adds customizable labels to a user's screen, and a Donation Goals widget that helps streamers set and track fundraising objectives. As a subsidiary of Logitech International S.A., Streamlabs continues to innovate within the video game streaming industry, focusing on tools that elevate brand visibility and improve viewer interaction.

Owl Labs

Series A in 2017
Owl Labs Inc. specializes in developing and manufacturing innovative video conferencing technology, aimed at enhancing communication for hybrid and remote teams. Founded in 2014 and based in Somerville, Massachusetts, the company offers a range of products, including the Meeting Owl and Meeting Owl Pro. These smart conference cameras feature 360° views and advanced audio capabilities, allowing them to automatically focus on the speaker during meetings. Owl Labs' products are compatible with popular video conferencing platforms such as Google Hangouts, Skype, and GoToMeeting. The company's mission is to create inclusive and engaging video experiences that facilitate dynamic discussions in modern organizations.

Streamlabs.

Venture Round in 2016
Streamlabs, Inc., founded in 2014 and based in San Francisco, develops a comprehensive application designed to enhance the streaming experience for video game broadcasters. Initially launched as TwitchAlerts, the platform provides in-stream popup alerts, donation management, and interactive tools to engage viewers effectively. Key features include Stream Labels, which adds customizable labels to a user's screen, and a Donation Goals widget that helps streamers set and track fundraising objectives. As a subsidiary of Logitech International S.A., Streamlabs continues to innovate within the video game streaming industry, focusing on tools that elevate brand visibility and improve viewer interaction.

Qiniu

Series C in 2014
Qiniu Cloud is a leading enterprise cloud service provider in China. It is committed to driving social industry development with cloud technology, and it focuses on the cloud computing industry with data intelligence and visual intelligence as its core. Through massive data and rich media scenarios across industries, Qiniu Cloud launches the intelligent video cloud integrated with CDN, object storage, cloud host, big data, content recognition platform and other product portfolios, which provides comprehensive cloud computing service for users. More than one million enterprise-level clients are using qiniu cloud to provide services for 80% of the Internet users nationwide. It provides cloud plus smart technology empowerment for users in various industries to meet the new opportunities of Artificial Intelligence and the arrival of 5G era.

Skyfire Labs

Series D in 2012
Skyfire Labs, now part of Opera Software since its acquisition in 2013, operates as the Network Solutions division within the company. Founded in 2007 and based in Mountain View, California, Skyfire focuses on enhancing the mobile Internet experience through advanced cloud computing technologies. It specializes in mobile video optimization and cloud services, particularly through its Skyfire Rocket Optimizer, which helps wireless operators save bandwidth by optimizing images for mobile devices. This enables carriers to make more efficient use of cell tower capacity. Additionally, Skyfire offers a free mobile browser that enhances the delivery of rich web media, supporting both operators and consumers in achieving better quality of experience and mobile monetization capabilities.

Skyfire Labs

Series C in 2012
Skyfire Labs, now part of Opera Software since its acquisition in 2013, operates as the Network Solutions division within the company. Founded in 2007 and based in Mountain View, California, Skyfire focuses on enhancing the mobile Internet experience through advanced cloud computing technologies. It specializes in mobile video optimization and cloud services, particularly through its Skyfire Rocket Optimizer, which helps wireless operators save bandwidth by optimizing images for mobile devices. This enables carriers to make more efficient use of cell tower capacity. Additionally, Skyfire offers a free mobile browser that enhances the delivery of rich web media, supporting both operators and consumers in achieving better quality of experience and mobile monetization capabilities.

VideoIQ

Series C in 2012
VideoIQ, Inc. specializes in intelligent video surveillance systems, offering products such as Icvr intelligent IP cameras and encoders that incorporate video recording, analytics, and intelligent networking. Their HD smart video analytics engines enhance surveillance capabilities by providing real-time warnings and security protection across various environments. The company's solutions cater to a diverse range of sectors, including utilities and infrastructure, industrial settings, transportation, homeland security, corporate campuses, and commercial outdoor spaces. Specific applications include water treatment facilities, factories, truck terminals, and government buildings, as well as luxury homes and construction sites. VideoIQ sells its products in the United States and Europe through a network of video surveillance integrators and resellers. Founded in 2006, the company is headquartered in Bedford, Massachusetts.

VideoIQ

Series C in 2011
VideoIQ, Inc. specializes in intelligent video surveillance systems, offering products such as Icvr intelligent IP cameras and encoders that incorporate video recording, analytics, and intelligent networking. Their HD smart video analytics engines enhance surveillance capabilities by providing real-time warnings and security protection across various environments. The company's solutions cater to a diverse range of sectors, including utilities and infrastructure, industrial settings, transportation, homeland security, corporate campuses, and commercial outdoor spaces. Specific applications include water treatment facilities, factories, truck terminals, and government buildings, as well as luxury homes and construction sites. VideoIQ sells its products in the United States and Europe through a network of video surveillance integrators and resellers. Founded in 2006, the company is headquartered in Bedford, Massachusetts.

Qiniu

Seed Round in 2011
Qiniu Cloud is a leading enterprise cloud service provider in China. It is committed to driving social industry development with cloud technology, and it focuses on the cloud computing industry with data intelligence and visual intelligence as its core. Through massive data and rich media scenarios across industries, Qiniu Cloud launches the intelligent video cloud integrated with CDN, object storage, cloud host, big data, content recognition platform and other product portfolios, which provides comprehensive cloud computing service for users. More than one million enterprise-level clients are using qiniu cloud to provide services for 80% of the Internet users nationwide. It provides cloud plus smart technology empowerment for users in various industries to meet the new opportunities of Artificial Intelligence and the arrival of 5G era.

Skyfire Labs

Series B in 2009
Skyfire Labs, now part of Opera Software since its acquisition in 2013, operates as the Network Solutions division within the company. Founded in 2007 and based in Mountain View, California, Skyfire focuses on enhancing the mobile Internet experience through advanced cloud computing technologies. It specializes in mobile video optimization and cloud services, particularly through its Skyfire Rocket Optimizer, which helps wireless operators save bandwidth by optimizing images for mobile devices. This enables carriers to make more efficient use of cell tower capacity. Additionally, Skyfire offers a free mobile browser that enhances the delivery of rich web media, supporting both operators and consumers in achieving better quality of experience and mobile monetization capabilities.

Storm Player

Series C in 2008
Beijing Storm Technology Co., Ltd. is the developer of a video player called Storm Player. Established in 2006, Storm Technology has strived to provide internet users with high-quality internet video entertainment experiences. It developed the player software Kuree, which quickly developed into one of China’s three biggest player software. In 2007, Kuree merged with the original Storm Video team to set up Beijing Storm Internet Technology Co., Ltd. and became the biggest video solutions provider of China internet video playing. By January 2009, Storm Player was playing over 150 million videos per day for internet users, with around 22 million people using the product every day. The video files played by Storm Player account for 50% of the total videos played on the internet in China, making it the biggest internet video playing platform in China.

VideoIQ

Series B in 2008
VideoIQ, Inc. specializes in intelligent video surveillance systems, offering products such as Icvr intelligent IP cameras and encoders that incorporate video recording, analytics, and intelligent networking. Their HD smart video analytics engines enhance surveillance capabilities by providing real-time warnings and security protection across various environments. The company's solutions cater to a diverse range of sectors, including utilities and infrastructure, industrial settings, transportation, homeland security, corporate campuses, and commercial outdoor spaces. Specific applications include water treatment facilities, factories, truck terminals, and government buildings, as well as luxury homes and construction sites. VideoIQ sells its products in the United States and Europe through a network of video surveillance integrators and resellers. Founded in 2006, the company is headquartered in Bedford, Massachusetts.

Skyfire Labs

Series B in 2008
Skyfire Labs, now part of Opera Software since its acquisition in 2013, operates as the Network Solutions division within the company. Founded in 2007 and based in Mountain View, California, Skyfire focuses on enhancing the mobile Internet experience through advanced cloud computing technologies. It specializes in mobile video optimization and cloud services, particularly through its Skyfire Rocket Optimizer, which helps wireless operators save bandwidth by optimizing images for mobile devices. This enables carriers to make more efficient use of cell tower capacity. Additionally, Skyfire offers a free mobile browser that enhances the delivery of rich web media, supporting both operators and consumers in achieving better quality of experience and mobile monetization capabilities.

Skyfire Labs

Series A in 2007
Skyfire Labs, now part of Opera Software since its acquisition in 2013, operates as the Network Solutions division within the company. Founded in 2007 and based in Mountain View, California, Skyfire focuses on enhancing the mobile Internet experience through advanced cloud computing technologies. It specializes in mobile video optimization and cloud services, particularly through its Skyfire Rocket Optimizer, which helps wireless operators save bandwidth by optimizing images for mobile devices. This enables carriers to make more efficient use of cell tower capacity. Additionally, Skyfire offers a free mobile browser that enhances the delivery of rich web media, supporting both operators and consumers in achieving better quality of experience and mobile monetization capabilities.

VideoIQ

Series A in 2007
VideoIQ, Inc. specializes in intelligent video surveillance systems, offering products such as Icvr intelligent IP cameras and encoders that incorporate video recording, analytics, and intelligent networking. Their HD smart video analytics engines enhance surveillance capabilities by providing real-time warnings and security protection across various environments. The company's solutions cater to a diverse range of sectors, including utilities and infrastructure, industrial settings, transportation, homeland security, corporate campuses, and commercial outdoor spaces. Specific applications include water treatment facilities, factories, truck terminals, and government buildings, as well as luxury homes and construction sites. VideoIQ sells its products in the United States and Europe through a network of video surveillance integrators and resellers. Founded in 2006, the company is headquartered in Bedford, Massachusetts.

Camiant

Series C in 2007
Camiant, Inc. specializes in policy control and application assurance technology, primarily serving broadband operators across Europe, the Middle East, and the Asia Pacific. The company offers a Multimedia Policy Engine, which acts as a central component of broadband networks, delivering real-time intelligence and control. Additionally, Camiant provides a Bandwidth on Demand Application Manager for the seamless integration of new applications into access networks. Their portfolio includes a SIP Application Manager that facilitates the integration and management of SIP resources, and the QInsight management reporting application, which gathers usage data and insights on network performance over time. Furthermore, the Universal Edge Resource Manager helps manage the sharing of edge resources among various services, while the Fair Use Management solution assists cable operators in monitoring and managing broadband utilization. Camiant was previously known as Chameleon Solutions, Inc.

Ambarella

Series C in 2006
Ambarella, Inc. is a developer of semiconductor processing solutions focused on high-definition video capture, analysis, sharing, and display. The company specializes in system-on-a-chip designs that integrate HD video processing, image processing, computer vision, and audio processing functionalities, all aimed at delivering high-quality video and low power consumption. Ambarella's products are utilized in a variety of applications, including wearable cameras, automotive cameras, drones, virtual reality cameras, and Internet Protocol security cameras for both professional and home use. The company markets its solutions primarily to original design manufacturers and original equipment manufacturers through direct sales and distributors. Founded in 2004 and headquartered in Santa Clara, California, Ambarella has a significant revenue presence in Taiwan and serves various markets across Asia Pacific, Europe, and North America.

Camiant

Series B in 2005
Camiant, Inc. specializes in policy control and application assurance technology, primarily serving broadband operators across Europe, the Middle East, and the Asia Pacific. The company offers a Multimedia Policy Engine, which acts as a central component of broadband networks, delivering real-time intelligence and control. Additionally, Camiant provides a Bandwidth on Demand Application Manager for the seamless integration of new applications into access networks. Their portfolio includes a SIP Application Manager that facilitates the integration and management of SIP resources, and the QInsight management reporting application, which gathers usage data and insights on network performance over time. Furthermore, the Universal Edge Resource Manager helps manage the sharing of edge resources among various services, while the Fair Use Management solution assists cable operators in monitoring and managing broadband utilization. Camiant was previously known as Chameleon Solutions, Inc.

Arroyo Video Solutions

Series B in 2005
Arroyo Video Solutions is a United States-based company that specializes in video on demand solutions. The company has developed a video platform that allows operators to deliver various video applications efficiently. In 2006, Arroyo Video Solutions was acquired by Cisco Systems, enhancing its capabilities and reach in the video services market.

Ambarella

Series B in 2004
Ambarella, Inc. is a developer of semiconductor processing solutions focused on high-definition video capture, analysis, sharing, and display. The company specializes in system-on-a-chip designs that integrate HD video processing, image processing, computer vision, and audio processing functionalities, all aimed at delivering high-quality video and low power consumption. Ambarella's products are utilized in a variety of applications, including wearable cameras, automotive cameras, drones, virtual reality cameras, and Internet Protocol security cameras for both professional and home use. The company markets its solutions primarily to original design manufacturers and original equipment manufacturers through direct sales and distributors. Founded in 2004 and headquartered in Santa Clara, California, Ambarella has a significant revenue presence in Taiwan and serves various markets across Asia Pacific, Europe, and North America.

Camiant

Series A in 2003
Camiant, Inc. specializes in policy control and application assurance technology, primarily serving broadband operators across Europe, the Middle East, and the Asia Pacific. The company offers a Multimedia Policy Engine, which acts as a central component of broadband networks, delivering real-time intelligence and control. Additionally, Camiant provides a Bandwidth on Demand Application Manager for the seamless integration of new applications into access networks. Their portfolio includes a SIP Application Manager that facilitates the integration and management of SIP resources, and the QInsight management reporting application, which gathers usage data and insights on network performance over time. Furthermore, the Universal Edge Resource Manager helps manage the sharing of edge resources among various services, while the Fair Use Management solution assists cable operators in monitoring and managing broadband utilization. Camiant was previously known as Chameleon Solutions, Inc.
Spot something off? Help us improve by flagging any incorrect or outdated information. Just email us at support@teaserclub.com. Your feedback is most welcome.