Accelerating HardTech
to accelerate
semiconductors.
Matter is the HardTech venture capital fund of the future.
Humanity's biggest innovations will increasingly be driven by HardTech. But while venture capital has a proven process and established community for software, HardTech startups have lacked a proven approach. Until now.
we accelerate hardtech
How we define
HardTech startups
Founded on Hardcore science or engineering
Often focused on Hardware, in addition to software
Hard to do right
Hard to copy when done right
Hard to find the
venturable investments
We take the hard out of hardtech
There are truly unique challenges to building a startup that combines both hardware and software innovation the way we do. I'm truly appreciative of having Kleiner and now Matter's support as we scale.
Alfred Griffin,
Founder & CEO - Lightforce
“
TSMC is deeply committed to fostering innovation and supporting the next generation of startups in the semiconductor and HardTech ecosystems. Wen, Haomiao, and the Matter Venture Partners team bring unrivaled company-building expertise and experience in partnering with HardTech founders. TSMC looks forward to collaborating with Matter Venture Partners to help catalyze the next-generation of startup pioneers."
— Kevin Zhang, SVP, TSMC
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