Investors

Matrix Partners

Matrix Partners have had more than 200 years of experience as investors, entrepreneurs, and executives. Many have founded or run companies that went on to initial public offerings or successful acquisitions. Others have served as senior executives in the high-growth phases of corporations including eBay, PayPal, Intel and 3Com.

Matrix Partners has been a part of the creation and growth of many influential businesses, including Apple Computer, Alteon WebSystems, Cascade Communications, JBoss, Netezza, Office Club, SanDisk, Sonus, Starent Networks, Sycamore Networks, Tivoli Software, and Veritas Software.

Their current portfolio includes promising companies such as Ambarella, Gilt Groupe, TheLadders.com, Tier Logic, and Verivue.

Over the thirty years Matrix Partners have been in business, they have witnessed numerous boom-and-bust cycles and weathered five recessions. They have worked with hundreds of companies and have developed an understanding of where mistakes can be made and how strong companies are constructed. The business lessons learned help Matrix support its portfolio companies in terms of shortcutting challenges and maximizing their chances for success.