Matter
VC Fund
San Francisco, United States
Matter is a VC fund in San Francisco focused on News and Social Media. Matter.vc supports entrepreneurs in building a more informed, inclusive, and empathetic society through its start-up accelerator. They provide investment and resources to give startups five months of runway to do need-finding with customers, prototype solutions and build traction with their audience. The program kicks off with an intensive designthinking and entrepreneurship boot camp followed by a regular rhythm of venture design reviews, mentoring sessions, and guest speakers.
- Total investments:
- 28
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 7%
Last updated:
For AI agents: llms.txt
Industries Matter invests in
Stages Matter invests in
Countries Matter invests in
Contacts
| Name | Phone | Socials | |
|---|---|---|---|
Pete Mortensen
|
|||
Corey Ford
|
|||
Hamish Chandra
|
|||
Niles Lichtenstein
|
Investment Focus
Industry
- News 7 (25%)
- Social Media 7 (25%)
- Software 5 (18%)
- Digital Media 4 (14%)
- Art 3 (11%)
Stage
- Seed 18 (64%)
- Pre-Seed 4 (14%)
- Series A 2 (7%)
- Convertible Note 2 (7%)
- Angel 1 (4%)
Country
- United States 24 (86%)
- Ireland 1 (4%)
- United Kingdom 1 (4%)
- United Arab Emirates 1 (4%)
Team
| Name | Title | Investments | Links | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Pete Mortensen
Program and Investment
|
Program and Investment | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
|
Corey Ford
Managing Director
|
Managing Director | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
|
Hamish Chandra
Mentor and Advisor
|
Mentor and Advisor | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
Jake Shapiro
Founder, Founding Partner
|
Founder, Founding Partner | Total investments: 1 | Find email | |
|
Niles Lichtenstein
Mentor and Alumnus
|
Mentor and Alumnus | Total investments: 0 | Find email |
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
|---|---|---|---|
HeartRate
|
Heartrate is a Web3 health platform that creates an exercise + sleep health program driven by blockchain technology. | Seed / Jul 13, 2022 | |
Ovee
|
Ovee is a digital health companion and dashboard for people with vaginas. We connect people to medically vetted content, curated products, aggregate medical records in a central location, and provide a supportive community to help people navigate their sexual & reproductive health. Our users are able to understand their bodies, then takeactionable steps all in one digital platform––faster and less anxiety inducing than a typical google search. | $100K / Pre-Seed / May 01, 2018 | |
Compass News
|
Compass News is a subscription-based journalism platform powered by an AI editor that makes you smarter, quicker. | Seed / Apr 12, 2018 | |
ReadUp
|
We are on a mission to get people reading on the internet. | Convertible Note / Apr 01, 2018 | |
Kerning Cultures
|
Kerning Cultures is building the premier Middle East podcast network. As audio media becomes mainstream in other international markets, we're defining the space for the Middle East and North Africa. Our inaugural show produces radio documentaries from the Middle East for regional and global audiences. | Pre-Seed / Feb 15, 2018 | |
nēdl
|
nēdl (as in, 'needle in the haystack') is a Google-backed AI powered audio platform. We transcribe, monetize, & amplify words as they are spoken so Listeners can search them by keywords in real-time. Creators can start a live call-in radio show in seconds and share a custom URL with followers so they can get text alerts & listenlive & even without the app. | Pre-Seed / Feb 01, 2018 | |
In The Room
|
In The Room connects with people and communities nearby. The app allows its users to see and connect with individuals at networking events, get togethers, or any place they woukd like to connect. | $125K / Convertible Note / Jun 07, 2017 | |
NewsWhip
|
NewsWhip is the world's most comprehensive content discovery and analytics database. Their suite of products give customers the ability to predict which stories will be important today, and understand how to create successful content over the long term.NewsWhip serves over 500 of the world's leading publishers, brands and agencies,including: Reebok, the Washington Post, Conde Nast, Google, MasterCard, BuzzFeed, Time Inc., and more. NewsWhip Spike is their real-time, predictive content discovery dashboard — offering a one-stop view of what's important across both the web and 5 social networks. Spike is the only tool that discovers stories within 2 minutes of publishing, and predicts their spread across social.NewsWhip Analytics is a database of how audiences have engaged with stories across every social network over the long term. NewsWhip customers use Analytics to benchmark how they stack up against competitors and track engagement trends around events and seasons. | $6.4M / Series A / Feb 14, 2017 | |
Pie
|
Create 360 videos and 360 GIFs in seconds, with or without a 360 camera, and share them instantly with friends and followers on Pie. | Seed / Nov 14, 2016 | |
Drop
|
At Drop, we are building what we believe will be the future of discovery in immersive computing. Based in San Francisco, California, we are an HTC portfolio company that has built an immersive internet searching and browsing experience for virtual and augmented realities. In other words, it's the "Google Chrome for VR/AR." | Seed / Aug 15, 2016 | |
| See all 28 investments → | |||
Co-Investors
Graph Ventures
3 deals together
The Associated Press
2 deals together
Backstage Capital
2 deals together
AIB Seed Capital Fund
1 deal together
Autochrome
1 deal together
Access 48,091 investors
822 industries, 177 countries. Updated daily. Emails and phones included.
Browse database — It's Free!
Find investors for your startup
Search 48,091 investors by industry and country. Emails and phones included.
Similar Investors
Recommended lists
FAQ
What does Matter invest in?
Matter invests primarily in News, Social Media and Software startups, most often at Seed and Pre-Seed stage. Most of the 28 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
How do I contact Matter?
Public channels for Matter include LinkedIn, X (Twitter) and the website linked on this profile. For a verified work email and phone number, create a free Shizune account — contact data is searched across 20+ sources and validated before delivery, so your outreach lands in the right inbox.
Who are the partners at Matter?
The team at Matter includes Pete Mortensen (Program and Investment), Corey Ford (Managing Director) and Hamish Chandra (Mentor and Advisor). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.
Is Shizune's investor data accurate?
Yes — every stat on this profile is calculated from confirmed public funding rounds monitored across hundreds of sources since 2020. This profile was last refreshed in Aug 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.
Contact your first 100 investors today
Find who invests in your industry, stage, and country. Download investor list with emails in 5 minutes.
Find investors — It's Free!
Continue with Google
Continue with LinkedIn
