Hellman, Ferri Investment Associates
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| Private ownership | |
| Industry | Venture capital |
| Founded | 1977 |
| Founder | Paul Ferri |
| Headquarters | Palo Alto, California, United States |
| Total assets | $2.4 billion |
| Website | www.matrixpartners.com |
Matrix Partners is a US-based private equity investment firm focusing on venture capital investments. The firm invests in seed and early-stage companies in the United States and India, particularly in the software, communications, semiconductors, data storage, Internet or wireless sectors.
The firm has offices in Cambridge, Massachusetts, Palo Alto, California, Mumbai, India and Beijing, China.
Tracing its roots to 1977, Matrix was an active player in the development of the venture capital industry in the 1980s. The firm's direct predecessor, Hellman Ferri Investment Associates (1977 to 1982), was founded by Paul J. Ferri and Warren Hellman, founder of San Francisco-based private equity firm, Hellman & Friedman.
Among the firm's notable investments, Matrix Partners was an early-stage investor in Apple Inc., Arrowpoint Communications, Digium, JBoss, JustFab, PSINet, SanDisk, Silverstream Software, TheLadders.com, Sonus Networks, Tivoli Software, Tollbridge Technologies, VERITAS Software, Vermeer Technologies Incorporated, and Xilinx.
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