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Stan Reiss
Investor at Matrix Partners
Waltham, Massachusetts
Overview
Stan Reiss is a General Partner at Matrix Partners, investing in early-stage companies and serving on the boards of various tech startups like Lightforce Orthodontics and LogRocket. With an MBA from Harvard Business School and experience in venture capital, he has successfully invested in companies like Acacia Communications and Carbon Design Systems, focusing on sectors like Semiconductors, AI, and Enterprise Infrastructure.
Work Experience
General Partner
2000 - Current
We back technology founders at the earliest possible stage (pre-seed through Series A rounds) and work to help them build lasting businesses. We commit, with lead checks and commensurate effort, long before evidence of product market fit. Recent investments include Acacia, Afterpay, Apartment List, Canva, Courier, CTRL-Labs, Fivetran, Flock Safety, GOAT, HubSpot, LightForce, LightMatter, LogRocket, Markforged, Oculus, Side, Steadily, and Zendesk. Founded in 1977, we have offices in San Francisco and Boston.
Matrix is an early-stage venture capital firm, investing from idea through Series A.
Board Member
2023
Baya Systems pioneers chipset--based semiconductor tech for high-performance, modular systems.
Board Member
2021
Centaur Labs is a medical AI platform that offers medical data labeling services.
Raised $31,885,849.00 from Susa Ventures, Omega Venture Partners, Samsung NEXT, Matrix, Accel, SignalFire, Y Combinator and Alumni Ventures.
Board Member
2020
Nubis Communications is a startup providing services to the electrical and electronic manufacturing industries.
Raised $40,000,000.00 from TDK Ventures, Ericsson Ventures, Comerica - Technology & Life Sciences, Weili Dai, imec.xpand, Sehat Sutardja, Matrix and LaunchCapital.
Board Member
2018
Lightforce Orthodontics is a fully customized 3D-printed bracket system developer based on the anatomy and tooth morphology of each patient.
Raised $150,550,000.00 from CareCapital, Transformation Capital, Tyche Partners, Kleiner Perkins, Ally Bridge Group, Matter Venture Partners, Omega Venture Partners, American Association of Orthodontists and Matrix.
Board Member
2017
LogRocket is a frontend monitoring and product analytics platform that enables developers to capture granular experience data.
Raised $55,000,000.00 from Battery Ventures and Delta-v Capital.
Board Member
2007
Xtalic offers nanostructured metal coatings that provide corrosion resistance and wear resistance across a wide range of applications.
Raised $18,300,000.00 from Z47, Massachusetts Capital Resource Company and North Bridge Venture Partners & Growth Equity.
Board Member
2019 - 2023
Waldo was acquired by Tricentis
Waldo creates software to help iOS and Android mobile application teams deliver mobile UX perfection.
Raised $15,000,000.00 from Sylvain Zimmer, Nicolas Dessaigne, Keenan Rice, Insight Partners, First Round Capital, Tyler Gaffney, Matrix and Ben Porterfield.
Board Member
2018 - 2023
Lightmatter develops photonic chips that enable data processing and communication using light instead of electricity.
Raised $822,000,000.00 from Bossa Invest, T. Rowe Price, Google Ventures and Fidelity.
Board Member
2009 - 2021
Acacia develops, manufactures, and sells high-speed coherent optical interconnect products.
Raised $23,000,000.00 from Commonwealth Capital Ventures, Egan-Managed Capital, Matrix and Summit Partners.
Education
Investments
Latest Articles
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The three must-have characteristics of a semiconductor startup
Talks about Semiconductors, Chips and Startup Lessons
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Lightmatter: rethinking computing
Talks about Tech, Startup and Venture Capital
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Time to stop acting like lemmings
Talks about Venture Capital, IPO and Startups