# Silicon Valley VC Matter Venture Partners closes $450 million second fund, targeting embodied intelligence and robotics hardware

- Source: OFweek Robotics
- Published: 2026-10-19T05:51:00.000Z
- RoboHot: https://robohot.news/en/items/y3p3hyc5l7s98fwqfrmykzy89
- Original: https://robot.ofweek.com/2026-10/ART-8321201-8420-30707683.html

## Summary

In September 2026, Silicon Valley venture capital firm Matter Venture Partners announced the close of its second fund at $450 million, up from $300 million for its first fund. Investment areas include semiconductors, robotics, embodied intelligence, quantum computing, advanced manufacturing, and energy. Limited partners include ASML, TSMC, Quanta Computer, Nitto Denko, Resonac, Sojitz Corporation, the Development Bank of Japan, and Kleiner Perkins.