Matter Venture Partners' $450M physical-AI fund

status: open, opened 2026-10-14, last moved 2026-10-14. Robots funding humanoids

• 2026-10-14 (first record): Matter Venture Partners' $450M physical-AI bet: partner Haomiao Huang frames "infinite demand for robots right now, including humanoids," which "may not look like humans" (Forbes/Koetsier, ~4:47 PM ET). First VC-fund thesis datapoint in the record's physical-AI money lane; portfolio unnamed. Watch: portfolio reveals, deployment pace, whether portfolio companies enter the humanoid-ship ledger. https://www.forbes.com/sites/johnkoetsier/2026/10/14/infinite-demand-for-robots-inside-matter-venture-partners-450-million-bet-on-physical-ai/