Aerospace · El Segundo, California

Matter Intelligence

Matter Intelligence develops frontier sensors that simultaneously capture molecular chemistry, temperature, and 3D shape, paired with a Large World Model for extreme-resolution geospatial imaging from space to surface. Their data trains foundation models to answer critical physical-world questions.

Backed by Lowercarbon Capital, E2MC, Pear VC and 1 more

Locations
San Francisco+1
Also El Segundo
Team size
11-50
Founded 2023
Total raised
$12M
Seed · last round Oct '24
Open roles
26

Open positions · 26

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About Matter Intelligence

Matter Intelligence is building frontier hardware sensors and AI systems that capture information about the physical world never captured before to train foundation models used by companies and countries. Its approach combines world-first sensors that capture multiple modalities—including chemistry, temperature, and 3D shape—with a Large World Model to advance geospatial AI and data about the physical world. The founding team comes largely from NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, bringing deep expertise in planetary missions and advanced sensor systems, and the company employs approximately 35 full-time members, with its 20-person hardware team working on-site in El Segundo, California. In its first 13 months, Matter has closed close to $300 million in signed LOIs and has paid pilots with commercial public companies, four U.S. Government contracts, and sovereign nation partnerships in progress. Supported by a culture of self-management and high rigor, team members own significant areas of responsibility and deliver results autonomously.

Culture & values

Matter's culture is rooted in a spirit of discovery and NASA/JPL heritage.

Feedback is a gift and the bar for rigor is exceptionally high.

Every team member has accomplished extraordinary things and best people love working with best people.

Ownership-driven culture where team members own significant areas of responsibility and are trusted to deliver results with autonomy.

Presence and output matter more than hours logged, reflecting a non-traditional approach to work-life balance.

Team members wear multiple hats and are expected to unlock multiple outcomes with each role they play.

The hardware team is on-site in El Segundo, CA, indicating an on-site work environment for collaboration.

Funding

$12Mtotal raised

Oct '24
  • Oct 2024 · SeedLowercarbon Capital, Toyota Ventures, Pear VC, E2MC
    $12M
  • Lowercarbon Capital
  • E2MC
  • Pear VC
  • Toyota Ventures

Company at a glance

Founded2023
Location
El Segundo, California
Websitematter.com
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The team at Matter Intelligence

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NH

Noah Howard

Designer, Matter Intelligence

NS

Nathan Stein

Cofounder/Founding Scientist @ Matter

VS

Vishnu Sridhar

Cofounder/CEO @ Matter | Previously engineering • Mars missions @ NASA JPL

TC

Thomas Chrien

Technical Director

Team breakdown

Team Distribution

  • Engineering37%
  • Sales & Business Development15%
  • Operations15%
  • Other15%
  • Design11%

Where the Team Studied

  1. 1.Harvard University
  2. 2.Stanford University
  3. 3.Massachusetts Institute of Technology
  4. 4.Brown University
  5. 5.University of California, Los Angeles

Team Worked At

  • NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory
  • Millennium Space Systems, A Boeing Company
  • Raytheon Technologies
  • Google
  • OpenAI

Location

Team Composition

26 people
  • Engineering1 senior5
  • Operations5
  • Arts and Design1 senior2
  • Education2
  • Entrepreneurship2 senior2
  • Marketing1
  • Program and Project Management1
  • Research1

Life at Matter Intelligence

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Of 26 open roles, Matter Intelligence has 26 on-site positions.

Matter Intelligence is based in El Segundo, California.

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