Ilya Sukhar
Location: USA
Ilya Sukhar is a partner at Matrix Partners. He is also an advisor at Xenon Ventures and Heavybit. He is also a board member of Parabola, Mashgin and Fivetran. He has been a board member at Open Listings and Guilded.
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Ilya Sukhar is a partner at Matrix Partners. He is also an advisor at Xenon Ventures and Heavybit. He is also a board member of Parabola, Mashgin and Fivetran. He has been a board member at Open Listings and Guilded. Before joining Matrix in 2016, he worked at three startups, all of which were acquired. Most recently, he was co-founder and CEO of Parse, a cloud platform for mobile developers that was acquired by Facebook in 2013. In addition to running Parse as a semi-independent subsidiary, Ilya led the teams responsible for all of Facebook’s developer products and also worked on Messenger. He is an active angel investor and was a part-time partner at Y Combinator. He received his bachelor’s and master’s degrees in computer science from Cornell University. He invests in a variety of industries, but is particularly interested in products that use a complex technical foundation to become indispensable to consumers or developers. He is excited to work with hackers who are building mission-driven and engineering-driven companies.
Professional Summary
Accomplished technology entrepreneur and venture capital partner with a proven track record of identifying, investing in, and supporting innovative early-stage startups. Former founder of Parse (acquired by Facebook), currently a Partner at Matrix Partners with a strategic focus on transformative technology investments.
Professional Experience
Partner
Matrix Partners | 2016 – Present
- Lead early-stage venture investments across multiple technology sectors
- Actively seek and support promising startups with transformative potential
- Provide strategic guidance and operational support to portfolio companies
Investment Portfolio
Significant Investments
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Parabola (09-Jun-2023)
- Industry: Automation/Workflow Software
- Stage: Later Stage Venture Capital
- Status: Generating Revenue
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8Flow (01-Jun-2023)
- Industry: Business/Productivity Software
- Status: Generating Revenue
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Nimble RX (13-Jun-2022)
- Industry: Drug Delivery
- Status: Generating Revenue
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Vercel (15-May-2019)
- Industry: Software Development Applications
- Status: Generating Revenue
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Applied Intuition (01-Oct-2017)
- Industry: Business/Productivity Software
- Status: Profitable
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Honeycomb.io (28-Apr-2017)
- Industry: Software Development Applications
- Status: Generating Revenue
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Mux (27-Dec-2016 and 31-Aug-2016)
- Industry: Business/Productivity Software
- Status: Generating Revenue
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Casetext (02-Nov-2016)
- Industry: Business/Productivity Software
- Status: Generating Revenue
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SkyGiraffe (24-Aug-2016)
- Industry: Business/Productivity Software
- Stage: Early Stage Venture Capital
- Status: Generating Revenue
Board and Advisory Positions
Current Board Memberships
- August Health http://www.augusthealth.com/
- Chameleon (Business/Productivity Software) https://www.chameleon.io/
- Parabola http://www.parabola.io/
- Mashgin http://www.mashgin.com/
- Fivetran http://www.fivetran.com/
Advisory Roles
- Xenon Ventures https://xenon.io/
- Heavybit https://www.heavybit.com/
Investment Expertise
- Software Development Tools
- Business Productivity Platforms
- Enterprise Technology Solutions
- Early-Stage and Revenue-Generating Startups
Entrepreneurial Background
Parse (Co-Founder & CEO)
(acquired by Facebook)
- Founded cloud platform for mobile developers
- Acquired by Facebook in 2013
- Led developer-facing product teams at Facebook post-acquisition
Education
Cornell University
- Master of Engineering, Computer Science
- Bachelor of Science, Computer Science & Operations Research
Professional Highlights
- 33+ Startup Investments
- Proven Track Record in Technology Investments
- Specialized in Business/Productivity Software
- Expertise in Identifying and Nurturing Innovative Startups
Professional Contact
- Personal Website: ilya.sukhar.com
- Investment Status: Actively Seeking New Investments
- Investor Type: Angel (Individual)
- – LinkedIn Connections: 500+
- – Professional Followers: 1,866
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