Venture capital firm Matrix Partners has appointed Antonio Rodriguez as a partner in Boston and opened an office in New York City.
Most recently, Rodriguez was chief technology officer of HP’s consumer imaging and printing division where he led projects in the areas of mass customization, e-reading, mobile platforms, and next generation web technologies for content consumption.
Rodriguez joined HP through the acquisition of Tabblo, where he was founder and chief executive.
“Having worked with Antonio when he founded and grew Tabblo, we know he brings great entrepreneurial experience and deep consumer technology expertise to the team,” says Timothy Barrows (pictured), managing partner of Matrix Partners.
At Matrix Rodriguez will be investing in young companies across a range of sectors including consumer internet, mobile, software, and Internet infrastructure.
"Matrix clearly has an incredible track record of making outstanding investments over many decades in the constantly changing world of technology. But more importantly, as a first-time chief executive officer backed by Matrix, I got to experience the firm’s culture and values from the most important perspective— that of the entrepreneur. And because of that experience, I couldn’t imagine a better team to join in the venture business," says Rodriguez.
Matrix Partners has also opened an office in New York which will be headed by general partner Nick Beim.
“There is a very vibrant start-up community in New York,” says Beim. “We’ve been increasingly active in New York over the past six years and continue to be impressed by the calibre of entrepreneurial talent here.”
Matrix Partners’ investments in New York include the Gilt Groupe, TheLadders.com, Intent Media and Conductor.
