Andrew Verhalen
Partner
Matrix
Matrix infrastructure investor with prior operating roles at 3Com and Intel.
Bio
Professional summary
Ilya Sukhar is listed by Matrix as focused on AI and infrastructure. The official Matrix team page associates him with August Health, Chameleon, Fivetran, Flock Safety, Mashgin, Parabola, and Sieve. His personal website states that he is an investor at Matrix, previously angel invested in companies including Scale AI, Applied Intuition, GitLab, and Airtable, was a partner at Y Combinator, and founded Parse, a mobile infrastructure company acquired by Facebook. He studied Computer Science and Operations Research at Cornell.
Investment focus
Stage, sector, and overall fit
Stage
idea through Series A
Sector
AIinfrastructuredeveloper toolsdata infrastructurestartup platforms
Thesis
AIInfrastructureDeveloper and data infrastructure
Notable companies
Selected portfolio companies the partner has backed
August HealthChameleonFivetranFlock SafetyMashginParabolaSieveScale AIApplied IntuitionGitLabAirtableParseFacebookY Combinator
How to approach
Framing and angles for outreach
Pitch framing
Lead with technical depth, infrastructure leverage, or a developer/platform adoption story; avoid generic SaaS framing unless infrastructure is central.
Personalization hooks
- 1Reference Parse and his founder experience building mobile infrastructure.
- 2Connect to developer adoption, infrastructure primitives, or data workflow automation.
Recent signals
What the partner has said or done recently
Matrix official team page currently lists Ilya under AI and Infrastructure.
Background
Career, education, and skills
Career history
- Matrix PartnersGeneral PartnerPresent
- FacebookRole post-Parse acquisitionPrior
- ParseCo-founderPrior; acquired by Facebook
Education
- Cornell UniversityUndergraduate degree
Skills
AI investinginfrastructuredeveloper toolsearly-stage investingtechnical due diligence
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