LOS ALTOS, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Matter Venture Partners today announced the close of its second fund at $450 million. The fund will go towards backing early-stage HardTech startups across semiconductors, robotics and Physical AI, AI infrastructure, quantum computing, advanced manufacturing, energy building blocks, and AI for the advancement of science. HardTech has attracted rapidly growing interest from investors as AI drives huge demand for faster chips, more efficient computing, greater