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Christine SchmidtJanuary 17, 2019

“Media is hard”: Corey Ford on why his media venture fund Matter is paused (for now)

“We made a lot of investments over time that we knew were never going to be grand slams, but that we thought could be good sustainable, viable doubles that were actually solving a really important problem in this space.”

Ricardo BiltonOctober 18, 2017

Matter’s first post-election class: a focus on inclusion, activism, and even security

In the Trump era, Matter says its mission to build a “more informed, empathetic, and inclusive society” is more vital than ever.

Matter launches in NYC with help from Google and New York Times, reveals new startup class

Caroline O'DonovanFebruary 18, 2015

Media accelerator Matter tries to connect an entrepreneurial ethos to traditional media companies

“At other accelerators it’s: Hit a home run or you’re dead to us. Matter is trying to find this middle ground, being things that are mission-oriented, and something that can actually scale.”

Justin EllisFebruary 13, 2014

Want to add a little GIF to your life? Pop might be the app for you

The team behind Zeega realized they needed to go mobile-first, and Pop — which lets people communicate through a mashup of photos, videos, and GIFs from the web — is their next step.

Justin EllisMarch 6, 2013

Meet the first class: Six media startups get accelerated into Silicon Valley by Matter

Matter, formerly known as the Public Media Accelerator, aims to join “the values of public media” to “the mindsets of Silicon Valley entrepreneurship.”

Andrew PhelpsJune 20, 2012

From social-media soap operas to magic orbs: 22 future-of-news hacks you’ve never seen before

At this year’s MIT-Knight Civic Media Conference, two back-to-back presentations wowed us with new ideas.

Andrew PhelpsMarch 8, 2012

PRX hires Silicon Valley journopreneur Corey Ford to run the Public Media Accelerator

Ford worried that public media was not changing, so he left it for Silicon Valley; now he’s bringing an entrepreneurial spirit back to his roots.