The company behind Element
Element
Element Creations Ltd makes the Element apps and Element Server Suite on the open Matrix standard, which the same team created. It earns money from subscriptions and commercial licences, with much of its business in the public sector.
Read on Oct 6, 2026 from the company’s own pages and from news reports.
Element at a glance
- Chief executive
- Matthew Hodgson
- Founded
- 2017
- Based in
- London, United Kingdom
- Ownership
- Privately held
Element's CEO and founders
The people Element names itself, or a news report about it names, with the job given there.
Element funding
Raised $30 million in a Series B led by Protocol Labs alongside Metaplanet in July 2021, and $8.5 million in a Series A from Notion Capital, Dawn and firstminute in October 2019, both according to its own announcements. element.ioelement.io
Company details
- Ownership
- Privately held and backed by venture investors. Set up in 2017 as New Vector Ltd, an independent company spun out of Amdocs, and renamed Element Creations Limited in 2025, according to its about page. element.io
- Founded
- 2017 element.io
- Based in
- London, United Kingdom element.io
- Hiring
- One open role on its job board: a Product Manager in product management, remote in Germany. element.careers.hibob.com
- Partner program
- Partner program with three kinds of partner: solutions partners (system integrators), managed service partners that host Element, and application partners that build modules and integrations. Firms apply through the site; no payment terms are published. element.io
Element on social media and the web
- Blog · element.io
- Status page · status.element.io
- Careers · element.io
Only accounts Element links to from its own site, so you know they are its own.
Element news and launches
Questions about Element the company
Who is the CEO of Element?
Matthew Hodgson is Element's co-founder, CEO/CTO, according to element.io, as read on Oct 6, 2026.
Who founded Element?
Matthew Hodgson and Amandine Le Pape are named as founders of Element, which was founded in 2017.
How much funding has Element raised?
Raised $30 million in a Series B led by Protocol Labs alongside Metaplanet in July 2021, and $8.5 million in a Series A from Notion Capital, Dawn and firstminute in October 2019, both according to its own announcements.
What is Element's valuation?
No valuation was found in Element's announcements or in news reports, as read on Oct 6, 2026. Private companies usually do not publish one.
Who owns Element?
Privately held and backed by venture investors. Set up in 2017 as New Vector Ltd, an independent company spun out of Amdocs, and renamed Element Creations Limited in 2025, according to its about page.
Where is Element based?
Element gives its base as London, United Kingdom.
Is Element hiring?
One open role on its job board: a Product Manager in product management, remote in Germany.
Is Element on social media?
Element links to its own accounts on YouTube. The links are on this page, taken from Element's own site.
Where this comes from
Read on Oct 6, 2026. Facts come from Element’s own pages, news reports and investors’ own announcements; nothing from paid data sites. What no page states is left out. If something here is out of date, the company can send a correction through the vendor page.