Matthew has enjoyed a career assisting leading Canadian technology entrepreneurs achieve their capital markets and corporate development objectives having participated in 4 initial public offerings, 5 successful exits and multiple acquisitions. Today Matthew is engaged in endeavors inspired by his passion to optimize the experience of game players.
Matthew began his career in public relations at Fleischman Hillard, a global PR agency, specializing in the strategic communications of leading technology companies including Sony and Intuit.
In 1998 Matthew joined Janna Systems, a company focused on developing, marketing, and selling Customer Relationship Management software for the financial services industry, where he leveraged his expertise in communications and education in financial securities to lead Investor Relations. The company executed an IPO to the Canadian Dealers Network and subsequently graduated to the Toronto Stock Exchange. Janna was acquired by Siebel Systems for the highest valuation in Canadian software history. For his efforts at Janna Matthew was recognized by the equity analyst community as “Best Investor Relations Officer” in 2000.
Consequent to the acquisition of Janna, Matthew joined Triple G Systems Group, a laboratory information systems company, as head of Investor Relations. Triple G achieved an Initial Public Offering and gained a strong following by sell-side equity analysts which contributed to Triple G winning “Best Communications by a Venture Exchange Company” in 2002. Triple G was acquired by General Electric in 2003.
Driving the investor relations programs at Bioscrypt, a finger and face biometric access control company, was Matthew’s next pursuit. The execution of Bioscrypt’s Initial Public Offering and several acquisitions preceded Matthew’s transition to Vice President of Marketing. Bioscrypt was acquired by L1 Identity Solutions, a large American defense contractor in 2008.
As his next endeavor, Matthew participated in the launch of the BlackBerry Partners Fund, a mobile-centric venture capital fund that invested in startup companies. The exposure generated at launch resulted in more than 3,000 applications for funding received in the first month.
Matthew then joined a BlackBerry Partners Fund investee company Viigo, developer of a mobile content and services platform for smartphones, to steer their marketing efforts. Viigo became the number one most downloaded application on the BlackBerry platform. As a result, Viigo was acquired by Research in Motion in 2010.
Rejoining the Janna Systems management team, Matthew’s next role was with NexJ Systems. In 2011 NexJ completed its IPO, listing on the Toronto Stock Exchange. Matthew’s leadership role expanded within the company, advancing to Head of Sales and Marketing. NexJ was acquired by Constellation Software in 2023.
In his free time, Matthew enjoys competing in league darts, woodworking, cooking, and traveling.
