Matt Van Horn

Matt Van Horn in July 2013

Matt Van Horn is an American entrepreneur and the CEO and co-founder of June, maker of the June Intelligent Oven.[1][2][3] Previously he co-founded Zimride, now called the ride-sharing service Lyft, was Vice President of Business at Path, and ran partnerships at Digg [4][5][6] He also worked at Apple while attending college.[7][8][9]

Personal life

Van Horn lives in San Francisco, California with his wife Lauren Van Horn to whom he live-streamed his marriage proposal in 2010.[10][11] He grew up in Pacific Palisades, Los Angeles.[12]

Education

Van Horn graduated from University of Arizona in 2006 where he studied entrepreneurship and marketing.[13][14] He made Eller’s Dean’s List in 2006 for excellence in leadership.[15]

References

  1. ↑ Higginbotham, Stacey. "An oven as smart as your Xbox could be coming to a kitchen near you". Fortune. Retrieved 25 July 2015.
  2. ↑ Shanker, Deena. "Former Apple engineers have designed an oven that will do the thinking for you". Quartz. Retrieved 20 July 2015.
  3. ↑ Brownlee, John. "Let This Intelligent Oven Cook All Your Meals For You". Fast Company. Retrieved 15 August 2015.
  4. ↑ Rothman, Wilson. "June Smart Oven Points to a Future of Perfectly Cooked Food". Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 6 December 2015.
  5. ↑ Schmidt, Will. "From Digg to Path: Patt Van Horn Knows How To Secure Business Partnerships". Tech.Co. Retrieved 6 December 2015.
  6. ↑ Tsotsis, Alexia. "Path Loses Biz Head Amid Rumors of Over $7M In Funding From Dustin Moskovitz". TechCrunch. Retrieved 6 December 2015.
  7. ↑ McCarthy, Caroline. "Digg's Matt Van Horn leaving for start-up Path". CNET. Retrieved 1 December 2015.
  8. ↑ Wolf, Michael. "Former Path Execs Launch Smart Kitchen Startup To Try And Reinvent The Oven". Forbes. Retrieved 10 December 2015.
  9. ↑ Segall, Laurie. "Former Apple engineers build 'a computer that cooks'". CNN. Retrieved 16 July 2015.
  10. ↑ Foxnews.com. "World's Geekiest Wedding Proposal?". Fox News. Retrieved 1 December 2015.
  11. ↑ Dembosky, April. "With Friends Like These...". FT Magazine. Retrieved 20 November 2015.
  12. ↑ PCH. "PCH Talks with Matt Van Horn, Co-founder and CEO of June Oven". The Blue Print. Retrieved 21 December 2015.
  13. ↑ Crews, Jackson. "Students find carpool mates through Facebook application". The Arizona Daily Wildcat. Retrieved 25 November 2015.
  14. ↑ Rideau, Danielle. "Frat Chow: higher prices mean better food". The Arizona Daily Wildcat. Retrieved 15 November 2015.
  15. ↑ University of Arizona. "Undergraduate Dean's Awards - 2006". Eller - University of Arizona.


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