Matt Mickiewicz
Matt Mickiewicz (born June 27, 1983) is an internet entrepreneur best known as the co-founder of SitePoint. Mickiewicz also co-founded the web companies Flippa, 99designs and Hired.
Matt Mickiewicz | |
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Born | Kraków, Poland |
Known for | Co-founder of SitePoint |
Home town | Hamelin, Germany |
Early life
Mickiewicz was born in Kraków, Poland, lived in Hamelin, Germany and currently resides in Vancouver, Canada. He created his first website at the age of 14,[1] called Webmaster-Resources.com, which later became SitePoint. At 16, Mickiewicz traveled to Melbourne with his mother and met his soon to be business partner and co-founder, Mark Harbottle. At 16, Mickiewicz found himself closing $10,000 advertising deals between classes at high school. Mickiewicz barely finished high school and did not attend college.
Career
In 2008, Mickiewicz spun off 99designs from SitePoint,[2] which went on to raise $35 million in capital from Accel Ventures, Michael Dearing/Harrison Metal, Dave Goldberg (SurveyMonkey), Anthony Casalena, and Stewart Butterfield (Flickr). In June 2009, Mickiewicz and Harbottle launched Flippa.com,[3] the largest marketplace for buying and selling websites in the world. In the fall of 2012, Mickiewicz co-founded DeveloperAuction.com which raised $2.7 million[4] and was later renamed as Hired.[5] The company later raised a $15 million Series-A round in March 2014.[6] By December 2014, Hired was reportedly valued at $200m and had raised an additional $15m in capital in its Series B round.[7]
Mickiewicz was named a 30 Under 30 Entrepreneur by Forbes and INC in 2011,[8] a Smart Company 30 under 30 in 2012, and frequently speaks at conferences and seminars worldwide.
References
- "Matt Mickiewicz, Founder Of Sitepoint, Flippa & 99Designs, Tells His Story". Entrepreneurs-journey.com. Retrieved 2014-02-25.
- "Matt Mickiewicz | CrunchBase Profile". Crunchbase.com. Retrieved 2014-02-25.
- "Matt Mickiewicz, Founder Of Sitepoint, Flippa & 99Designs, Tells His Story". Entrepreneurs-journey.com. Retrieved 2014-02-25.
- Sawers, Paul (2013-03-14). "DeveloperAuction Closes $2.7M Series A Round". Thenextweb.com. Retrieved 2014-02-25.
- Gallagher, Billy (2013-09-17). "DeveloperAuction Rebrands As Hired.com To Make Recruiting Suck Less For Everyone". TechCrunch. Retrieved 2014-02-25.
- Gallagher, Billy (2014-03-24). "Hired Raises $15M Series A At Valuation Around $60M". Techcrunch.com. Retrieved 2015-03-06.
- Chapman, Lizette (2014-12-09). "Talent Marketplace Hired.com Secures $15 Million at $200 Million Valuation". WSJ.com. Retrieved 2015-03-06.
- "Matt Mickiewicz, Co-founder of 99designs". Inc.com. 2011-06-27. Retrieved 2014-02-25.