Matt Van Horn

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]

Matt Van Horn in July 2013

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]

gollark: Or did they finally approve that?
gollark: Don't they already have all the unused AstraZeneca ones?
gollark: There's probably a lot of convergent evolution in conspiracy theories.
gollark: Strange to call it a joke then.
gollark: It isn't a very creative or funny joke.

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. Archived from the original on 2 October 2015. 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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