About
Matt Barba is the co-founder and CEO of Placester, a real estate marketing platform he established with CTO Frederick Townes in January 2011; the company has raised over $100M in funding from investors including NEA, Romulus Capital, and Techstars. He began his career as a real estate agent in 2008, later working at Modern Real Estate in Allston, MA, and authored Builder, a real estate plugin for WordPress. Barba earned a bachelor's degree in finance from Boston University in 2009 and was named to the Swanepoel POWER 200 list in 2015, 2016, and 2017.
Founder at Placester
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Placester's investors · 4
Co-founders at Placester
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Matthew BarbaExecutive Officer, Director
Experience
- Placester, Inc.CEOcurrent2019 — presentGreater Boston Area
- Placester, Inc.Co-founder and Board Directorcurrent2011 — present
- Placester, Inc.CTO2018Greater Boston Area
- Placester, Inc.CEO2011 — 2018Boston, MA
Skills & more
Angel Investing6Lean Startup7Entrepreneurship39Start-ups34Venture Capital20Online Marketing14Corporate Development3Strategic Partnerships12Mobile Applications3Marketing6
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Matt Barba?
- Matt Barba is the co-founder and CEO of Placester, a real estate marketing platform he established with CTO Frederick Townes in January 2011; the company has raised over $100M in funding from investors including NEA, Romulus Capital, and Techstars. He began his career as a real estate agent in 2008, later working at Modern Real Estate in Allston, MA, and authored Builder, a real estate plugin for WordPress. Barba earned a bachelor's degree in finance from Boston University in 2009 and was named to the Swanepoel POWER 200 list in 2015, 2016, and 2017.
- Where does Matt Barba work?
- Matt Barba is Founder of Placester.
- What companies did Matt Barba found?
- Matt Barba founded Placester.
- Where did Matt Barba go to school?
- Matt Barba studied at Questrom School of Business, Boston University (Bachelors of Science in Business Administration, Finance).
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