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Matt Barba

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Founder at Placester

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

FoundedPlacester

30 Under 30 2016 · Enterprise Technology

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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.

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Placester's investors · 4

New Enterprise Associates (NEA)Menlo Park · $200K – $40M checks · since 2015REMUS CapitalBoston · $25K – $20M checksRomulus CapitalBoston · $250K – $10M checksTechstarsBoulder · $220K checks

Co-founders at Placester

FTFrederick Townes
Frederick TownesDirector

Experience

  1. Placester, Inc.CEOcurrent2019 — presentGreater Boston Area
  2. Placester, Inc.Co-founder and Board Directorcurrent2011 — present
  3. Placester, Inc.CTO2018Greater Boston Area
  4. Placester, Inc.CEO2011 — 2018Boston, MA

Skills & more

Angel Investing6Lean Startup7Entrepreneurship39Start-ups34Venture Capital20Online Marketing14Corporate Development3Strategic Partnerships12Mobile Applications3Marketing6

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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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