Proof of Play
Matt Van has extensive work experience in various technology-related roles. Matt is currently serving as the Head of Engineering at Proof of Play. Prior to this, Matt was the Founder and CTO of Optic Power, where they played a crucial role in scaling the company from 2 to over 350 employees. Matt also worked as a Senior Software Engineer at Riot Games, where they led the development of League of Legends Live Stats for Esports. Additionally, Matt has experience as a Founder of Bark, a communication platform for gamers, and as the CTO of Curious Minds, where they managed an Agile Development Engineering department. Matt was also a Co-Founder and CTO of Washio, a company that developed a transaction-based reservation system, and served as the CTO of Ringadoc, where they digitized doctors' phone lines and provided a communication platform for better patient care. Matt started their career as a Software Engineer at TeleSign, where they worked on enterprise-level telephone verification software. Matt also co-founded Mumsweb, an Australian parenting website, and worked as an Implementation Specialist at Channel Advisor.
Matt Van has completed a Bachelor's degree in Information Technology - Computer Science from Swinburne University of Technology. Additionally, they have obtained a Cisco CCNA Certificate from Box Hill Tafe. Matt also holds Duolingo Spanish Fluency: Elementary certification from Duolingo.
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Proof of Play
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We are a small group of veteran game developers and entrepreneurs creating games using blockchain technology. Our vision is simple: to create generation-defining games that fundamentally grant power and ownership to the players who play them. Our team has decades of experience building games at the scale of 100M+ players. Our team hails from Epic Games, Zynga, EA, and Activision, where we led $1b+ franchises like “FarmVille”, “Mafia Wars”, and “Command and Conquer.” We’ve also been active as founders and investors in crypto since 2013 and are backed by world-class investors.