Matt Popovich

Software, startups, AI, policy, design.

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(2024-Present) Staff Software Engineer at Forge Global

Building the future of secondary markets for pre-IPO startup equity.
(2019-Present) Webmaster at MakeEmoji

The world's most popular animated custom emote creator, used by tens of thousands of creators and businesses.

(2023-2024) Cofounder & CEO at LegislatureAI

Startup building the next-generation legislative tracker.
(2022-2024) Founder & Chapter Lead at Hawaiʻi YIMBY

Pro-housing advocacy group that fought to upzone the state and won.
(2020-2023) Frontend Engineer at Amazon

Built software for industrial facility operators at AWS and features for >150 million users at Goodreads.
(2016-2019) Software Engineer at Morning Consult

Tech lead for a custom in-house CMS that reduced turnaround on client projects by 90%.
(2016) Web Developer at Veracity Media

Tech lead for a custom in-house CMS that reduced turnaround on client projects by 80%.
(2014-2016) Freelance Political Campaign Consultant

Built WordPress websites for over a dozen local, state, and congressional political campaigns.
(2014) Communications Coordinator at Smitty for DC Attorney General

Built WordPress website and designed campaign literature and mail pieces.
(2013) B.A. Political Science / International Relations, UC San Diego