Matthew O'Riordan

CEO and co-founder @ Ably Realtime

About

🚀 Founder & CEO of Ably - we're building the realtime infrastructure layer of the internet. Our platform powers instant, interactive experiences for hundreds of millions of users globally, handling 2T+ operations monthly with 5 years 100% uptime. 💡 My focus: • Architecting systems that scale without compromise • Building products developers love • Growing sustainable, engineering-first companies • Advancing the industry's understanding of dependable realtime infrastructure 🏗️ Under my leadership, Ably has become the backbone for realtime experiences at companies like HubSpot, NASCAR, and Tennis Australia. I believe we're at an inflection point where every digital experience will become realtime. The companies that understand this shift - and build for it - will define the next decade of the internet. 📫 Let's connect if you're interested in realtime technology, scaling engineering organizations, or building products that matter.

Country

France

City

Chamonix-Mont-Blanc

Industry

Internet

Skill

Information Architecture, Online Marketing, Online Advertising, Start-ups, Digital Marketing, User Experience, Strategy, Digital Strategy, Entrepreneurship, CMS, Marketing, SEO

Experience

CEO and co-founder

Ably

2013-3 - Present · 13 yrs 7 mos

London

Ably is a technology company that provides infrastructure and developer tools to power live experiences over the internet. Here’s a few things we power: HubSpot’s live chat, in-play scores for millions of Australian Open fans, and real time transit updates for three million Chicagoans. Ably’s tech simplifies the complex and substantial behind-the-scenes engineering and infrastructure that organizations require to deliver these experiences.

Governing Board Member

OpenAPI Initiative

2018-8 - Present · 8 yrs 2 mos

London, United Kingdom

Technical Adviser

Guild

2018-5 - Present · 8 yrs 5 mos

London, United Kingdom

Guild is a private professional messaging app that meets new standards, yet is as easy to use as WhatsApp. Advertising free and GDPR compliant.

CTO & Co-founder

Econsultancy

1999-1 - 2014-9 · 15 yrs 9 mos

London, New York, Australia, Singapore

Co-founder of E-consultancy with Ashley Friedlein.

Founder

easyBacklog

2011-2 - 2013-7 · 2 yrs 6 mos

London

Product development, marketing and customer service

Managing Director

Lemon Studios

2005-2 - 2011-4 · 6 yrs 3 mos

A new kind of serviced offices set up specifically to cater for Internet and Online Marketing businesses in London. We currently operate on office in London, Clerkenwell, EC1. http://www.lemonstudioslondon.com/

Director

Lemon Digital

2008-4 - 2011-2 · 2 yrs 11 mos

Managing Director & founder of Lemon Foundation which has subsequently re-branded to Lemon Digital. Lemon Digital is the UK's leading digital production house. We only do digital and we only deal with agencies and media owners, with services ranging from recurrent marketing asset production through to high end technical integrations and solutions.

Managing Director

Lemon Digital

2003-7 - 2008-3 · 4 yrs 9 mos

Managing Director & founder of Lemon Foundation. Working to provide technical & creative solutions to our clients ranging from Entertainment to Financial to Publishing brands.