Matthew McRae

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Biography

Mr. Matthew McRae serves as Co-Founder, Chairman and Advisor at Violux. Mr. Matthew McRae served as Venture Partner at Okapi Venture Capital. As former Chief Technology Officer and Head of Marketing, Matt McRae led many functions at VIZIO including product management, program management, hardware engineering, software engineering, cloud services, quality assurance, design, marketing, PR, digital, business development, and corporate development. Joining VIZIO in 2008, his accomplishments include architecting/launching the Smart TV platform in the market, creating new product categories including the award winning audio lineup, driving key strategic partnerships, and cultivating the VIZIO brand into the class leading position it enjoys today. Matt is also the Chairman of the Board and Founder of Blossom, a startup focused on addressing water consumption and control through an IoT smart device. The Blossom controller tripled its Kickstarter goal and is now shipping to consumers. Previously, Matt served as VP of Marketing & Business Development at Fabrik, and Sr. Director of Worldwide Business Development at Cisco Systems. Matt holds degrees in Economics and Computer Science Engineering from The Wharton School and University of Pennsylvania.