# Matanya Horowitz

> Matanya Horowitz is the founder and chief technology officer of AMP, the Colorado company applying computer vision and automated sorting to recycling and municipal waste. A Caltech-trained roboticist, he founded AMP in 2014, served as CEO until November 2024 and also serves as a venture partner at Growth Warrior Capital. His work centers on making material recovery economically attractive.

- **Role:** Founder and Chief Technology Officer at AMP
- **Organizations:** AMP, Growth Warrior Capital
- **Education:** Bachelor’s degrees in electrical engineering, computer science, applied mathematics and economics; master’s in electrical engineering, University of Colorado Boulder, PhD in Control and Dynamical Systems, California Institute of Technology
- **Known for:** Waste360’s 2019 Innovator of the Year and 40 Under 40 honoree., Included in Fast Company’s Most Creative People in Business in 2020., EY Entrepreneur Of The Year 2021 Mountain Desert Region award winner.

## Career timeline

- **2006** — Began undergraduate studies at the University of Colorado Boulder.
- **2010** — Completed four bachelor’s degrees and a master’s, then pursued graduate study at Caltech.
- **2013** — Presented The Form of a Robotic Mind at TEDxCaltech.
- **2014** — Earned his Caltech doctorate and founded AMP Robotics.
- **2016** — AMP installed its first robot at a carton-sorting facility.
- **2017** — AMP sold five robots and raised its first venture capital.
- **2024-02** — AMP rebranded as its scope expanded toward complete sorting systems.
- **2024-11** — Transitioned from CEO to CTO when Tim Stuart became AMP’s CEO.

## Achievements

- Waste360’s 2019 Innovator of the Year and 40 Under 40 honoree.
- Included in Fast Company’s Most Creative People in Business in 2020.
- EY Entrepreneur Of The Year 2021 Mountain Desert Region award winner.
- Included in the 2021 Grist 50.
- AMP’s official biography lists him as a named inventor on 61 granted patents and pending applications combined.

## Latest updates

- **2026-09** — AMP announced $70 million in project debt financing led by Galvanize for sorting and organics-processing infrastructure in Portsmouth, Virginia, within its 20-year SPSA partnership; a second sorting facility is expected online in early 2028.
- **2024-11** — Became AMP’s chief technology officer as Tim Stuart succeeded him as CEO.

## Links

- Website: http://matanyahorowitz.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/matanya
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/mhorowit

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