# Matevž Petek

> Matevž Petek is the Slovenian founder and CEO of Povio, a software design and development company that evolved from a photo-sharing app accepted into Y Combinator’s Winter 2014 batch. A former professional snowboarder, he won big air silver at the 2005 World Championships in Whistler and four World Cup events. He became president of the Ski Association of Slovenia’s snowboarding branch in March 2025 and was re-elected in February 2026 for the 2026–2030 term.

- **Role:** Founder and CEO at Povio
- **Organizations:** Povio, Y Combinator (Winter 2014 alumnus), Ski Association of Slovenia (snowboarding branch), Nitro Snowboards (former professional rider), DoubleRecall (former intern)
- **From:** Celje, Slovenia
- **Nationality:** Slovenian
- **Education:** Bachelor of Science in Geodesy, University of Ljubljana, Y Combinator
- **Known for:** Silver medal in big air at the 2005 Snowboard World Championships in Whistler., Four FIS Snowboard World Cup victories., Founded Povio and participated in Y Combinator Winter 2014.

## Career timeline

- **2005** — Won silver in big air at the Snowboard World Championships in Whistler, Canada.
- **2006** — Won World Cup big air events in Winterberg, Milan and Stockholm; his career total is four World Cup wins.
- **2011** — Finished tenth in World Championship slopestyle at La Molina; also interned at DoubleRecall, according to his published career history.
- **2012** — Began developing Povio as a point-of-view photo-sharing startup.
- **2013** — Povio was publicly operating and presented in San Francisco; Jugoslav Petković was a collaborator and co-founder.
- **2014** — Povio participated in Y Combinator’s Winter 2014 batch.
- **2015** — Povio Labs took shape as a software development services business.
- **2021** — The company acquired povio.com and dropped Labs from its name; Petek published the account on 21 September.
- **2023** — Stood for the Slovenian snowboarding branch presidency, then withdrew his candidacy over club voting arrangements.
- **2025** — Became president of the Ski Association of Slovenia’s snowboarding branch in March.
- **2026** — Re-elected on 23 February for the 2026–2030 term and confirmed on the federation executive board in April.

## Achievements

- Silver medal in big air at the 2005 Snowboard World Championships in Whistler.
- Four FIS Snowboard World Cup victories.
- Founded Povio and participated in Y Combinator Winter 2014.
- Built Povio’s software design and development services business.
- Elected to lead Slovenian snowboarding in 2025 and re-elected for 2026–2030.

## Latest updates

- **2026-06** — Signed the invitation for the snowboarding clubs’ 16 June meeting, covering the 2025/26 report, 2026/27 plan, operating rules and the World Cup at Rogla.
- **2026-04** — Confirmed as snowboarding branch president on the Ski Association of Slovenia executive board for 2026–2030.
- **2026-02** — Re-elected on 23 February to the snowboarding branch presidency for 2026–2030; announcement published 24 February.

## Links

- Website: https://povio.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/matevzpetek
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/MatevzPetek

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Last updated: 2026-10-27