# Matt Maloney

> Matt Maloney is the American co-founder and former CEO of Grubhub, the Chicago online food-ordering marketplace he built with Mike Evans beginning in 2004. He led Grubhub through its Seamless merger and 2014 IPO, handed over the CEO role in June 2021, and now chairs Honk Technologies; HighLevel appointed him to its board in October 2026.

- **Role:** Chairman at Honk Technologies; Board Member at HighLevel
- **Organizations:** Grubhub, Honk Technologies, Curbside SOS, HighLevel, Just Eat Takeaway.com, Classified Ventures / Apartments.com, University of Chicago Booth School of Business / Polsky Center
- **Nationality:** American
- **Education:** BS, Natural Science, Michigan State University, SM, Computer Science, University of Chicago, MBA, University of Chicago Booth School of Business
- **Known for:** Co-founded Grubhub in 2004 and led it as CEO for approximately seventeen years., Shared first place in the 2006 New Venture Challenge., Led Grubhub through its 2013 Seamless merger and 2014 IPO.

## Career timeline

- **2000-2004** — Worked at Classified Ventures, including Apartments.com.
- **2004** — Co-founded Grubhub with Mike Evans in Chicago.
- **2006** — Grubhub tied for first place in the University of Chicago New Venture Challenge.
- **2007** — Grubhub secured its first institutional financing, led by Origin Ventures.
- **2013** — Became CEO of the combined Grubhub and Seamless business.
- **2014** — Led Grubhub through its April 4 initial public offering on the NYSE.
- **2021-06** — Became a Just Eat Takeaway.com management board member when its Grubhub acquisition closed; Adam DeWitt succeeded him as Grubhub CEO.
- **2021-12** — Departure from the Just Eat Takeaway.com management board took effect December 1.
- **2026-04** — Named chairman of Honk in Frontenac’s recapitalization announcement, alongside former Grubhub colleagues Adam DeWitt and Eric Ferguson.
- **2026-10** — Appointed to HighLevel’s board of directors.

## Achievements

- Co-founded Grubhub in 2004 and led it as CEO for approximately seventeen years.
- Shared first place in the 2006 New Venture Challenge.
- Led Grubhub through its 2013 Seamless merger and 2014 IPO.
- Grubhub raised approximately $192 million in its IPO.
- Named among Fortune’s top 50 businesspeople of 2014, as recorded by Chicago Booth.

## Latest updates

- **2026-10** — HighLevel announced his appointment to its board on October 14.
- **2026-07** — As Honk chairman, commented on leadership additions including incoming CTO Ray Schauer, previously a Grubhub engineering executive.
- **2026-04** — Frontenac announced Honk’s recapitalization, naming Maloney chairman, Adam DeWitt CEO and Eric Ferguson COO.

## Links

- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/matt-maloney-930759225
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/m3aloney

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Last updated: 2026-10-23