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Matthew Buckland: Publisher
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Matthew Buckland is an internet entrepreneur and investor with more than 20 years’ experience working in management and strategic roles for internet and technology businesses. His specialisation is internet and digital media, marketing and content. He founded the digital marketing and strategy agency Creative Spark which he sold in 2015, five years after he founded it, to UK-listed firm M&C Saatchi PLC. After an earn-out of approximately 3 years, Matthew eventually exited his company in 2018, taking a division of the company, Burn Media, with him. He currently runs the Burn Media Group -- a grouping of technology publishing brands which report on emerging markets: Memeburn.com, Ventureburn.com, Gearburn.com and others. Matthew is EIR to the Media Development Investment Fund (MDIF), a New York and Prague-based global media fund, helping its investees with digital strategy and business models in a range of countries. The MDIF has invested more than $166-million in over 114 independent businesses in 39 countries.
