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WHAT TO EXPECT:

Michigan State University alum and Grubhub co-founder Matt Maloney will share how he built a food delivery service from a scrappy startup into a $2+ billion IPO success.

PRESENTER:

Matt Maloney is the cofounder and former CEO of GrubHub (NYSE:GRUB), the nation’s leading online and mobile food ordering and delivery service, operating in over 800 U.S. cities and London. Under his leadership, GrubHub expanded rapidly, completing five rounds of investment funding, acquiring DotMenu, and launching the OrderHub platform. He also led the company’s move into food delivery through acquisitions of DiningIn and Restaurants on the Run.

Maloney serves on the advisory board of the Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation at the University of Chicago, is a member of ChicagoNEXT, and sits on the board of Merge Healthcare. He was named one of Fortune’s top 50 businesspeople of 2014 and regularly contributes to The Wall Street Journal’s Accelerators blog.

He earned a BS from Michigan State University and dual master’s degrees in business administration and computer science from the University of Chicago.

ORGANIZER:

The MSU Research Foundation supports the Michigan State University ecosystem with resources that increase the impact of research and innovation. The Foundation achieves its mission through grant programs that contribute over $15 million annually to the University, entrepreneurial programming and early-stage investments that accelerate technology transfer and startup growth throughout Michigan, and environments where startup businesses and collaborators can thrive. The Foundation's work is made possible through its stewardship of a flexible and sustainable endowment, nourished by over 50 years of licensing revenues and investment returns. Learn more about the MSU Research Foundation and its impact at msufoundation.org

Info: Matt Maloney, Co-Founder, Grubhub

Event Venue & Nearby Stays

7th Floor Lounge and Rooftop| Doug Meijer Medical Innovation Building, 109 Michigan Street SW, Grand Rapids, United States