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Matthew Blode

Matthew Blode

Matthew Blode is a Melbourne AI product leader at Linktree. He built two startups with exits: VenueSafe (bought by me&u) and Fingertip (bought by Linktree). Forbes named him to 30 Under 30. On the side he ships open-source tools as the Blode Stack.

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About

Two startups, two exits. I am a Melbourne product leader and engineer. I focus on going zero to one.

I co-founded VenueSafe during COVID. me&u (formerly Mr Yum) bought it in six months. I stayed two years, helped me&u reach 15M+ users, and supported the US launch from Austin, Texas.

Next I co-founded Fingertip with Olly Hoffman and the founders of Catch and Menulog. We reached tens of thousands of small businesses in 100+ countries. Linktree then bought Fingertip.

Today I work on AI at Linktree. I build AI tools for creators and small businesses.

On the side I ship apps, developer tools, and open-source libraries as the Blode Stack: the Glide typeface, Blode UI, Blode Icons, allmd, and DiffHub, a local diff viewer for cmux and agent-written code.

Ishipcodedailyandlovebuildingteamsthatsolvehardproblemsatscale.Full-stackdevelopment,AIimplementation,andproductleadershiparemycorestrengths.

Experience

My journey building products that scale to millions of users and helping businesses grow.

See my resuméSee my resumé

2025 - Present

Linktree

AI Engineer

Building AI agents and assistants that help creators grow and manage their Linktree.

  • Building AI agents and product experiences for 90M+ Linktree users.

2023 - 2025

Fingertip

Co-founder & CTO

Co-founded Fingertip with Olly Hoffman, Gabby Leibovich, and Hezi Leibovich to help small businesses run more of their business online.

  • Scaled to tens of thousands of small businesses across 100+ countries.
  • Built product and engineering across website creation, bookings, payments, and invoicing.
  • Fingertip was acquired by Linktree in 2025.
Read the Fingertip case study

2022 - 2023

me&u

Senior Software Engineer

Joined me&u (formerly Mr Yum) after the VenueSafe acquisition and helped scale the platform to 15M+ users globally.

  • Helped scale me&u's platform to 15M+ users.
  • Moved to Austin, Texas to support US market expansion.

2020 - 2021

VenueSafe

Co-founder & CTO

Built a COVID contact tracing platform for Australian venues and hospitality businesses.

  • Went from idea to acquisition by me&u in six months.
  • Built and shipped the product during the peak urgency of COVID operations.
Read the VenueSafe case study

2019 - 2020

Light Creative

Front-end Web Developer

Built React frontends for enterprise clients across e-commerce and corporate platforms.

  • Delivered fast, responsive interfaces for high-traffic web applications.

Community & Advisory

Mentoring founders, supporting AI builder communities, and advising operators across Startmate, OpenAI Codex, Airtree, and VCMC. For talks or mentoring, see speaking or contact.

Startmate

Accelerator Mentor

Mentoring startups in Australia's leading accelerator and supporting the next generation of founders.

OpenAI

Codex Ambassador

Supporting local developer communities through community sessions, feedback, and hands-on learnings.

Airtree

Explorer

Part of Airtree's operator community connecting experienced builders with early-stage founders.

VCMC

Co-founder

Co-founded the Vibe Coding Micro Community with Luca Bonelli and Ryan Hendler to bring AI-native builders together.

FAQ

Short answers about Matthew Blode, Blode, exits, and how to get in touch.

What does Matthew Blode do?

Matthew works on AI at Linktree. He builds AI product and frontend tools for creators.

What has Matthew Blode built?

He co-founded VenueSafe during COVID. me&u bought it in six months. He then helped me&u reach 15M+ users. Later he co-founded Fingertip with the founders of Catch and Menulog. It grew to tens of thousands of small businesses in 100+ countries before Linktree bought it. He also builds the Blode Stack: Glide, Blode UI, Blode Icons, and DiffHub.

Is Blode a company?

Blode is Matthew's surname, and blode.co is his personal site. It is not a studio or agency. A few house tools use the name, like Blode UI, Blode Icons, and Blode.md. The rest have their own names.

Is Matthew Blode available for speaking or mentoring?

Yes. Matthew speaks at meetups and builder events on zero-to-one product, AI-assisted engineering, and shipping fast. He mentors through Startmate and co-founded VCMC, a Melbourne builder community.

Where can I find Matthew Blode online?

You can find Matthew on LinkedIn, GitHub, X, Raycast, CodePen, and on this site under projects and resume.

Let’s connect

Contact Matthew through the form at blode.co/contact. Mentoring, speaking, and advisory requests are welcome. Replies usually land within a day. Also see the resumé, projects, and speaking.

Get in touchGet in touch