Matt Miesnieks
CEO of Dejavu
New York, New York
Overview
Work Experience
CEO
2025 - Current
CEO
2024 - 2025
Working on something new yet familiar, feels like dejavu. Currently heads down @a16zgames Speedrun building @djv_ai
CEO
2021 - 2023
Advisor
2020 - 2020
Helping figure out the future of AR
Niantic develops reality platforms that focus on mapping and security for current and future AR hardware generations.
Raised $770,000,000.00 from ID8 Investments, Pure Imagination Brands and Coatue.
CEO
2017 - 2020
6D.ai develops application programming interfaces (APIs) for the Augmented Reality (AR) Cloud.
Raised $4,499,999.00 from Ahren Innovation Capital.
Partner
2016 - 2020
Early Stage Investor in AR, VR and Wearable startups. Giving people Super Powers
Early-stage fund dedicated to augmented reality
Director Product Development
2014 - 2015
VR/AR R&D
CEO & co-founder
2010 - 2015
Dekko created the first Mobile Holographic or Mixed Reality platform for IOS. 3D Computer Vision, SLAM, Real-Time 3D Reconstruction, Innovative Augmented Reality UX and applications.
Dekko develops 3D mapping and augmented reality (AR) engines that allow apps and users to interact with their real world surroundings.
Raised $5,100,000.00 from MicroVentures, Eniac Ventures, Echo Ventures, Raymond Tonsing, EchoVC Partners, Grace Beauty Capital, Thomvest Ventures, LaunchCapital, Blumberg Capital and Bessemer Venture Partners.
Worldwide Head of Customer Development
2009 - 2010
Layar was the first Mobile Consumer Augmented Reality company
Vice President & Managing Director, Asia Pacific
2007 - 2008
Sylantro Systems provides software for service providers that deliver hosted VoIP applications.
Raised $85,500,000.00 from Rembrandt Venture Partners.
Education
BCsci
1989 - 1992