Summary
Matt Stenquist is a versatile product design leader and founder with 13 years of experience shaping early-stage products into scalable platforms. As Chief Product Officer at Whale Whale and Principal Managing Partner at meglad.vc, he blends product strategy, design leadership, and investor insights to accelerate fintech and consumer platforms. He co-founded Joyhype and Mainspace, building design systems and driving end-to-end product roadmaps from MVP to scale, while mentoring dozens of designers through Memorisely's programs. A former UI/UX designer at Yahoo, Zynga, and Ubisoft, he brings hands-on craft across UX, visual design, and design tokens, governance, and scalable design systems. He is also an ex-professional snowboarder and Monster Energy athlete, whose discipline and risk management inform his approach to high-stakes product decisions. Based in Chicago, he combines a Swiss army knife mindset with a track record of leading cross-functional teams, partnerships, and fundraising to deliver user-centered finance and consumer products.
13 years of coding experience