Matthew Buckland
Matthew Buckland (22 August 1974 – 23 April 2019) was a South African Internet entrepreneur and businessman who founded and exited digital agency and publisher Creative Spark, acquired in 2015 by UK firm M&C Saatchi PLC (LSE: SAA), the holding group of M&C Saatchi. Buckland was also the founder of Burn Media, a suite of technology publishing brands which includes Memeburn, Ventureburn.com, Gearburn.com and others.
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| Born | Matthew James Buckland 22 August 1974 |
| Died | 23 April 2019 (aged 44) |
| Education | Rhodes University |
| Occupation | Internet entrepreneur |
| Title | Founder and MD of Creative Spark |
| Term | 2010–2019 |
| Board member of | Silicon Cape Initiative Creative Commons OPA/DMMA/iAB Cognition |
| Children | 2 |
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| Awards | Selected Fast Company Magazine's Most Creative People in Business (2015), Destiny Magazine: Power of 40: 40 entrepreneurs under 40 (2011), Top 100 "South Africa’s most influential media and advertising people" by The Annual (2009) |
| Website | Company website Memeburn.com/Burn Media Personal weblog |
Buckland previously headed the online division of the Mail & Guardian, thereafter he started 20fourlabs at Naspers' news24.com, the largest South African online news publisher, owned by Naspers. While at the Mail & Guardian Buckland founded Thought Leader.
In 2015 he was selected as a "Master of Digital", sitting down with actor Idris Elba for a "Q&A Session".
Buckland lived in Cape Town with his wife and two daughters.