Founder Profile
Matthew Oppenheimer
Last reviewed: October 2026 · By Swet Parvadiya
Who is Matthew Oppenheimer?
Matthew Oppenheimer is a founder of Remitly Global, Inc., which was founded in 2011 with Josh Hug and Shivaas Gulati.
- Company founded
- Remitly Global, Inc.
- Founded
- 2011
- Co-founders
- Josh Hug and Shivaas Gulati
Background
Before Remitly, Oppenheimer worked at Barclays in Kenya on mobile banking, which exposed him to the cost and friction of cross-border transfers.
Founding Story
Matthew Oppenheimer co-founded Remitly in 2011 and was its CEO for nearly 15 years, taking it through a 2021 Nasdaq IPO and its first full year of GAAP profit in 2025. He handed the CEO role to Sebastian Gunningham on February 19, 2026 and became chairman. (Exact birth year remains publicly undisclosed).
Sources
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- Remitly Q4 and Full-Year 2025 Results (Remitly Global, Inc.)
- Remitly 2025 Annual Report (Remitly Global, Inc.)