Carrick Bend AB was founded in Stockholm, Sweden in 2025 by Matt Woodward. It provides consulting and contracting services in systems design and leadership, principally for large-scale multiplayer video games. It also engages in development of its own products.
Matt Woodward has been working in the games industry since 2007, as a designer, leader, and project director. He's credited on EVE Online (designer, 8 years), Albion Online (designer, 3 years) and Dune: Awakening (director, 3 years). You can view more details on LinkedIn.
Matt has spoken at various conferences over the years. You can see his two GDC San Francisco talks here: