Matej Nový was born in 1968 in Vsetin, Czechoslovakia. He attended primary school in Bratislava from 1974 to 1983 and graduated from technical college in 1987. Since then, he has worked as a designer for BAS Inc. in Bratislava, except for a period from 1988 to 1990 when he completed mandatory military service driving a lorry. Currently, he is applying for new jobs that align with his qualifications and would save him time so he can pursue further study.