About
Kevin Michael was founding engineer and head of product at Perpetua before joining Social Capital as a product fellow; he previously worked as an engineer on the Visual Studio team at Microsoft.
Kevin Michael @kevin1michael
Appreciate you being in our corner <3 https://t.co/FmZuC7GtZT
Jun 30, 2026 Β· β₯ 4
Kevin Michael @kevin1michael
Tempo was built for PMs, designers, and engineers to collaborate on code - and we're just getting started. Free to download - try it today! β https://t.co/FpDTzQsvRp
Jun 30, 2026 Β· β₯ 12 Β· β 2
Kevin Michael @kevin1michael
1. One of the best clients for claude code/codex/opencode 2. A design canvas that renders and edits production React directly from your codebase 3. Docs for PRDs and specs 4. Issues to plan, track, and automate the work 5. Agents to automate workflows across your SDLC Demo: https://t.co/FWRk6twS4f
Jun 30, 2026 Β· β₯ 17 Β· β 3
Founder at TempoYC S23
Intro paths
Kevin went through Y Combinator (Summer 2023) β any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
Their group partner at YC was Diana Hu, General Partner at Y Combinator β the partner who ran Tempo's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile β
In turn, Kevin can intro founders to Tempo's investors below.
Tempo's investors Β· 4
Co-founders at Tempo
Experience
- Tempo LabsCo-Founder & CEOcurrent2023 β presentToronto, Ontario, Canada
- PerpetuaHead of Product2017 β 2023Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Draper AIHead of Product2017 β 2021Toronto, Canada Area
- Six Club (Acquired by Draper AI)Founder & CEO2016 β 2017Toronto, Ontario
- ezhomeProduct Manager2016Palo Alto, California
- Social Capital LPProduct Fellow2016Palo Alto
- MicrosoftSoftware Engineer Intern2015Redmond, U.S.A.
- InfosysSoftware Developer2014Bangalore, India
- University of WaterlooUndergraduate Research Assistant2014Waterloo, Canada
- JSI TelecomProduct Management Intern2014Ottawa, Canada
- Dufferin Peel Catholic District School BoardStudent Trustee2012 β 2013Peel Region, Canada
- Ontario Student Trustees' AssociationPresident, Catholic School Boards2012 β 2013Ontario: Various Locations, Canada
- Mayor's Youth Advisory Committee (MYAC)Chairman2012 β 2013Mississauga, Canada
Education
- University of WaterlooBachelor of Applied Science (BASc), Systems Design Engineering
Skills & more
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Public RelationsProject ManagementEntrepreneurshipAgile MethodologiesLuaLanguages English Β· French Β· Malayalam
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Y Combinator mafia8,668
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University of Waterloo mafia183
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Perpetua mafia3
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Shared employers
Also worked at Perpetua4
Also worked at Six Club (Acquired by Draper AI)1
Also worked at Social Capital LP26
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Also worked at Microsoft1,056
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