About
Micah Wylde was a tech lead for streaming compute at Splunk and Lyft, where he worked on real-time data infrastructure supporting features including dynamic pricing, ETA estimation, and safety systems. He is now building infrastructure products for real-time data processing.
Founder at ArroyoYC W23
Intro paths
YC
Micah went through Y Combinator (Winter 2023) β any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
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Their group partner at YC was Diana Hu, General Partner at Y Combinator β the partner who ran Arroyo's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile β
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In turn, Micah can intro founders to Arroyo's investors below.
Arroyo's investors Β· 1
Experience
- CloudflarePrincipal Engineercurrent2025 β presentSan Francisco, California, United States
- Arroyo (acquired by Cloudflare)Co-Founder and CEO2022 β 2025Berkeley, California, United States
- SplunkPrincipal Engineer2021 β 2022San Francisco, California, United States
- LyftStaff Software Engineer2020 β 2021San Francisco, California, United States
- LyftSoftware Engineer, Streaming Platform2018 β 2020San Francisco Bay Area
- Sift ScienceTech Lead2016 β 2018San Francisco Bay Area
- Sift ScienceSoftware Engineer2014 β 2016San Francisco Bay Area
- QuantcastRealtime Platform Engineer2012 β 2014San Francisco Bay Area
- Wesleyan University Instructional Media ServicesProgramming manager2008 β 2012
- Wesleyan University Instructional Media ServicesCrew Chief2008 β 2012
- Twilio, Inc.Engineering Intern2011
- Washington University in St. LouisResearcher (REU)2010
- Georgiana Bruce Kirby Preparatory SchoolIT assistant2006 β 2008
- NASA Ames Research CenterResearch Assistant2007
Skills & more
Ruby12Scala3JavascriptHTML9CSS3C2Python4Haskell1LaTeX1R2Distributed Systems12Java
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Micah Wylde?
- Micah Wylde was a tech lead for streaming compute at Splunk and Lyft, where he worked on real-time data infrastructure supporting features including dynamic pricing, ETA estimation, and safety systems. He is now building infrastructure products for real-time data processing.
- Where does Micah Wylde work?
- Micah Wylde is Founder of Arroyo.
- What companies did Micah Wylde found?
- Micah Wylde founded Arroyo.
- Where did Micah Wylde go to school?
- Micah Wylde studied at Wesleyan University (BA, Computer Science).
Founder mafias
Y Combinator mafia8,773
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Wesleyan University mafia13
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Quantcast mafia7
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Same school
Also attended Wesleyan University80
Jennifer ZimmermanMarketing & Communications at General CatalystDan LynchInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)David SchenkeinInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)Andy WeissmanPartner at Union Square Ventures (USV)Brad BurnhamPartner at Union Square Ventures (USV)Kristen LaguerreExecutive Partner at MPM BioImpact
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Shared employers
Also worked at Splunk46
Ishan PherwaniAssociate at Scale Venture PartnersJohn ConnorsManaging Partner at Ignition PartnersDavid HornikFounder of Lobby CapitalDr. Christian GonzalezInvestor at Planet A VenturesAthena KimOperations / Finance at Standard CryptoJulio PalacioCTO-in-Residence at Mainsail Partners
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Also worked at Lyft105
Navin ChaddhaManaging Partner at MayfieldLogan GreenCo-founder of LyftJohn ZimmerCo-founder of LyftDarcy YeeMarketing and Communications at Menlo VenturesPierre-Eric LeiboviciInvestor at DaphniManish GuptaInvestor at IVP (Institutional Venture Partners)
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Also worked at Sift Science9
Albert WengerUnion Square Ventures partner, technology investor, and author of The World After CapitalAshley ScullySenior Associate, Talent at StripesBrent SapiroInvestor at Blue Tulip VenturesAbby TangAdvisor at Trailyn VCAiden SlavinPolicy at a16z cryptoLawrence DiaoGeneral Partner at Dragonfly Capital Partners
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Also worked at Wesleyan University Instructional Media Services8
Isabel WrubelInvestor at HeadlineEric JasinskiInvestor at Positive Sum CapitalHannah GoncherInvestor at BroadscaleDonna MoreaAdvisory Board at Blue Delta CapitalChristopher NandaVice President at FundriseZack MurilloInvestor at Silversmith Capital Partners
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