About
Michael Mason is co-founder and chief technology officer of Ruvo. He previously co-founded Mercato, where he led product and engineering.
Likely email· guessed from name + firm domain, not firm-published
- m•••@ruvo.comreveal75% confident
Founder at RuvoYC S25
Intro paths
YC
Michael went through Y Combinator (Summer 2025) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
GP
Their group partner at YC was Brad Flora, Backing expeditions into the future — the partner who ran Ruvo's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗
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In turn, Michael can intro founders to Ruvo's investors below.
Ruvo's investors · 6
1confirmationIncline Village · since 2026Coinbase VenturesStamford · $100K – $10M checks · since 2026First Check Ventures$100K – $1M checks · since 2026Mission Street CapitalSan Francisco · since 2026Rebel FundSan Francisco · $100K – $5M checks · since 2026Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2025
Co-founders at Ruvo
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Alec HowardCo-Founder & CEO
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João Alvarenga
Experience
- RuvoCo-Foundercurrent2025 — present
- G2M LLCCo-Founder & CTOcurrent2022 — present
- NatterVP of Engineering2023 — 2025
- TunedPrincipal Engineer2021 — 2022Washington, District of Columbia, United States
- MercatoCo-Founder & Senior Vice President of Product/Engineering2020 — 2021San Diego County, California, United States
- MercatoCo-Founder & Vice President of Product2018 — 2020San Diego, CA
- MercatoCo-Founder & Principal Software Engineer2015 — 2018New York, NY
- ValoreBooksPrincipal Engineer2009 — 2015Boston, MA & San Diego
Skills & more
Node.jsBootstrapHTML5Content Management Systems (CMS)JavaScript12SAP Sales & DistributionMicroservicesSoftware Development1Machine LearningBusiness Intelligence (BI)Mobile DesignProduct Road Mapping2
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High Performance Computing (HPC)Email StrategyUser Experience Design (UED)SalesIntegrationMarket AnalysisEngineeringArtificial Intelligence (AI)UsabilityApplication Programming InterfacesMobile ApplicationsData ScienceFrom Michael's professional profile.
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Michael Mason?
- Michael Mason is co-founder and chief technology officer of Ruvo. He previously co-founded Mercato, where he led product and engineering.
- Where does Michael Mason work?
- Michael Mason is Founder of Ruvo.
- What companies did Michael Mason found?
- Michael Mason founded Ruvo.
- Where did Michael Mason go to school?
- Michael Mason studied at Paint Branch High School.
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