Where does Michael Murray work?

Michael Murray is Founder of Liftigniter.

What companies did Michael Murray found?

Michael Murray founded Liftigniter.

Where did Michael Murray go to school?

Michael Murray studied at University of Washington (Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Computer Science); Y Combinator; University of Washington (Master of Science - MS, Computer Science).

Michael Murray

Founder

Founder at Liftigniter

Seattle, Washington, United States

FoundedLiftigniter · YC

Find your path to Michael

242 people in our graph share verified history with Michael — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.

Nicole RozeunlockedMichael: together at University of Washington (2022–2023)

Michael: together at University of Washington

×9Michael: together at Y Combinator

Michael: together at Liftigniter

About

Michael Murray is a Senior Researcher in the Physically Embodied AI and Robotics Group at Microsoft Research. He holds a PhD from the University of Washington, where he conducted research in the Human Centered Robotics Lab. Prior to graduate school, he worked as a software engineer at Amazon on computer vision for the Prime Air autonomous delivery drone and co-founded a Y Combinator-backed startup.

Founder at Liftigniter YC W14

Intro paths

Michael went through Y Combinator (Winter 2014) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.

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Liftigniter's investors · 1

Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2014

Co-founders at Liftigniter

Indraneel MukherjeeFounder

Experience

MicrosoftSenior Researcher, Physically Embodied AI and Roboticscurrent2025 — presentGreater Seattle Area
University of WashingtonGraduate Research Assistant2020 — 2025Seattle, Washington, United States
AmazonSoftware Engineer2016 — 2020Greater Seattle Area
LiftIgniterCo-founder2013 — 2016San Francisco Bay Area
GoogleSoftware Engineer2011 — 2013
msnbc.comAssociate Web Developer2009 — 2011
eBayIntern Web Developer2009
Neumont UniversityJava Tutor2007 — 2009

Frequently asked questions

Who is Michael Murray?: Michael Murray is a Senior Researcher in the Physically Embodied AI and Robotics Group at Microsoft Research. He holds a PhD from the University of Washington, where he conducted research in the Human Centered Robotics Lab. Prior to graduate school, he worked as a software engineer at Amazon on computer vision for the Prime Air autonomous delivery drone and co-founded a Y Combinator-backed startup.
Where does Michael Murray work?: Michael Murray is Founder of Liftigniter.
What companies did Michael Murray found?: Michael Murray founded Liftigniter.
Where did Michael Murray go to school?: Michael Murray studied at University of Washington (Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Computer Science); Y Combinator; University of Washington (Master of Science - MS, Computer Science).