About
Michael Zhou is a software engineer who previously worked on infrastructure and platform tooling at Okta and Shopify. He holds a BSc in Computer Science and Neuroscience from the University of Toronto and is now building Codag as a solo founder.
Founder at CodagYC S26
Intro paths
YC
Michael went through Y Combinator (Summer 2026) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
GP
Their group partner at YC was Harshita Arora, General Partner at Y Combinator — the partner who ran Codag's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗
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In turn, Michael can intro founders to Codag's investors below.
Codag's investors · 1
Experience
- CodagFoundercurrent2026 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- Stealth StartupChief Technology Officer2025 — 2026Toronto, ON
- OktaSoftware Engineer2025
- ShopifySoftware Engineer2025Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- NeurotechUofTSoftware Engineer2024 — 2025Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- University of TorontoOperating System Research Assistant2024Canada
- University of TorontoMachine Learning Engineer2023 — 2024Toronto, ON
Skills & more
Languages Cantonese · English · Mandarin
From Michael's professional profile.
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Michael Zhou?
- Michael Zhou is a software engineer who previously worked on infrastructure and platform tooling at Okta and Shopify. He holds a BSc in Computer Science and Neuroscience from the University of Toronto and is now building Codag as a solo founder.
- Where does Michael Zhou work?
- Michael Zhou is Founder of Codag.
- What companies did Michael Zhou found?
- Michael Zhou founded Codag.
- Where did Michael Zhou go to school?
- Michael Zhou studied at Y Combinator; Z Fellows; University of Toronto (Bachelor of Science - BS, Computer Science and Neuroscience).
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University of Toronto mafia101
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Z Fellows mafia37
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Shopify mafia33
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Same school
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Shared employers
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Also worked at Okta29
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Also worked at Shopify65
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