Find your path to Michael
887 people in our graph share verified history with Michael — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.
Aydin SenkutunlockedMichael: together at Shopify (2025)
×2Michael: together at Shopify
×3Michael: together at Stealth Startup
×6Michael: together at Y Combinator
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.
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).
Founder mafias
Y Combinator mafia10,230
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Sam AltmanPresidentFounded Tools for Humanity +3Garry TanPresident & CEOFounded Y Combinator +1Jessica LivingstonCo-founderFounded Y CombinatorAlexis OhanianPartnerFounded RedditFred EhrsamYC Summer 2012Founded Nudge +1Matt HuangYC Winter 2011Founded Paradigm +1
+ 10,223 more
University of Toronto mafia253
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Ilya SutskeverPhDFounded Safe Superintelligence +1Nick FrosstBachelor's of ScienceFounded CohereJeffrey KarpPhDFounded Tissium +3Shvet JainMAScFounded Panther +1Som SeifBa.ScFounded Purpose Investments +1Peter SumaHBSc - Honours Bachelor of Science majoring inFounded Applied Brain Research +1
+ 246 more
Shopify mafia58
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Tobias LütkeCEOFounded Shopify +1Craig SoulesPrincipal EngineerFounded Springtail +1Max MusingUXFounded Scholarly +1Jordan DearsleySoftware Engineer InternFounded Superpowered +1Ian CrosbyHead of Financial ServicesFounded Bench +1Zach KochDirector of Product ManagementFounded Fixie +1
+ 51 more
Z-Fellows mafia45
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Daksh GuptaFounderFounded Tabnam +1Vaishant KameswaranFounded Tabnam +1Dante VaisbortFounded Haylon Technologies +1Eli Taylor-LemireFounded Posh Group Inc. +1David LinFounderFounded DufflTeddy LiZF1Founded Nophin
+ 38 more
Okta mafia11
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Paresh BhayaSr Director, Product Marketing - Identity ManagementFounded Natoma +1Souvik SenVice President, EngineeringFounded Ema +1Matias WoloskiHead of Auth0 LabFounded Auth0Pratyus PatnaikSenior DirectorFounded NatomaVincent JiangInvestorFounded AdenJacobo Vidal AbeigónGroup Product ManagerFounded Arengu
+ 4 more
Same school
Also attended Y Combinator2,000
Tarek MansourCo-founder & CEO of KalshiSuhail DoshiFounder of Mixpanel; founder of ParticleSubomi OluwalanaCo-founder & CEO of ConvoyArhaan A.Deeptech Fellow at Clear VenturesCollin WallaceGeneral Partner at Lobby CapitalVictor SantosVictor Scout at One Way Ventures
+ 1,994 more
Also attended Z Fellows48
Cory LevyInvestor at NZVCDavid LinFounder at DufflTeddy LiFounder, CEO at NophinColin SnyderFounder at BanaboMikael NidaFounder at LotusKatherine HeFounder at Nectar
+ 42 more
Also attended University of Toronto716
Ilya SutskeverCo-founder of OpenAI; co-founder & CEO of Safe SuperintelligenceNick FrosstCo-founder of CohereYasmin RazaviInvestor at Spark CapitalImran BashirFounding Partner, Chief Operating Officer at Extreme Venture PartnersKarim GillaniGeneral Partner at Luge CapitalAndrew MiklasGeneral Partner at Y Combinator
+ 710 more
Shared employers
Also worked at Stealth Startup483
Andrew ChenGeneral Partner at Andreessen HorowitzGabriel PereyraCo-founder & President of HarveyErica VanInvestment Director at Intel CapitalHemamAdvisor at Clear VenturesArhaan A.Deeptech Fellow at Clear VenturesHamish GarnettAssociate at Manta Ray Ventures
+ 477 more
Also worked at Okta64
Pat GradyPartner at Sequoia CapitalAhmed Al-BaharEntrepreneur in Residence at Storm VenturesKrista CoppermanOperating Partner at TCVStephen MarcusCo-Founder and General Partner at Riot VenturesArpan PunyaniCo-founder and General Partner at Garuda VenturesMarellInvestor at Exceptional Capital
+ 58 more
Also worked at Shopify103
Aydin SenkutFounder & Managing Partner at FelicisJeremy LevinePartner at Bessemer Venture PartnersTobias LütkeCo-founder & CEO of ShopifyHarley FinkelsteinInvestor at Felicis VenturesTrevor OelschigInvestment Team at General CatalystChirag PatelVP & GM Payments & Risk at Etsy at PICUS CAPITAL
+ 97 more
Also worked at University of Toronto189
Raquel UrtasunFounder & CEO of WaabiNick FrosstCo-founder of CohereAngelaGeneral Partner at Version One VenturesGisella de la RochaVice President of Legal at MPM BioImpactGraham CareyInvestment Director - Advanced Materials at Emerald Technology Ventures AgJoel DrewryPrincipal at Versant Ventures
+ 183 more