About
Mikael holds degrees in Computer Science and Physics from MIT and has held roles at D.E. Shaw and Lyft.
Founder at LotusYC S22
Intro paths
YC
Mikael went through Y Combinator (Summer 2022) β any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
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In turn, Mikael can intro founders to Lotus's investors below.
Lotus's investors Β· 4
Co-founders at Lotus
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Diego EscobedoFounder
Experience
- Stealth StartupFounding Research Engineercurrent2025 β present
- ArenaML SWE2024 β 2025New York, New York, United States
- Lotus (YC S22)Co-Founder/CEO2022 β 2024San Francisco Bay Area
- AlgorandConsultant2022
- The D. E. Shaw GroupTrader2021New York City Metropolitan Area
- LyftML SWE, Perception @ Level 5, Autonomous Vehicles2020
- NASA Goddard Space Flight CenterMachine Learning Researcher2019Washington D.C. Metro Area
- Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyUndergraduate Researcher2019Cambridge, Massachusetts
Skills & more
Deep Learning1Physics12Music3Data Analysis1Machine Learning2Trumpet6Leadership11Python (Programming Language)14PandasPyTorchLaTeXTensorFlow
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Mikael Nida?
- Mikael holds degrees in Computer Science and Physics from MIT and has held roles at D.E. Shaw and Lyft.
- Where does Mikael Nida work?
- Mikael Nida is Founder of Lotus.
- What companies did Mikael Nida found?
- Mikael Nida founded Lotus.
- Where did Mikael Nida go to school?
- Mikael Nida studied at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Bachelor of Science - BS, Physics); Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Bachelor of Science - BS, Computer Science); Y Combinator.
Founder mafias
Y Combinator mafia8,773
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Sam AltmanPresidentFounded Tools for Humanity +3Jessica LivingstonCo-founderFounded Y CombinatorAlexis OhanianYC Summer 2005Founded RedditFred EhrsamYC Summer 2012Founded Nudge +1Matt HuangYC Winter 2011Founded HotspotsTrae StephensYC Winter 2022Founded Pursuit +1
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Y Combinator mafia4,716
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Ryan SheaEntrepreneurshipFounded StacksTarek MansourFounded KalshiSuhail DoshiEating beans & riceFounded Playground +1Subomi OluwalanaW22Founded ConvoyDarius "Bubs" MonsefS19Founded Sightbox +3Matthew ScholzFounded Oisin Biotechnologies +3
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology mafia546
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Elad GilPhDFounded Brain Co.Nat FriedmanBachelor of ScienceFounded XamarinMatt HuangB.S.Founded HotspotsDelian AsparouhovDropoutFounded Nightingale +1Drew HoustonBSFounded Dropbox +1Arash FerdowsiComputer ScienceFounded Dropbox
+ 539 more
Z Fellows mafia37
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Dante VaisbortFounded Haylon Technologies +1David LinFounderFounded DufflTeddy LiZF1Founded NophinColin SnyderTechnology Fellowship | Less than 1% acceptance rateFounded BanaboKatherine HeFounded NectarShivam SinghalFounded Structured Labs
+ 30 more
Algorand mafia4
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Same school
Also attended Massachusetts Institute of Technology1,387
Fred WilsonCo-founder & Partner at Union Square VenturesElad GilSolo general partner investing through Gil CapitalAileen LeeFounder & Managing Partner of Cowboy VenturesHemant TanejaCEO & Managing Director of General CatalystNat FriedmanCo-lead of Meta Superintelligence Labs; co-founder of NFDGBrad FeldCo-founder of Foundry and Techstars
+ 1,381 more
Also attended Y Combinator2,000
Tarek MansourCo-founder & CEO of KalshiSuhail DoshiFounder of Mixpanel; founder of ParticleSubomi OluwalanaCo-founder & CEO of ConvoyMaroof AhmedFounder at Octopus VenturesJustin SwartPartner at Bitkraft Esports VenturesCollin WallaceGeneral Partner at Lobby Capital
+ 1,994 more
Shared employers
Also worked at Stealth Startup351
Andrew ChenGeneral Partner at Andreessen HorowitzGabriel PereyraCo-founder & President of HarveyErica VanInvestment Director at Intel CapitalHemamAdvisor at Clear VenturesHamish GarnettAssociate at Manta Ray VenturesFranz KoflerInvestor at Next Frontier Capital
+ 345 more
Also worked at Arena8
Stephen WillsonManaging Partner at Unilever VenturesMike MortensenAdvisory Partner at StratMindsAlex DermerSenior Advisor at Fifth Down CapitalAlda DennisGeneral Partner at Initialized CapitalAaron ZelingerCo-Founder at ClosureJon Miller SchwartzFounder/CEO at Layer By Layer
+ 2 more
Also worked at Algorand11
Jake GreensteinPartner, Head of Infrastructure at Hivemind Capital PartnersNaveed IhsanullahTechnical Partner at Eterna CapitalJamie GoldsteinFounding/Managing Partner at Pillar VCAdam StruckFounder & Managing Partner at Struck CapitalMaurice HerlihyAdvisor at REFASHIOND VenturesShumo ChuEntrepreneur, Computer Scientist & Angel Investor at Shumo Chu
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