Find your path to Mikael
1,492 people in our graph share verified history with Mikael — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.
Karthik ArdhanareeswaranunlockedMikael: together at The D. E. Shaw Group (2021)
×3Mikael: together at Stealth Startup
×3Mikael: together at Lyft
×5Mikael: together at Y Combinator
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) — 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 · 2
Co-founders at Lotus
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Diego EscobedoFounder
Experience
- Stealth StartupFounding Research Engineercurrent2025 — present
- ArenaML SWE2024 — 2025New York, New York, United States
- Lotus (YC S22)Co-Founder/CEO2022 — 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 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
Massachusetts Institute of Technology mafia1,221
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Elad GilPhDFounded Brain Co. +1Hemant TanejaMinorFounded Hippocratic AINat FriedmanBachelor of ScienceFounded XamarinBrad FeldS.B.Founded TechstarsMatt HuangB.S.Founded Paradigm +1Delian AsparouhovDropoutFounded Nightingale +1
+ 1,214 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
Algorand mafia6
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Same school
Also attended Massachusetts Institute of Technology2,000
Hemant TanejaCEO & Managing Director of General CatalystNat FriedmanCo-lead of Meta Superintelligence Labs; co-founder of NFDGBrad FeldCo-founder of Foundry and TechstarsMatt HuangCo-founder and Managing Partner at ParadigmDelian AsparouhovPartner at Founders Fund and co-founder of VardaDrew HoustonCo-founder & CEO of Dropbox
+ 1,994 more
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
Shared employers
Also worked at Stealth Startup485
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
+ 479 more
Also worked at Arena9
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
+ 3 more
Also worked at Algorand13
Jake GreensteinPartner, Head of Infrastructure at Hivemind Capital PartnersNaveed IhsanullahTechnical Partner at Eterna CapitalAdam StruckFounder & Managing Partner at Struck CapitalMaurice HerlihyAdvisor at REFASHIOND VenturesShumo ChuEntrepreneur, Computer Scientist & Angel Investor at Shumo ChuGeorge HowardInvestor at Acme Innovation
+ 7 more
Also worked at Lyft147
Logan GreenCo-founder of LyftJohn ZimmerCo-founder of LyftKevin Wijayaインドネシア法人代表 (Indonesia Office Representative) at CyberAgent CapitalDarcy YeeMarketing and Communications at Menlo VenturesPierre-Eric LeiboviciInvestor at DaphniManish GuptaInvestor at IVP (Institutional Venture Partners)
+ 141 more