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Mike Mahlkow

Founder

Founder at Fastgen · Founder at Blair

United States

FoundedBlair · YCFastgen · YC

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

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About

Mike Mahlkow is co-founder and CEO of Fastgen (W23 cohort). Previously, he served as CEO at Blair (S19), which offered income-based financing to students and raised over $100M in funding. He earlier worked at Stripe and Uber.

Founder at FastgenYC W23

Intro paths

YC

Mike went through Y Combinator (Winter 2023) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.

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Their group partner at YC was Gustaf Alstromer — the partner who ran Fastgen's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗

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In turn, Mike can intro founders to Fastgen's investors below.

Fastgen's investors · 4

468 CapitalBerlinRainfall VenturesSan Francisco · $100K – $1M checksRebel FundSan Francisco · $100K – $5M checksY CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2023

Co-founders at Fastgen

DNDavid Nordhausen
David NordhausenFounder
CSConstantin Schreiber
Constantin SchreiberFounder

Founder at BlairYC S19

Intro paths

YC

Mike went through Y Combinator (Summer 2019) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.

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In turn, Mike can intro founders to Blair's investors below.

Blair's investors · 9

BONDSan Francisco · since 2026General CatalystSan Francisco · $30M checks · since 2026Index VenturesSan Francisco · $540K – $10.8M checks · since 2026Lightspeed Venture PartnersMenlo Park · $1.7M – $87M checks · since 2026Rainfall VenturesSan Francisco · $100K – $1M checksStepstone GroupCharlotte · since 2026Vibe CapitalSan Francisco · $250K – $500K checksY CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2019ZillionizePalo Alto · $200K checks

Co-founders at Blair

DNDavid Nordhausen
David NordhausenFounder
CSConstantin Schreiber
Constantin SchreiberFounder

Experience

  1. Angel InvestorAngel Investorcurrent2021 — present
  2. FastgenCo-Founder & CEO2023 — 2025
  3. BlairCo-Founder & CEO2019 — 2023San Francisco Bay Area
  4. StripeGrowth2018 — 2019
  5. Kairos HQKairos Fellow2018
  6. Sigma Squared SocietyFellow2018
  7. UberOperations and Business Development2016
  8. Sococo, Inc.Business Development | Business Intelligence2015

Skills & more

StartupsFundraisingNetwork Effects

Languages English · German · Python

From Mike's professional profile.

Frequently asked questions

Who is Mike Mahlkow?
Mike Mahlkow is co-founder and CEO of Fastgen (W23 cohort). Previously, he served as CEO at Blair (S19), which offered income-based financing to students and raised over $100M in funding. He earlier worked at Stripe and Uber.
Where does Mike Mahlkow work?
Mike Mahlkow is Founder of Blair and Founder at Fastgen.
What companies did Mike Mahlkow found?
Mike Mahlkow founded Blair, Fastgen.
Where did Mike Mahlkow go to school?
Mike Mahlkow studied at Y Combinator (YC S19, W23); University of Southern California; WHU – Otto Beisheim School of Management.

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