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Mike Mahlkow

Founder

Founder at Fastgen · Founder at Blair

United States

FoundedBlair · YCFastgen · YC

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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, General Partner at Y Combinator — 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 · 13

468 CapitalBerlinAndreessen HorowitzMenlo Park · $500K – $50M checksBLN CapitalBerlin · $55K – $550K checksJames Beshara FundVeniceMaiora Rebel VenturesMischiefSan Francisco · $1M – $5M checksOrange CollectiveDanvilleRainfall VenturesSan Francisco · $100K – $1M checksRebel FundSan Francisco · $100K – $5M checksSequoia CapitalMenlo Park · $100K – $50M checksSquad Capital$110K – $550K checksWefunderSan FranciscoY 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 · 23

468 CapitalBerlinASDF VenturesBackend CapitalSan Francisco · $100K – $10M checksBDMINew York · $500K – $5M checksBeluga CapitalBond Capital ManagementSan Francisco · $100K – $25M checks · since 2026Daft CapitalPalo Alto · $500K – $2M checksGeneral CatalystSan Francisco · $30M checks · since 2026Goldhirsch FoundationLos AngelesIndex VenturesSan Francisco · $540K – $10.8M checks · since 2026James Beshara FundVeniceLightspeed Venture PartnersMenlo Park · $1M – $5M checks · since 2026PioneerToronto, OntarioRainfall VenturesSan Francisco · $100K – $1M checksStepstone GroupCharlotte · since 2026Tiger Global ManagementNew York · $1M – $100M checksTMT InvestmentsVentureSouqAbu Dhabi · $100K – $10M checksVibe CapitalSan Francisco · $250K – $500K checksWefunderSan FranciscoWefundsCambridgeY CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2019ZillionizePalo Alto · $200K checks

Co-founders at Blair

DNDavid Nordhausen
David NordhausenFounder
CSConstantin Schreiber
Constantin SchreiberFounder

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.

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