Mike McCauley
InvestorFounderCo-founder & General Partner, Garage Capital at Inovia Capital
Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
FoundedBufferBox Β· YC
About
Mike McCauley co-founded BufferBox, a network of eCommerce smart lockers (YC S12) that was acquired by Google. At Google he launched Fi, the company's wireless carrier, and later worked as a Product Manager at Google X. He holds a degree in Mechatronics Engineering from the University of Waterloo.
Mike McCauley @mmccauley
15 yrs ago @spisallyouneed and I were building our companies side by side @UWVelocity. His intensity + vision was inspiring and hard to miss. Then it was an AI lab MSFT bought for $160M. Now: AI that runs a company autonomously. Proud to back @skyfallai via @GarageCapital. https://t.co/Exf12WZNLS
Jul 20, 2026 Β· β₯ 15 Β· β 5
Mike McCauley @mmccauley
9M devs monthly. 85% of the Fortune 500. 14 employees! AI spend is exploding. Open source models are part of the answer, and @ollama is how enterprises are runing them. Open + closed models is the future. Another π¨π¦ AI powerhouse πͺ Proud investors @GarageCapital π https://t.co/4p1yVlqv8C
Jul 9, 2026 Β· β₯ 23 Β· β 1
Mike McCauley @mmccauley
Incredible milestone. Critical. At full scale. Huge congrats @MattLoszak, @yasir_fission, and the entire @AaloAtomics team - so much hard work to make this a reality. We @GarageCapital are grateful to be a small part of the journey. Next: Commercial!! https://t.co/Cdc6ptN7PS
Jul 6, 2026 Β· β₯ 14 Β· β 1
Founder at BufferBoxYC S12
Intro paths
Mike went through Y Combinator (Summer 2012) β any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
In turn, Mike can intro founders to BufferBox's investors below.
BufferBox's investors Β· 1
Co-founders at BufferBox
Experience
- Garage CapitalCofounder and General Partnercurrent2013 β presentKitchener-Waterloo, Canada
- C100 AssociationCharter Membercurrent2015 β presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- X, the moonshot factoryProduct Manager, Google X2015 β 2016San Francisco Bay Area
- GoogleProduct Manager, Google Fi2014 β 2015San Francisco Bay Area
- GoogleProduct Manager, BufferBox2012 β 2014Mountain View, California
- The Food Bank of Waterloo RegionMember of the Board of Directors2011 β 2015
- BufferBoxCofounder2010 β 2012Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
- Research In MotionHardware Engineer & Mechanical Design (Internships)2008 β 2009Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
Education
- Y Combinator
- University of WaterlooBASc, Mechatronics Engineering2006 β 2011
- Shad Valley
Same school
Also attended Y Combinator186
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Also attended University of Waterloo161
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Shared employers
Also worked at C100 Association24
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Also worked at X, the moonshot factory24
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Also worked at Google942
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Also worked at Research In Motion46
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