Mike Palmer
InvestorFounderVisting Scholar at Stanford University · Founder/CEO at Unicornly
Palo Alto, California, United States
FoundedUnicornly · YC
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2,586 people in our graph share verified history with Mike — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.
About
Mike Palmer holds degrees in computer science and physics. He previously worked on web search at Inktomi, conducted research in computational biology and machine learning at Stanford, and founded and led ZipCam.
Founder/CEO at UnicornlyYC W14
Intro paths
Mike went through Y Combinator (Winter 2014) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
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Experience
- Stanford UniversityVisting Scholarcurrent2022 — presentDepartment of Biology
- BlendidBoard Observercurrent2018 — presentSunnyvale, CA
- ZipCamFounder & CEO2019 — 2021Palo Alto, CA
- HiQ SolarBoard Member2017 — 2020Sunnyvale, CA
- HiQ SolarBoard Observer2013 — 2017Sunnyvale, CA
- Sand Hill AngelsAngel Investor2016 — 2018
- Band of AngelsAngel Investor2013 — 2018Menlo Park, CA
- Hone Capital (formerly CSC Venture Capital)Entrepreneur In Residence2017Palo Alto, CA
- Peloton TechnologyDirector of Research2016 — 2017Mountain View, CA
- Unicorn.lyCo-founder & CEO2013 — 2016Palo Alto, CA
- Peloton TechnologyBoard Observer2013 — 2015
- Stanford UniversityResearch Associate, Department of Biology2010 — 2013
- Stanford UniversityVisiting Scholar, Department of Biology2005 — 2010
- Harvard UniversityVisiting Scientist, School of Public Health2003 — 2005
- Inktomi CorporationCTO, Search Division1996 — 2001
Skills & more
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Evolutionary BiologyComputational BiologyPopulation GeneticsEvolutionary ComputationBioinformaticsSequence AnalysisStart-upsEntrepreneurshipEmbedded SystemsLinuxPythonSpeciationLanguages French · Mandarin
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Mike Palmer?
- Mike Palmer holds degrees in computer science and physics. He previously worked on web search at Inktomi, conducted research in computational biology and machine learning at Stanford, and founded and led ZipCam.
- Where does Mike Palmer work?
- Mike Palmer is Founder/CEO of Unicornly and Visting Scholar at Stanford University.
- What companies did Mike Palmer found?
- Mike Palmer founded Unicornly.
- Where did Mike Palmer go to school?
- Mike Palmer studied at Caltech (Ph.D., Computer Science); Yale University (B.S., Physics).
Founder mafias
Y Combinator mafia10,230
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Stanford University mafia1,934
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Yale University mafia373
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Caltech mafia153
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Sand Hill Angels mafia15
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Same school
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Also attended Yale University1,074
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Shared employers
Also worked at Blendid7
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Also worked at Hone Capital (formerly CSC Venture Capital)6
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