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Mike Polcari

Founder

Founder at Haplotype Labs

Orinda, California, United States

FoundedHaplotype Labs · YC

About

Mike Polcari is the founder of Haplotype Labs. He previously served as VP and Chief Architect at 23andMe for over 15 years, and held engineering roles at Salesforce.com and Merrill Lynch. He holds degrees in computer science from Cornell and biomedical informatics from Stanford, with patents in cloud computing, security, genetics, and machine learning.

Founder at Haplotype LabsYC W24

Intro paths

YC

Mike went through Y Combinator (Winter 2024) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.

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Haplotype Labs's investors · 3

Brainstorm VenturesSan Francisco · since 2024Soma CapitalSacramento · $100K – $300K checks · since 2024Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2024

Experience

  1. Haplotype LabsFoundercurrent2024 — presentOrinda, California, United States
  2. 23andMeVice President & Chief Architect2015 — 2023Mountain View, CA
  3. 23andMeChief Architect2014 — 2015Mountain View, CA
  4. 23andMeDirector, Software Engineering2012 — 2014
  5. 23andMeSoftware Architect2008 — 2012
  6. Salesforce.comMember of Technical Staff2005 — 2007
  7. Merrill LynchAssistant Vice President2002 — 2005

Skills & more

ManagementLeadershipEngineering Management1Software Architecture2Machine Learning1MLOpsSecurityHuman GeneticsProduct Development3Bioinformatics3Python8Java6
+4 moreJavaScriptCSSScalabilityRuby on Rails

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Mike Polcari?
Mike Polcari is the founder of Haplotype Labs. He previously served as VP and Chief Architect at 23andMe for over 15 years, and held engineering roles at Salesforce.com and Merrill Lynch. He holds degrees in computer science from Cornell and biomedical informatics from Stanford, with patents in cloud computing, security, genetics, and machine learning.
Where does Mike Polcari work?
Mike Polcari is Founder of Haplotype Labs.
What companies did Mike Polcari found?
Mike Polcari founded Haplotype Labs.
Where did Mike Polcari go to school?
Mike Polcari studied at Stanford University (MS, Biomedical Informatics); Cornell University (BS, Computer Science); HGHS.

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