About
Mike Stachowiak has founded three companies and achieved exits from each. He is also an investor in several technology companies including Zapier, Omaze, and Clever.
Co-Founder/CTO at MyVRYC W12
Intro paths
YC
Mike went through Y Combinator (Winter 2012) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
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In turn, Mike can intro founders to MyVR's investors below.
MyVR's investors · 3
Co-founders at MyVR
JM
Jonathan MurrayFounder/CEO
MN
Markus NordvikCo-Founder / COO
Experience
- Zero IndexManaging Partnercurrent2026 — presentWest Coast USA
- CapviaFoundercurrent2025 — presentUnited States
- Pioneer FundVenture Partnercurrent2025 — present
- Seed StageAngel Investor2010 — 2025
- MyVR.comCo-Founder, CTO2011 — 2022San Francisco Bay Area
- Lift Media, IncCo-Founder2006 — 2010
- 4INFOCo-Founder2004 — 2006
- QuinStreetSr. Software Engineer2003 — 2004
Education
- Y Combinator
- University of MichiganBSE, Computer Engineering1998 — 2002
Skills & more
Start-up LeadershipStart-ups49Entrepreneurship28Software Development16Natural Language ProcessingInformation Retrieval1Artificial Intelligence2Financial AnalysisEngineering1Mobile Devices13Product Management9Mobile Applications15
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Frequently asked questions
- Where does Mike Stachowiak work?
- Mike Stachowiak is Co-Founder/CTO at MyVR.
- What companies did Mike Stachowiak found?
- Mike Stachowiak founded MyVR.
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University of Michigan mafia127
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Shared employers
Also worked at Zero Index1
Also worked at MyVR.com2
Also worked at QuinStreet8
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