Michael A. Agustin is an accomplished entrepreneur, inventor, game designer, software engineer, and educator with vast experience in the gaming, digital media, and technology industries. He is the co-founder and CEO of Curie, a startup that combines computational and design thinking to help organizations address complex systems-oriented problems at scale using IoT, AI, and AR technologies.

Before founding Curie, Michael co-founded GameSalad, a highly popular domain-specific language for game development that amassed three million users globally. Additionally, he worked as a software engineer at Apple, where he contributed to the development of MacOS X and supported Microsoft and Adobe products. Furthermore, Michael designed and developed games for Three Rings, the first free-to-play game company in the US, which got acquired by Sega. He also served as a mentor to hundreds of entrepreneurs in several accelerators, including Disney Accelerator, TechStars, and MaGIC, where he helped them develop the skills and resources needed to succeed in their ventures.

Moreover, Michael's expertise in artificial intelligence and rapid prototyping has led him to produce games published by Activision and Midway. He has also taught design and engineering at the University of Texas and Carnegie Mellon University, where he earned a master's degree in Entertainment Technology. His research on ideation tools and rapid prototyping has been employed by big brands such as EA, Microsoft, IDEO, and Disney. Additionally, Michael has built teams, sourcing talent from some of the world's leading companies, including Apple, Google, Zynga, Disney, EA, IBM, and Carnegie Mellon.