Mike Xie

Mike Xie is a multi-talented individual with a diverse background. He is a super-connector, startup operator, and ex-cancer researcher who is currently transitioning into data science through Lambda School. Mike is an investor in several ventures such as 55B Labs, brainmate.io, and portapp, and also advises the Stanford Venture Capital Club and woicesapp.

In his free time, Mike is involved in placing under-employed gifted individuals in Silicon Valley startups and global think tanks through the Black Swan Orphanage initiative. Despite a unique childhood where he attended university at just 8 years old and faced financial challenges, Mike has excelled in his academic pursuits.

He is an active writer on Quora and welcomes inquiries for mentorship, product feedback, and seed-stage investments in mental health, education, social mobility, and workplace safety. Mike's education includes a Bachelor of Arts in English Language and Literature, a Bachelor of Science in Finance from the University of Maryland College Park, as well as studies in Full Stack Web Development and Data Science.

Mike has held various roles in organizations such as being a student at Lambda School, Director at The Black Swan Orphanage, Consultant at Lunchclub, and having experience in marketing, developer evangelism, research, and internships in the fields of computer & electrical engineering. He has also been involved in educational initiatives as a teaching assistant and intern. Mike's technical portfolio can be explored on his GitHub page.