WHY WE’RE HERE

Mike had an epiphany while on tour, which led to the founding of Mixhalo. An entrepreneur at heart, Mike is also the co-founder and guitarist of the multi-platinum band, INCUBUS and the co-founder of biotech firm Versicolor Technologies. Mike was educated at Harvard university and lives in California with his wife, Ann Marie, and daughters, Pippi and Talulah.

Ann Marie co-founded Mixhalo and Versicolor Technologies. A serial tech founder, she is also an internationally-acclaimed violinist and composer. She has performed with artists such as Dave Matthews, Pharrell Williams, and Steve Vai. She has composed numerous film scores with Hans Zimmer including Interstellar, 12 Years a Slave, and The Little Prince.

Working with NASA, Vik helped develop nanotechnology in solar panels, and then extraterrestrial rover sensor arrays. With a degree in chemical engineering and bioinformatics from UC Berkeley, Vik worked on creating the world’s first edible IoT sensor for pharmaceutical drugs at Proteus Digital Health. He has extensive experience with startups, starting two of his own. When not tinkering with tech, Vik can be found brewing beer.

Over the last two decades, John has held leadership positions in several iconic internet companies, including TaskRabbit, Travelocity, and Varo Money. John graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, and in 2004 he co-founded Dogster, a pet community on the forefront of the Web 2.0 movement.

Corey leads revenue and operations for Mixhalo. In a prior life, he was a corporate litigator and non-profit executive. He holds a law degree from the University of California at Berkeley, and completed a Fulbright Scholarship in Lima, Peru.

As a veteran tech lawyer, Dana brings more than two decades of experience across private and public companies, including eBay and Dell, among others. Whether closing big deals or litigating cases, Dana loves distilling complex issues to sensible legal guidance so that business can thrive. Dana’s law degree is from the University of Michigan Law School. Outside of work, you can find Dana at a hockey rink or learning French on Duolingo.