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Mike Rowan

7x Founder | past exec @ SendGrid & Techstars | Operator, Builder & Advisor

Stonington, Connecticut

Work Experience

  • Digital Product Strategy & Innovation

    2025

  • Member

    2023

    A global community of post-exit founders supporting each other on life's endless journey to find purpose, fulfillment, and meaning.

2022

  • Advisor

    2022

    Parambil is an Al-powered knowledge platform built for tort law. Products on market include automatic case validation, medical chronologies, complaints, fact sheets and more...

2021

  • Managing Partner

    2021

    A small portfolio of early stage investments in awesome founders

2018

  • Mentor

    2018

    Actively engage in programs to provide hands in operational knowledge & help founders proactively look around the corners as best I can.

  • Entrepreneur in Residence

    2024 - 2024

    Techstars Catalyst Program As an EIR, I help founders cut through the noise and focus on practical steps that move their startups forward. I work with them to clarify their challenges, navigate next steps, and connect with the right people — whether it’s technical experts, business mentors, or potential partners — so they can approach each stage of growth with confidence and the right support.

  • Chief Product Officer

    2018 - 2020

    A product studio to support the development and launching of venture-scale businesses with the support of corporate partners.

2022 - 2023

  • Co-founder & CEO

    2022 - 2023

    Operations as a service for venture-backed founders. The financial visibility needed to be a data-driven decision maker. We take care the financial operations so founders can lead their business more effectively. - Accounting & Bookkeeping - Corporate Setup & Entity Compliance - Planning & Budgets - Financial Performance Reviews - Financial & Data Room Organization - Mentor Support & Guidance

2018 - 2023

  • Co-founder & COO

    2018 - 2023

    The venture studio we’d always talked about. Enabling design and development of computer software, inventing a new experiences, and enabling communications between everyone with trust and empowerment.

2019 - 2021

  • Co-Founder & COO

    2019 - 2021

2011 - 2018

  • VP Product (Studio / R&D)

    2011 - 2018

    IPO (SEND) in 2017 & later Acquired by Twilio (TWLO) A corporate product studio focused on Product R&D (Horizon 2 & 3) in/validating next generation products for our customers to love and value. - Multi-channel marketing automation, workflows, APIs and applications - Data replication & transformation APIs and applications - Cloud-based load testing platform for APIs and applications - IOT device deployment and messaging framework - Email Advertising platform and APIs for multichannel display ad campaigns - DSP / CDP design, architecture & integrations

2010 - 2011

  • Founder & CEO

    2010 - 2011

    Acquired by SendGrid. A product studio for developer tools/services.