Cohort 1
Mike Morris
Co-Founder & COO at inception-studio
- Exits:
- 1
- Based in:
- Peninsula
- Companies founded:
- 2
- Operating since:
- 1997
- Education:
- Bachelor's Degree
Expertise VolunteerHacker/VibecoderProductLeader
Mike brings battle-tested operational experience — knowing how to build, scale, and integrate technical teams across multiple acquisitions.
Track record
- VMware — first 80 employees; scaled to a 20,000-person public company
- NetCitadel — founding technical leader; acquired by Proofpoint
- UnifyID — VP Engineering; acquired by Prove
- Redcoat AI — co-founder; acquired by Textla
- Nearly three decades in enterprise software and cybersecurity
