6x founder
Mika Melchanka
Entrepreneur (2 exits), YC founder (W23), partner (Pioneer Fund)
Experience
Career
2026Stealth
FounderFounder · 2026 – Present
2026PEF Community
Member · 2026 – Present
2025IE Business School
Advisor · Madrid, Community of Madrid, Spain · 2025 – Present
2024Pioneer Fund
Partner · 2024 – Present
2016GrinTeq
FounderShareholder, founder, strategy advisor · 2016 – Present
2023Intently (YC W23)
FounderFounder (acquired by Audos) · 2023 – 2026
- 2024
VentureForge
FounderAdvisor to the CEO; Director of founder experience · Seattle, Washington, United States · 2024 – 2025
2022Beamline Accelerator
Visiting mentor · 2022 – 2025
2022Stealth Startup
FounderFounder (ex-founding team member) · 2022
2020Narrative BI
FounderFounder (acquired by CubeJS) · Tallinn · 2020 – 2021
Bio
Serial entrepreneur, an avid learner, wearing lots of hats, and doing lots of projects. The main area of interest are technological fusion (AI/Data analytics + traditional businesses), IoT, and sustainability.