Summary
Michael Abehsera is a designer and machine learning engineer who co-founded and leads Ratio Software as CEO, combining product-minded leadership with hands-on AI and growth execution. With eight years of experience across startups including Toptal, Make School (YC13, acquired), Viz.ai, and Motion (YC20), he blends entrepreneurship, brand positioning, and product strategy to scale teams and products. Quadrilingual and originally from Morocco/Israel, he brings a multicultural perspective to marketing and user-centered design for technical audiences. He achieved top 1% standings in Kaggle computer vision competitions and was a TechCrunch hackathon finalist, reflecting strong practical ML chops. Author of a best-selling marketing book/course for engineers and early-stage founders, he uniquely bridges technical depth with marketing craft to help technical founders tell compelling product stories. Based in Palo Alto, he has raised venture capital for Ratio from firms including Charles River Ventures and Incubate Fund.
8 years of coding experience
4 years of employment as a software developer