Michael Copley is a product-minded software leader and founder with 11 years of experience building data-driven platforms for real estate and food tech. As co-founder and former CTO of Barsala—now leading the Barsala team under Landing—he focuses on maximizing NOI for multifamily developers through lease-up and stabilization products. He previously raised venture capital for The Edible Project, shipping APIs and consumer apps that made dietary and allergen data actionable for restaurants and diners. His background spans hands-on engineering at Microsoft and Viacom, plus teaching experience at the University of Michigan, reflecting an ability to translate technical complexity into usable products and scalable infrastructure. Based in Ann Arbor, he blends startup grit with enterprise-grade tooling knowledge across cloud-native and full-stack systems.
11 years of coding experience
3 years of employment as a software developer
Certificate, Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies, Certificate, Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies at University of Michigan
Contributions:8 pushes, 1 branch in 1 year 3 months
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