Michael A. Agustin

Michael A. Agustin

Head of Growth at The AI Collective
Seattle, Washington, United States

Michael A. Agustin is CEO and Co-Founder at Curie, Co-founder and Board Member at GameSalad, Inc, and Head of Growth at The AI Collective. He founded Curie and GameSalad, Inc, both of which are still running. His expertise includes technical community building, AI, developer relations, and mentoring founders across accelerators.

  • The AI Collective Head of Growth 2026–present · current
  • Curie CEO & Co-Founder 2018–present · current
  • GameSalad Co-founder & Board Member 2007–present · current
  • The University of Texas System UTx Director of Software Innovation 2016–2018 · past
  • (MaGIC) Malaysian Global Innovation & Creativity Centre Resident Mentor & Ecosystem Builder 2015 · past
  • Disney Accelerator Mentor 2014 · past
  • Joog! Advisor 2013–2017 · past
  • Techstars Mentor 2013 · past
  • Tsugi, Inc. Advisor 2013–2014 · past
  • Weaver Labs Co-founder & CEO 2012–2016 · past
  • YetiZen Mentor 2012–2015 · past
  • Tonx, Inc. Angel Investor 2011–2014 · past
  • The University of Texas at Austin Faculty 2009 · past
  • DeVry University Faculty 2007–2008 · past
  • Three Rings Design Software Engineer 2007 · past
  • Apple Software Engineer 2005 · past
  • Austin Community College Class Instructor 2005 · past
  • Carnegie Mellon University Graduate Student 2005–2007 · past

Education

  • 500 Startups 2019
  • Carnegie Mellon University MET, Entertainment Technology · 2005–2007
  • The University of Texas at Austin BA, Computer Science · 1998–2002

Organizations

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  • The AI Collective Head of Growth 2026–present · current
  • Curie CEO & Co-Founder 2018–present · current
  • GameSalad Co-founder & Board Member 2007–present · current

Education

  • 500 Startups 2019
  • Carnegie Mellon University MET, Entertainment Technology · 2005–2007
  • The University of Texas at Austin BA, Computer Science · 1998–2002

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