Mike Schroepfer — SPARQNOW

At-a-Glance

Current Partner at Gigascale Capital, investing in tech and science to fight climate change.
Co-Founder of Additional Ventures (since 2017), a philanthropic organization focused on climate action, biomedical research, and community & democracy.
Former Chief Technology Officer (CTO) at Meta Platforms (2013-2022), where he focused on artificial intelligence.
Led the development of the Firefox web browser as Vice President of Engineering at Mozilla Corporation (2005-2008).
Founded the computer software company CenterRun in 2000, which was acquired by Sun Microsystems in 2003.
Holds a bachelor's (1997) and master's degree (1999) in Computer Science from Stanford University.

Biography

Mike Schroepfer is an entrepreneur, technical architect, climate investor, and philanthropist. He currently serves as a Partner at Gigascale Capital, a venture capital firm focused on investing in tech and science to combat climate change. He is also a Co-Founder of Additional Ventures, a philanthropic organization established in 2017 with his wife Erin Hoffman, which makes grants in areas such as Biomedical Research, Climate Action, and Community & Democracy.