Michael Hoydich

Michael Hoydich is an early internet pioneer and serial technology founder with three decades of experience building web-forward companies. He began his technical career in 1988 by founding Deathstar BBS using an Atari 130XE and a 2400 baud modem, later working as an early employee at prominent 1990s internet boom companies USWEB and Geocities. Over his career, Hoydich has founded multiple venture-backed technology startups, including IndustryNext, Incognito Digital, Squrl, and EdgeDNA. His entrepreneurial ventures have received institutional validation through his participation as an alumni of both the Y Combinator accelerator program and Samsung Next. His technical development work consistently pushes boundaries in immersive computing, alternative hardware interfaces, 3D web experiences, haptics, and tokenization effects. Hoydich maintains a primary focus on expanding the definition of web interactivity beyond traditional browsing paradigms through continuous innovation in immersive digital environments.