Michael Lam

Michael Lam is the co-founder and CEO of Studdy, an AI-powered education platform based in San Francisco, California. He previously worked as a software engineer at various early-stage technology firms after earning a degree in Computer Science from the University of California, Berkeley. Under his leadership, the Y Combinator alumni company has scaled to over 500,000 active users and secured more than $8 million in total funding, including a $3 million Series A extension in January 2026 backed by the Sequoia Scout network. Following recent industry coverage in TechCrunch, Lam directed the March 2026 launch of Studdy AI Tutor v2.0, a system providing real-time homework assistance to students. His professional background and current focus center on leveraging artificial intelligence to develop scalable educational tools and advance student productivity software for global consumer markets.