Michael Serbinis | |
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Born | Hamilton, Ontario, Canada |
Nationality | Canadian |
Alma mater | Queen's University (BS) University of Toronto (MS) |
Occupation(s) | Founder and CEO, League Inc. |
Michael Serbinis is a Canadian entrepreneur, engineer and angel investor based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
While a student, Serbinis worked for Microsoft on advanced routing algorithms. [1]
He later helped found the cloud-based document storage network company DocSpace. In December 2009, Serbinis co-founded Kobo Inc., a digital reading company. In 2014, Serbinis launched League, a digital health and wellness benefits platform. [2] Along with being a co-founder, he also serves as Chief Executive Officer.
At age 19, Serbinis entered the Ontario Engineering Competition. [1] One of the judges, Ken Nickerson, who was an executive at Microsoft at the time hired him on a summer job at Microsoft, where he worked on genetic algrothims and neutral networks to develop modern network routing technology. [1]
Serbinis worked alongside Elon Musk at Zip2. [1] Zip2 primarily provided and licensed online city guide software to newspapers. [3] It was eventually sold to Altavista for $300 million. [4]
Serbinis then helped found a cloud-based document storage network company called DocSpace. Two years after DocSpace was launched, San Francisco-based Critical Path Inc. agreed to acquire it for $530 million. [1]
In 2001, Serbinis was appointed Chief Technology Officer of Critical Path. Critical Path was a provider of messaging services, working in partnerships with mobile operators, telecommunications companies, ISPs, and enterprises. [1]
in 2006, Serbinis joined Indigo, where he served as the Chief Information Officer until 2008. [1]
In 2009, Serbinis co-founded Kobo Inc., a digital reading company based in Toronto, Canada. In January 2012, Kobo was acquired by Japanese e-commerce conglomerate Rakuten for $315 million. [1] Following the acquisition, Serbinis continued to serve as the CEO until 2014. [5] [6]
In 2014 Serbinis launched League Inc., a digital health and wellness platform for advanced healthcare consumer experiences. [2] Along with being a co-founder, Serbinis also serves as Chief Executive Officer and Chairman. In 2016, League raised a US$25 million Series A. [2] In June 2017, League expanded its platform into the US. [7] In July 2018, League raised a US$41.7 million Series B. [8]
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