Michael Serbinis

Microsoft

At age 19, Serbinis entered the Ontario Engineering Competition.[2] 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 algorithms and neural networks to develop modern network routing technology.[2]

Zip2

Serbinis worked alongside Elon Musk at Zip2.[2] Zip2 primarily provided and licensed online city guide software to newspapers.[4] It was eventually sold to Altavista for $300 million.[5]

DocSpace and Critical Path

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.[2]

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.[2]

Indigo and Kobo

in 2006, Serbinis joined Indigo, where he was the Chief Information Officer until 2008.[2]

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.[2]Following the acquisition, Serbinis continued as CEO until 2014.[6][7]

League Inc.

In 2014 Serbinis launched League Inc., a digital health and wellness platform for advanced healthcare consumer experiences.[3] Along with being a co-founder, Serbinis is Chief Executive Officer and Chairman. In 2016, League raised a US$25 million Series A.[3] In June 2017, League expanded its platform into the US.[8] In July 2018, League raised a US$41.7 million Series B.[9] In February 2022, the company raised $95 million in Series C funding led by TDM Growth Partners and Workday Ventures.[6]

birth date	October 28, 1973
birth place	Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
alma mater	Queen's University (BS) University of Toronto (MS)
occupation	Founder and CEO, League Inc.
children	3

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