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Mike Schroepfer

Founder and Partner, Gigascale Capital

Mike Schroepfer is founder and partner at Gigascale Capital, which he started in 2023. Gigascale's team page says that as Meta CTO he scaled engineering from 150 to 35,000 people, founded Meta's AI Research Lab in 2013, and ran the Oculus and Instagram acquisitions. Stanford HAI's profile says he remains a Senior Fellow at Meta focused on artificial intelligence and technical talent, after leading engineering from 2008 to 2022.123

At a glance

Current roles
Founder and Partner +1 more
Education
Stanford University
Sources cited
3
Profile reviewed

Accomplishments

  • Meta CTO (2013–2022)1
  • FAIR founding1
  • Gigascale Capital1

Meta and climate tech

Schroepfer holds BS and MS degrees in computer science from Stanford. Gigascale Capital invests in early-stage companies rebuilding physical infrastructure for climate impact. The Gigascale biography also notes Additional Ventures and the Carbon-to-Sea Initiative.12

Other documented roles

Roles the sources document that are not confirmed as current.

  • Chief Technology Officer (2013–2022), Meta12

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References

3 sources · profile reviewed Oct 25, 2026 · data updated Oct 25, 2026

  1. Mike Schroepfer — Gigascale CapitalGigascale Capital · Official page · accessed Oct 25, 2026
  2. Mike Schroepfer — Stanford HAIStanford HAI · Official page · accessed Oct 25, 2026
  3. Mike Schroepfer — WikipediaWikipedia · Other · accessed Oct 25, 2026

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