Tyson Mao

Founder and Managing Partner

San Mateo, California, United States · 1 connection

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About

Tyson Mao (born May 8, 1984) is an American Rubik's Cube speedsolver. He is a co-founder and a former board member of the World Cube Association, the organization responsible for overseeing competitive Rubik's Cube events. In 2005, he set the world record for the 3×3×3 blindfolded event. In 2006, he appeared as a contestant on the CW Television Network's *Beauty and the Geek*. | Fact | Value | | --- | --- | | Born | (1984-05-08) May 8, 1984 (age 42), San Francisco, California, U.S. | | Years active | 2006–present | | Spouse | Joyce Huynh |

Experience

Founder and Managing PartnerPetrus Labs
Jun 2026 to Sep 2026

Venture PartnerMVP Ventures
Jul 2026 to Sep 2026

AnalystCGI
Jan 2006 to Jan 2007

Owner and Board MemberWursthall
Dec 2010

Director Corporate Development and StrategyFivetran
Aug 2025 to Jun 2026

Co-Founder and CEOTobiko - a Fivetran company
Sep 2022 to Aug 2025

Senior Product ManagerGoogle
May 2019 to Sep 2022

FounderHadron Labs
Jan 2014 to Jan 2020

Senior Product ManagerKiwi, Inc.
Jan 2012 to Jan 2014

Product ManagerZynga
Jan 2011 to Jan 2012

High Frequency TraderBlackBox Futures
Jan 2007 to Jan 2011

Research StudentNational Radio Astronomy Observatory
Jun 2005 to Sep 2005

Education

Caltech
Bachelor of Science Astrophysics
2002 to 2006

Crystal Springs Uplands School
1995 to 2002