Michael Bordash
About Michael Bordash
Michael Bordash is a software executive based in New York. His Crunchbase profile lists him as CTO and General Manager, Machine Learning at RealNetworks, where he ran AI, machine learning and messaging products. His own description says he was General Manager and CTO of AI, ML and Messaging for the RealNetworks product portfolio.
At RealNetworks he worked on KONTXT, an AI natural language classification service for fraud, compliance and spam/smishing detection, aimed at telco edge and enterprise retail and marketing use cases. Press releases from 2021 quote him as CTO of KONTXT, covering KONTXT for Voice and KONTXT for Images. He also describes SAFR, RealNetworks' facial and image recognition service.
Before that he was a Distinguished Engineer at IBM, including in the Watson Cognitive Applications business unit. In 2018 he was listed as Distinguished Engineer, AI Incubator and Chief Platform Engineer at IBM. His LinkedIn and a Unite.AI author page now list him as SVP of Research and Development at Syniverse, a mobility and messaging company. That page cites more than 25 years in software, 13 patents in data engineering, analytics and AI, a co-authored technical handbook, and a seat on a cybersecurity advisory board at Fairfield University. His GitHub says he created the InternetDJ music platform, which ran from 1997 to 2018 and is now open sourced.
Crunchbase records one personal investment: a seed round in InternetDJ.com. The date and amount are not public on the page. Crunchbase shows 1 investment, 1 portfolio company, 0 lead investments and 0 exits. It also lists 3 companies founded by him. No public statements about check size, fund size or investing thesis were found.
No AI-focused angel investments are publicly recorded. His AI work is operating experience: building KONTXT and SAFR at RealNetworks, and AI incubation and platform engineering at IBM. His public posts focus on mobile fraud, spam and scam detection.
He has not published a stage, sector, geography or check size. His one recorded deal is a seed round. His technical background is in AI/ML, messaging, telecom, fraud and spam prevention, and security, which suggests the areas where he can give hands-on feedback. Founders in those areas can raise a technical deep dive with him, and his Crunchbase bio invites contact for demonstrations.
- InternetDJ.com: music platform he created; Crunchbase lists a seed round with him as investor, date not public.
Investing activity
Michael Bordash has made 1 investment according to Crunchbase across 1 portfolio company, and has founded 3 companies.
Deals
Frequently asked questions about Michael Bordash
Who is Michael Bordash?
He is a New York based technology executive. He was CTO and General Manager of Machine Learning at RealNetworks, where he worked on KONTXT and SAFR, and a former IBM Distinguished Engineer. LinkedIn now lists him as SVP R&D at Syniverse.
Is Michael Bordash an active angel investor?
Crunchbase lists one investment, a seed round in InternetDJ.com, and no lead investments or exits. No other public angel activity was found.
What check size does Michael Bordash write?
It is not public. No check size or investment range was found in the sources reviewed.
What stage and sectors does Michael Bordash back?
He has not published a stage or sector focus. His one recorded deal is a seed round, and his background is in AI/ML, messaging, telecom fraud prevention and security.
What has Michael Bordash built?
He created the InternetDJ music platform and worked on KONTXT and SAFR at RealNetworks. Crunchbase lists 3 companies founded by him. He holds 13 patents in data engineering, analytics and AI, per a Unite.AI author bio.
How can founders reach Michael Bordash?
His LinkedIn profile is linkedin.com/in/bordash. His Crunchbase bio also invites contact for demonstrations and technical deep dives.
Is Michael Bordash an angel investor?
Yes. Michael Bordash invests personally as an angel and is CTO, General Manager, Machine Learning at Real Networks. Crunchbase counts 1 investment.
Where is Michael Bordash based?
Michael Bordash is based in New York, New York, United States.