Prior to Okkanti, Michael co-founded Factor, an AI Solution to Manage Supply Chains. Factor went through Stanford’s StartX Accelerator, raised 3 rounds of funding ($12M Total) from 2018-2023, and was acquired in 2024. Prior to Factor, Michael co-founded MAMM 3D which developed additively manufactured 8ft fixed-wing UAVs. While he learned a ton, the drones and the company eventually crashed and burned.