# Michael Broughton

> Michael Broughton is a Los Angeles entrepreneur, Altro co-founder and former CEO, and founder of Growth Sync. His difficulty obtaining a tuition loan at USC helped inspire Altro, a credit-building business using recurring payments. He is a 2020 Thiel Fellow, a Y Combinator S20 founder, a Forbes 30 Under 30 honoree for 2023, an angel investor, and vice chairman of USC Credit Union. His current work focuses on social commerce and AI-assisted software building.

- **Role:** Founder at Growth Sync; Vice Chairman at USC Credit Union
- **Organizations:** Growth Sync, Altro (formerly Perch Credit), USC Credit Union, Y Combinator, Thiel Fellowship
- **Education:** University of Southern California
- **Known for:** Co-founded Altro, which was acquired., 2020 Thiel Fellow., Y Combinator Summer 2020 founder.

## Career timeline

- **2017** — Elected to the USC Credit Union board of directors.
- **2019** — Founded the business that became Altro with Ayush Jain.
- **2020** — Joined Y Combinator’s Summer 2020 batch; selected as a Thiel Fellow; Perch Credit announced $2.5 million in seed funding.
- **2022** — Altro announced an $18 million Series A; selected for the Forbes 30 Under 30 class of 2023.
- **2024** — Altro acquired, according to Broughton’s personal website; the company and Y Combinator also confirm acquired status.
- **2026** — Building Growth Sync and publishing a software-building framework for AI agents.

## Achievements

- Co-founded Altro, which was acquired.
- 2020 Thiel Fellow.
- Y Combinator Summer 2020 founder.
- Forbes 30 Under 30, Consumer Technology, class of 2023.
- Elected to USC Credit Union’s board in 2017; subsequently served as vice chairman.
- Led Altro during its $18 million Series A in 2022.

## Latest updates

- **2026-08** — Published Multiplayer AI Framework on August 23, describing five skills for researching, planning, building and verifying software with AI agents.

## Links

- Website: https://www.michaelbroughton.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/michael-j-broughton/
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/mikejbroughton
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mikejbroughton/

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Last updated: 2026-10-27