# Michael Wear

> Michael “Mike” Wear is the Miami-based co-founder and CEO of Blankfactor, a financial services technology consultancy now part of Globant. A University of Florida alumnus and programmer who began building businesses as a teenager, he met co-founder Melody Pak through Algebra Nation. Their company appeared on the Inc. 5000 in 2022, 2023 and 2024; Globant acquired it in 2024.

- **Role:** Co-founder and CEO at Blankfactor, a Globant division
- **Organizations:** Blankfactor, Globant, Endeavor
- **Education:** University of Florida
- **Known for:** Co-founded Blankfactor with Melody Pak., Led a company appearing on the Inc. 5000 in 2022, 2023 and 2024., Selected as an Endeavor Entrepreneur in July 2023.

## Career timeline

- **Teenage years** — Began building technology businesses; founded a software development company to help pay for college.
- **Date not established** — Sold his software development company to Algebra Nation, where he met Melody Pak.
- **2021** — Blankfactor opened a delivery center in Sofia, Bulgaria.
- **2022** — Blankfactor ranked No. 330 on the Inc. 5000.
- **2023** — Selected with Melody Pak as an Endeavor Entrepreneur in July; Blankfactor ranked No. 289 on the Inc. 5000.
- **2023-11** — Balance Point Capital announced a follow-on investment in Blankfactor.
- **2024** — Blankfactor ranked No. 280 on the Inc. 5000.
- **2024-09** — Globant announced an agreement to acquire Blankfactor on September 10.
- **2024-10** — Globant’s acquisition closed on October 18; founders continued leading Blankfactor.
- **2025-04** — Wear and Pak were included in Endeavor Miami’s Outliers 2025 cohort.

## Achievements

- Co-founded Blankfactor with Melody Pak.
- Led a company appearing on the Inc. 5000 in 2022, 2023 and 2024.
- Selected as an Endeavor Entrepreneur in July 2023.
- Co-led Blankfactor through its acquisition by Globant in 2024.
- Named with Pak in Endeavor Miami’s Outliers 2025 cohort.

## Latest updates

- **2025-04** — Endeavor Miami included Blankfactor founders Melody Pak and Michael Wear in its Outliers 2025 cohort.
- **2024-10** — Globant completed its acquisition of Blankfactor on October 18.

## Links

- Website: https://blankfactor.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mikewear/

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Last updated: 2026-10-27