# Mike Mayer

> Mike Mayer is the co-founder and co-CEO of Windmill, the home air care business he started with his brother Danny Mayer and HVAC specialist Ryan Figlia. A Wharton graduate and inaugural Venture for America fellow, he worked in startups before helping develop Windmill’s window air conditioner, launched in 2020. His public interviews emphasize candid customer feedback, installation design, retail relationships and expansion into fans and purifiers.

- **Role:** Co-Founder & Co-CEO at Windmill
- **Organizations:** Windmill, Startup Effect, Venture for America, Lucid, Betterment
- **Education:** University of Pennsylvania - The Wharton School
- **Known for:** Co-founded Windmill, which had sold more than 100,000 window air conditioners by October 2024., Helped expand Windmill into national retail and additional air care product categories., Member of Venture for America’s inaugural class in 2012.

## Career timeline

- **2012** — Graduated from Wharton summa cum laude and joined Venture for America’s inaugural class; worked in New Orleans.
- **2012** — Co-founded Startup Effect, an entrepreneurship enrichment program for middle-school students.
- **Before Windmill** — Worked at Lucid and Betterment.
- **2018** — Started developing Windmill with Danny Mayer and Ryan Figlia after an apartment move exposed problems with window air conditioners.
- **2020** — Windmill launched its first window air conditioner.
- **2024** — Windmill introduced a fan in March and an air purifier in October; announced a $5 million Series A in October.

## Achievements

- Co-founded Windmill, which had sold more than 100,000 window air conditioners by October 2024.
- Helped expand Windmill into national retail and additional air care product categories.
- Member of Venture for America’s inaugural class in 2012.
- Co-founded Startup Effect.
- Graduated from Wharton summa cum laude.

## Latest updates

- **2026-03** — Windmill’s Google Play listing records an app update on March 6, 2026, describing interface improvements and fixes.
- **2025-02** — Shared product validation advice in an Entrepreneur subscriber session and accompanying interviews.
- **2024-10** — Windmill launched its air purifier and announced a $5 million Series A financing round.

## Links

- Website: https://windmillair.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mikmayer

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Last updated: 2026-10-15