# Mike McNeil

> Mike McNeil is the Austin-based co-founder and CEO of Fleet Device Management and the creator of Sails.js. His work spans open-source web development, developer education and enterprise device management. He co-authored Sails.js in Action with Irl Nathan and participated in Y Combinator’s Winter 2015 batch.

- **Role:** Co-founder and CEO at Fleet Device Management
- **Organizations:** Fleet Device Management, The Sails Company, Balderdash, Treeline
- **Education:** The University of Texas at Austin, Y Combinator
- **Known for:** Created the open-source Sails.js web application framework., Co-authored the 488-page Sails.js in Action with Irl Nathan., Co-founded Fleet Device Management, which reported 2.24 million enrolled computers and virtual hosts in 2024.

## Career timeline

- **2010** — Worked on the social television app Blinktop, according to his retrospective account.
- **2012** — Released Sails.js as open source, having developed it for his team’s Node.js projects.
- **2015** — Participated in Y Combinator’s Winter batch with Treeline.
- **2017** — Co-authored Sails.js in Action with Irl Nathan, published by Manning.
- **2020** — Co-founded Fleet Device Management with Zach Wasserman.
- **2023** — Announced Kelvin Omereshone as Sails.js lead maintainer.
- **2025** — Fleet announced a $27 million Series B led by Ten Eleven Ventures.
- **2026** — Led Fleet as it announced its partner program and AI governance capabilities.

## Achievements

- Created the open-source Sails.js web application framework.
- Co-authored the 488-page Sails.js in Action with Irl Nathan.
- Co-founded Fleet Device Management, which reported 2.24 million enrolled computers and virtual hosts in 2024.
- Led Fleet through its June 2025 Series B, bringing announced total funding to $52.3 million.

## Latest updates

- **2026-10** — Fleet announced AI governance capabilities on October 15, including free AI inventory and a mixture of new and upcoming controls. It also announced a November 10 virtual summit hosted and moderated by McNeil.
- **2026-09** — A Software Spotlight episode published September 21 explored his early entrepreneurship and Fleet’s origins.
- **2026-04** — Discussed Fleet’s plans for device management in the AI era with Computerworld, following the company’s partner-program launch.
- **2026-01** — Sails lead maintainer Kelvin Omereshone thanked McNeil for trusting him with the new Shipwright asset pipeline.

## Links

- Website: https://mcneil.io
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mikermcneil
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/mikermcneil
- GitHub: https://github.com/mikermcneil

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Last updated: 2026-10-22