# Mike Zhang

> Mike Zhang is an entrepreneur and investor who built Airsoft Megastore, served as co-CEO of Good Money and is listed as co-founder and CEO of altHQ. His career spans ecommerce operations, consumer businesses, digital banking and software for private investment data.

- **Role:** Co-Founder and CEO at altHQ
- **Organizations:** altHQ, Good Money, Airsoft Megastore, Shift Ventures, The Drip Club
- **Education:** University of California, Berkeley, Harvard Business School
- **Known for:** Built Airsoft Megastore to more than $20 million in annual revenue by its 2012 sale, according to his published account and contemporary reporting., 2011 Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year finalist, Greater Los Angeles., Bloomberg 25 Under 25 recognition in 2011, listed on his LinkedIn profile.

## Career timeline

- **2004** — Began Airsoft Megastore with family backing; his parents funded a $25,000 first purchase order.
- **2008** — Left UC Berkeley to operate Airsoft Megastore full time.
- **2011** — Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year finalist in Greater Los Angeles; recognized in Bloomberg’s 25 Under 25.
- **2012** — Sold Airsoft Megastore; the company received Empact100 recognition at the White House.
- **2013** — January announcement described Airsoft Megastore’s recapitalization with Jay Snider’s JAYTS.
- **2015** — Joined The Drip Club full time as chief executive, following an advisory role.
- **2018** — Identified as co-founder and CEO of Shift Ventures in his published essay.
- **2019** — Named among Good Money’s founding team in CIOReview.
- **2021** — Appeared on The A Suite Podcast as Good Money co-CEO.
- **2024** — Rolling Fun investors discussed backing his private-market software company altHQ.
- **2025** — U.S. patent 12,417,214 issued September 16, naming Zhang as inventor and altHQ as assignee.

## Achievements

- Built Airsoft Megastore to more than $20 million in annual revenue by its 2012 sale, according to his published account and contemporary reporting.
- 2011 Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year finalist, Greater Los Angeles.
- Bloomberg 25 Under 25 recognition in 2011, listed on his LinkedIn profile.
- Airsoft Megastore received Empact100 recognition at a White House ceremony in 2012.
- Named inventor on U.S. patent 12,417,214, issued in September 2025 and assigned to altHQ.

## Latest updates

- **2025-09** — U.S. patent 12,417,214 was issued to altHQ, naming Mike Zhang as inventor, for adaptive semantic parsing and structured data transformation of digitized documents.

## Links

- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mike-zhang-52013149

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Last updated: 2026-10-23