# Mok Oh

> Mok Oh is the co-founder and CEO of Foundation EGI, a startup building what it calls the world's first Engineering General Intelligence platform - an AI system that turns messy engineering instructions into machine-executable workflows for design and manufacturing. A serial entrepreneur with an MIT Ph.D. in computer graphics and vision, he previously founded EveryScape (a Street View for building interiors), served as Chief Scientist at PayPal where he built the data science org, and was CTO of Mercari US. Foundation EGI, spun out of MIT research, raised a $23M Series A in 2025, bringing total funding past $30M.

- **Role:** Co-founder & CEO at Foundation EGI
- **Organizations:** Foundation EGI, Mercari, PayPal, Samsung Electronics, North Bridge Venture Partners, EveryScape, Moju Labs, Where Inc.
- **Nationality:** American
- **Education:** B.A. in Computer Science and B.A. in Art History, Oberlin College, M.S. (Computer Science), University of Pennsylvania, Ph.D., Computer Graphics / Computer Vision / Design and Computation, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
- **Known for:** Co-founded Foundation EGI, building the first Engineering General Intelligence platform out of MIT research, Raised over $30M total for Foundation EGI, including a $23M Series A in 2025, Founded EveryScape, which raised over $17M to map building interiors before Google did the same

## Career timeline

- **2002** — Founded EveryScape (originally 'Mok 3') in Newton, Massachusetts, a 360-degree mapping service for the interiors and exteriors of real places
- **2011** — Left EveryScape; joined location startup Where Inc., acquired by eBay/PayPal for a reported $135M
- **2011-2012** — Chief Scientist at PayPal, where he built and led the company's data science teams
- **2013** — Joined North Bridge Venture Partners as Entrepreneur-in-Residence to build a consumer big-data startup; founded Moju Labs
- **2014** — Launched Moju, an interactive photo app described as 'a personalized memory machine'
- **2018-2021** — Chief Technology Officer of Mercari US, leading engineering teams in Palo Alto, Cambridge, and Tokyo
- **2021-2022** — Vice President of Product and Engineering at Mercari US
- **2025** — Co-founded and became CEO of Foundation EGI, launching out of stealth in April with a $7.6M seed and an Engineering General Intelligence platform
- **2025** — Closed a $23M Series A led by Translink Capital, taking total funding past $30M

## Achievements

- Co-founded Foundation EGI, building the first Engineering General Intelligence platform out of MIT research
- Raised over $30M total for Foundation EGI, including a $23M Series A in 2025
- Founded EveryScape, which raised over $17M to map building interiors before Google did the same
- Built and led PayPal's data science organization as Chief Scientist
- Served as CTO of Mercari US, spanning teams in Palo Alto, Cambridge, and Tokyo
- Holds 12 patents
- Earned a Ph.D. from MIT in computer graphics and vision, with prior degrees from Penn and Oberlin

## Latest updates

- **2025-04** — Foundation EGI launched out of stealth with a $7.6M seed round and its first Engineering General Intelligence platform.
- **2025-07** — Foundation EGI announced a $23M Series A led by Translink Capital, pushing total funding past $30M.

## Links

- Website: https://foundationegi.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mokoh
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/mok_oh
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IYFxkvmjxiE

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Last updated: 2026-06-10