# Wilson Spearman

> Wilson Spearman is the co-founder and CEO of CreativeMode (YC S24), an AI-powered, no-code platform that lets anyone build Minecraft mods without writing code. An MIT computer science graduate who worked on AI cloud infrastructure at Crusoe and procurement tools at Settle, he now leads a small San Francisco team that has helped players create hundreds of thousands of mods - by the company's account, more Minecraft mods in nine months than in the game's previous seventeen years combined. When he is not shipping software, he is an aspiring ski mountaineer chasing alpine glacier routes.

- **Role:** Co-founder & CEO at CreativeMode
- **Organizations:** CreativeMode, Crusoe, Settle, MIT
- **From:** Upstate South Carolina, United States
- **Nationality:** American
- **Education:** B.S. in Computer Science, focus on systems and performance, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
- **Known for:** Co-founded and leads CreativeMode, a Y Combinator Summer 2024 company backed by General Catalyst., Built a platform used by 500,000+ players to create 450,000+ Minecraft mods without coding., By the company's account, more Minecraft mods were created with CreativeMode in nine months than in the game's previous 17 years combined.

## Career timeline

- **2022** — Graduated from MIT with a degree in computer science, focused on systems and performance.
- **2022** — Worked at Settle as a product engineer, building purchase order and accounts payable tools for consumer packaged goods brands.
- **2023** — Joined Crusoe as a software engineer working on AI cloud infrastructure and some of the world's largest compute clusters, alongside future co-founders Coleman Smith and Jeffrey Tsaw.
- **2024** — Co-founded CreativeMode as CEO; company joined Y Combinator's Summer 2024 batch.
- **2024** — CreativeMode launched its no-code, AI-powered Minecraft modding platform, backed by Y Combinator and General Catalyst.
- **2025** — CreativeMode surpassed 500,000 players and 450,000+ mods created.

## Achievements

- Co-founded and leads CreativeMode, a Y Combinator Summer 2024 company backed by General Catalyst.
- Built a platform used by 500,000+ players to create 450,000+ Minecraft mods without coding.
- By the company's account, more Minecraft mods were created with CreativeMode in nine months than in the game's previous 17 years combined.
- Earned a computer science degree from MIT focused on systems and performance.
- Worked on some of the world's largest compute clusters as an AI cloud engineer at Crusoe.

## Latest updates

- **2025** — CreativeMode reported surpassing 500,000 players and 450,000+ mods created on its platform.
- **2024** — CreativeMode completed Y Combinator's Summer 2024 batch and secured backing from General Catalyst.

## Links

- Website: https://www.wbs.dev/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/wilsonspearman/
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/wilson_spearman
- GitHub: https://github.com/wilson090

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Last updated: 2026-07-31