Meet Mike

Hey – I’m Mike, the founder of TRAX. I’m 31, based in Munich, and have been chasing waves for most of my adult life. I fell in love with surfing during a 3-year stint in California as a teenager, and ever since, I’ve been structuring vacations, weekends, and more than a few early mornings around getting in the water.

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For the past decade, I worked in finance – advising founders, evaluating investment opportunities, and helping companies scale. It was fast-paced and intense, but it always felt like something was missing. Surfing became my outlet, but living far from the ocean made that hard. I’d fly somewhere, surf for a week or two, come back... and feel like I had to start over the next time.

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That frustration eventually turned into an idea: What if there was a better way to track how you’re progressing – something that goes beyond wave count or GPS maps? What if your surf sessions could actually teach you something?

That’s how TRAX was born.

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I’m not trying to build another toy. I’m building a tool that I wish I had years ago – something that can help surfers train smarter, improve faster, and make the most of every session, regardless of whether they surf every day or twice a year.

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TRAX is still in development, but the momentum is building. I’ve assembled a small group of testers, partnered with engineers and designers, and put together a plan to bring this to life – step by step, with a clear focus on what matters to surfers who want to progress.

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If that sounds like you, I’d love to have you along for the ride.

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