Mike Hurm

About Mike Hurm

Mike Hurm is an entrepreneur and operator focused on building technology platforms that connect industries, communities, and emerging innovation.He is the CEO and Co-Founder of MetaRides, a technology and entertainment company developing interoperable digital vehicles, racing games, and brand-driven gaming experiences that integrate music, creators, and cultural IP into interactive gameplay. Through its publishing label 1226 Gaming Studios, MetaRides is building a new category of interactive entertainment that blends gaming, music, brands, and digital ownership.Mike also serves as Chief Operating Officer of Resonix Labs (Canada) Inc, where the team is building validated hybrid solver technology for crash-proof, ultra-precise simulation across industrial, biomedical, and AI applications.In addition to his technology ventures, Mike is the Founder and Owner of Everything Baseball, an e-commerce company he has continuously operated since Over more than two decades, the business has fulfilled hundreds of thousands of orders for customers across the United States and internationally, generating millions in lifetime sales while building a loyal customer base within the baseball community.Across these ventures, Mike focuses on building products and partnerships at the intersection of:• technology infrastructure• gaming, music, and interactive entertainment• creator and brand ecosystems• modern digital commerceMike’s work and perspectives on entrepreneurship and technology have been quoted in Forbes.Always open to conversations with founders, builders, and partners working on ambitious ideas.

Experience

1. CEO, Co-founder

   Metarides, Inc

   Jun 2022 — Present · Kingston, MA, US

   MetaRides is a technology and entertainment company building interoperable digital vehicles, racing games, and brand-driven gaming experiences that connect gaming, music, and digital ownership.The platform is designed to allow digital vehicles and branded assets to move across multiple experiences, games, and partner ecosystems. MetaRides works with creators, brands, and communities to bring cultural IP into interactive gameplay and collectible digital assets.Through its publishing label 1226 Gaming Studios, MetaRides develops and releases mobile and cross-platform racing titles designed around daily competition, player progression, and branded experiences.Key areas of focus include:• interoperable digital vehicles and gaming collectibles• racing games and mobile gameplay experiences• music integration through MetaRides Radio• brand and creator partnerships within gaming ecosystemsThe long-term vision is to create a new category of entertainment where gaming, music, brands, and digital ownership converge into persistent interactive experiences.

Education

• Eckerd College

  Bachelor of Arts - BA, Business Administration and Management, General