Micka.
design

Award-winning Product Designer.
Minimalist & Angel investor.

About

Product & Design leader with experience driving innovation across visionary startups and scale-ups in France and San Francisco (most of which have been acquired).

At Sevenhugs, I redefined how users interact with connected devices, blending hardware design and algorithm fusion. As a freelance designer, I iterated rapidly with YC startups, and at Wave, I explored how AI can democratize professional coaching.

Currently, as a Staff Product Designer at Feedly, I help millions of users and hundreds of companies stay ahead with AI-driven insights.

Angel investor in early-stage startups, I support founders in building transformative products and design strategies.

Lifelong learner, passionate builder, and monthly writer—dedicated to making both the world and the web a more human-centered, better-working place.

Awards

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IF Design award

x1

IF Design award

x1

Red Dot Design award

x1

Red Dot Design award

x1

CES Best of Innovation

x1

CES Best of Innovation

x1

W3 Gold Award

x1

W3 Gold Award

x1

CSS Design Award

x1

CSS Design Award

Patents

World wide

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World wide

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World wide

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World wide

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World wide

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World wide

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Projects

Live

Framing Design

A monthly newsletter delivering exclusive frameworks and actionable insights for entrepreneurs to harness design as their strategic advantage.

Live

Framing Design

A monthly newsletter delivering exclusive frameworks and actionable insights for entrepreneurs to harness design as their strategic advantage.

Live

Art Timeline

One timeline and a few art movements.

Live

Art Timeline

One timeline and a few art movements.

Live

UX Masterclass

Curated library of articles and resources helping aspiring designers to learn the fundamentals and best practices of UI/UX Design.

Live

UX Masterclass

Curated library of articles and resources helping aspiring designers to learn the fundamentals and best practices of UI/UX Design.

Live

Minimal Minimum

A collective of Designers aiming to grow from each other.

Live

Minimal Minimum

A collective of Designers aiming to grow from each other.

Work Experience

2023 - Now

Staff Product Designer at Feedly

Remote - San Francisco

2023 - Now

Staff Product Designer at Feedly

Remote - San Francisco

2021 - 2023

Staff Product Designer at Wave.ai (acquired by Alan)

Remote - Europe

2021 - 2023

Staff Product Designer at Wave.ai (acquired by Alan)

Remote - Europe

2019 – 2021

Senior Product Designer for Y Combinator startups

Bayes Impact (YC 2016), Plato (YC 2016 - Acquired by Coda), Actiondesk (YC 2019 - Acquired by Datadog), Hiresweet (YC 2020).

2019 – 2021

Senior Product Designer for Y Combinator startups

Bayes Impact (YC 2016), Plato (YC 2016 - Acquired by Coda), Actiondesk (YC 2019 - Acquired by Datadog), Hiresweet (YC 2020).

2016 - 2019

Founding Designer at Sevenhugs (acquired by Qorvo)

San Francisco

2016 - 2019

Founding Designer at Sevenhugs (acquired by Qorvo)

San Francisco

Education

2011 – 2016

Master 2, Interaction Design at Strate

Honored mention of the Jury

2011 – 2016

Master 2, Interaction Design at Strate

Honored mention of the Jury

2014 – 2015

Business MBA at GEM

Technologic Management and Innovation

2014 – 2015

Business MBA at GEM

Technologic Management and Innovation

Contact

Twitter

micka_design

Twitter

micka_design

Substack

micka.substack.com

Substack

micka.substack.com

LinkedIn

mickatouillaud

LinkedIn

mickatouillaud

Email

micka.touillaud@gmail.com

Email

micka.touillaud@gmail.com