Misha Leybovich
Entrepreneur & AI product leader; founder of Adsmith.ai.
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New York, New York
Joined December 2024
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Summary
Serial product founder and operator who builds AI-first businesses and experiential products — Misha has founded and led multiple startups (Meograph, Bigtent Creative, Partylab.ai, Adsmith.ai) and currently focuses on AI-native marketing and event experiences. He combines product leadership with hands-on creative experimentation to ship new consumer and marketing products. mishaleybovich+2
Experienced product leader with Big Tech and aerospace operations background — he worked in product roles at Google (including Google Labs / AI products) and led early Starlink sales at SpaceX, giving him both product-development and go‑to‑market experience at scale. mishaleybovich+1
Technical training in aerospace engineering and technology policy — Misha completed dual S.M. degrees at MIT (Aeronautics & Astronautics; Technology & Policy) and authored an MIT thesis on regulatory approaches for commercial human spaceflight, reflecting a durable interest in complex socio-technical systems. mit
Media & storytelling product focus — as Meograph's founder/CEO he focused on democratizing multimedia storytelling (maps, timelines, video), blending product design with creative media, and later translated that orientation into social/political creative efforts (Warren's Meme Team / Lefty Lenses). gust+1
Organizer and digital creative strategist in politics — Misha has organized meme/lens-based progressive creative projects (Warren's Meme Team / Lefty Lenses) and has been interviewed and cited in media about using memetic templates and AR lenses for political organizing. engadget+2
Work
Education
Projects
Writing
Adsmith update — July 2025
July 1, 2025Company update describing Adsmith's product vision (marketing learning machine), early customers, product priorities, and first revenue milestones.
Unforgettable human experiences
June 1, 2024Medium essay describing Partylab.ai's philosophy of "AI for fun" and how generative AI can create deeply personalized social experiences (AI dinner parties, themed events).
A Technoregulatory Analysis of Government Regulation and Oversight in the United States for the Protection of Passenger Safety in Commercial Human Spaceflight
January 1, 2009MIT dual‑S.M. thesis analyzing the history, risk, and regulatory challenges of commercial human spaceflight and recommending approaches for future government oversight to protect passenger safety without stifling innovation.
Hobbies
Running and hosting AI-driven dinner parties and experiential events (Partylab.ai); cooking experiments with AI. medium+1
Playing music and scootering around the city (personal interests cited in bio/interviews). rjionline+1
Notes
THTravis Hellstromsaid
MLMisha Leybovich
is one of the most innovative digital marketers they've worked with, especially in using AI tools.Nov 13, 2025