Mikko Strandborg
Co-founder and Principal Engineer at Distance Technologies. Previously at Varjo and Unity; holds roughly 100 patents.
Mikko Strandborg is Co-Founder and Head of Technology (Principal Engineer) at Distance Technologies, with over 20 years of experience in real-time 3D graphics and mixed reality. Before co-founding Distance, he was Principal Engineer at Varjo, where he worked on optical calibration, depth-of-field correction, and gaze-tracking display systems, and he previously developed rendering backends and compilers at Unity Technologies. He is credited as inventor on roughly 100 patents and patent filings, primarily in XR optics and display technology — independently corroborated by a Google Patents inventor search returning 122 distinct filings, mostly assigned to Varjo Technologies Oy with a smaller number to Distance Technologies.
Overview
- Role
- Principal Engineer & Co-Founder, Distance Technologies
- Based in
- Helsinki, Finland
- Prior experience
- Varjo, Unity
- X / Twitter
- x.com/m_strandborg
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Frequently asked
- Who is Mikko Strandborg?
- Mikko Strandborg is Co-Founder and Head of Technology (Principal Engineer) at Distance Technologies, with over 20 years of experience in real-time 3D graphics and mixed reality. Before co-founding Distance, he was Principal Engineer at Varjo, where he worked on optical calibration, depth-of-field correction, and gaze-tracking display systems, and he previously developed rendering backends and compilers at Unity Technologies. He is credited as inventor on roughly 100 patents and patent filings, primarily in XR optics and display technology — independently corroborated by a Google Patents inventor search returning 122 distinct filings, mostly assigned to Varjo Technologies Oy with a smaller number to Distance Technologies.
- What is Mikko Strandborg's role?
- Mikko Strandborg is Principal Engineer & Co-Founder, Distance Technologies, based in Helsinki, Finland.
- Where did Mikko Strandborg work before?
- Mikko Strandborg's prior roles include Varjo, Unity.
Sources & citations3
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Mikko Strandborg is Co-Founder and Head of Technology at Distance Technologies; previously Principal Engineer and Technical Director at Varjo and worked on rendering backends/compilers at Unity Technologies
Distance Technologies: Founders | DistanceVerified2026-08-08 - 2
Independent Google Patents inventor search for Mikko Strandborg returns 122 distinct patent documents (granted + pending), predominantly assigned to Varjo Technologies Oy with some to Distance Technologies Oy, covering gaze-tracking, foveated rendering, light-field displays, and multiscopic display calibration
Google Patents: Inventor search: Mikko StrandborgVerified2026-08-08 - 3
Mikko Strandborg's GitHub profile lists his company as Co-founder at Distance Technologies
GitHub: strandborg (Mikko Strandborg)Reported2026-08-08