About Michael Van Steenburg
Michael Van Steenburg is the founder of Modal Motors, a Farmington Hills, Michigan, company that makes electric motors without rare-earth magnets. A June 2026 company release names him founder and chief executive. He is also a director of the company.
In July 2020, a Linear Labs release named him vice president of technology. Linear Labs described itself in that release as a smart electric motor company based in Fort Worth, Texas.
Experience
This experience comes from official bios and from SEC filings. For roles taken from filings, the years are when the filings name Michael Van Steenburg in the role, so the role may have started earlier or lasted longer.
Key Colleagues at Startups
The people Michael Van Steenburg works with at each company, as listed on that company's latest Form D.