Mikayel Shelemetev was born and raised in Yerevan. At 11 years old he moved to Spain where he studied international business and law. He specialized in social entrepreneurship being the founder of Mundiroom Co. which was one of the most important real estate companies for university students. He has created numerous social ventures in Armenia like Magic forest, the first land art museum of Armenia or Lost, a social resort which is designed to finance the ranger of Dilijan national park. Mikayel Shelemetev is also a recognized speleologist and explorer which has represented Armenia in the Union International Speleology congress, the most important international event in this field becoming the deputy delegate of Armenia in this I.O. He was awarded by the Armenian society of Speleology with the unstoppable speleologist honorific recognition for his discoveries of natural and historical monuments in Syunik.

His workplace within the framework of the "iGorts " program is at the Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs of the Republic of Armenia.