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Background
Summary
I am a co-founder and the first investor of Facebook Inc., a company which from its humble beginnings in early 2004 as a Harvard-only student social network has emerged today as a business and cultural touchstone.
As a 21-year old college student, I made the first seed investment into Facebook with the majority of my life savings. I am thankful and humbled to have played a part in in Facebook’s remarkable transition from a then one-college specific social network to the most ubiquitous social utility in the world today, empowering more than 1 billion people of all age groups, geographies, languages and cultural affinities to share and make the world a more open and connected place.
Today, I enjoy making seed, early-stage and growth technology investments. As an investor and mentor, I work closely with an array of companies of all sizes and stages, from all parts of the world, that share one common thread: passion for cross-platform people-centric innovation with pan-global ambitions.
On my spare time, I cannot get myself to stop playing chess and reading up on meteorology, amongst other things.
I was born in Sao Paulo, Brazil and graduated with a degree Economics with honors from Harvard University in 2006. I currently reside in Singapore.
As a 21-year old college student, I made the first seed investment into Facebook with the majority of my life savings. I am thankful and humbled to have played a part in in Facebook’s remarkable transition from a then one-college specific social network to the most ubiquitous social utility in the world today, empowering more than 1 billion people of all age groups, geographies, languages and cultural affinities to share and make the world a more open and connected place.
Today, I enjoy making seed, early-stage and growth technology investments. As an investor and mentor, I work closely with an array of companies of all sizes and stages, from all parts of the world, that share one common thread: passion for cross-platform people-centric innovation with pan-global ambitions.
On my spare time, I cannot get myself to stop playing chess and reading up on meteorology, amongst other things.
I was born in Sao Paulo, Brazil and graduated with a degree Economics with honors from Harvard University in 2006. I currently reside in Singapore.
Experience
Co-Founder and Partner
B Capital Group
B Capital Group backs brash entrepreneurs building the next generation of groundbreaking technology companies. With offices in Los Angeles, San Francisco, and Singapore, B Capital Group focuses on pioneering start-ups that are ready to scale across the global stage. Partnering with Boston Consulting Group, and its incubation arm BCG Digital Ventures, B Capital delivers unparalleled access to top corporations to match cutting-edge start-ups with the world's most powerful CEOs, platforms, and brands.
Languages
English
Native or bilingual proficiencyPortuguese
Native or bilingual proficiencySpanish
Professional working proficiency



