Bruno B. Ferrari Faviero

Co-Founder & CEO at Magna

Bruno B. Ferrari Faviero has a diverse work experience in various roles and companies. Bruno B. is currently the Co-Founder & CEO of Magna, where they have developed a platform for distributing vesting tokens to crypto companies' employees and investors. Bruno B. also created Magna Institutional, a tool for crypto funds to manage their digital asset portfolios.

Prior to this, Bruno was the Co-Founder & General Partner of Alloy Fund, a $5 million early-stage operator fund focused on pre-seed and seed startups in the biotech, AI, crypto, and Enterprise SaaS sectors.

Before Alloy Fund, Bruno founded and served as CEO of Maple, a company that helps users discover and apply discounts from their networks. Maple received backing from investors such as Soma Cap, Behind Genius Ventures, and partners at A16Z, Comma Capital, and Shaan Puri.

Bruno has also worked as the Co-Founder / Founding Advisor of Kolena, a company backed by SignalFire and Bloomberg Beta that offers a complete ML testing and debugging platform. Bruno B. incubated Kolena out of their work at Synapse.

Bruno joined Palantir Technologies in 2020 as a Product Manager, initially leading one of the largest product teams at Palantir, Gaia. Later, they became a PM for Palantir's AI Platform. Bruno B. joined Palantir through the acquisition of their startup, Synapse Technology Corporation, a Silicon Valley-based company that brought computer vision and deep learning AI to security inspection markets. Synapse Technology Corporation was backed by notable investors such as 8VC, Founders Fund, and Neo.

Before Synapse, Bruno worked at Kensho Technologies as a Software Engineer & Product Manager. While there, they led their own team focused on customer-oriented solutions and built tools for PMs and traders. Kensho Technologies was acquired by S&P Global for over $600 million.

Additionally, Bruno was involved in the investment community as a Founding Partner of Graduate Fund, where they invested in recent graduates building innovative products with backing from First Round Capital. Bruno B. also served as an Angel Investor at Powerline, supporting enterprise applications of AI. Bruno B. invested in over 35 startups, including Surge.ai and FiscalNote.

Bruno's early career included roles at Dorm Room Fund, where they served as an Alumni Council member and later became the Managing Partner in Boston. Bruno B. oversaw investments of $500,000 into 25 student-run startups, including Bevi, a smart water dispenser that raised $60 million to date.

Bruno B. Ferrari Faviero began their education at Don Estridge High Tech Middle School. The specific duration of their time there is unknown. Bruno B. later attended Boca Raton Community High School from 2007 to 2011. During this period, they did not pursue any specific degree or field of study. Subsequently, Bruno enrolled in the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) from 2011 to 2015. Bruno B. earned a Bachelor of Science (BS) degree in Computer Science and Engineering from MIT. The field of study is not specified. In addition to their formal education, Bruno obtained a certification in Series 65 from the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) in June 2021.

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