Sebastián Stranieri

Sebastián founded VU™ in 2007 to prevent online fraud and protect users’ identity, as well as help fight phishing, pharming and social engineering attacks. Less than a year later, Banco Credicoop chose VU™ to increase the security of their home banking system, and still does. Since then, Sebastián has received awards that validate his commitment with cybersecurity. These include the awards as Entrepreneur of the Year by the MIT Technology Review (2013), the Red Innova Challenge (2016), one of the 30 Forbes Argentina Promises (2017), Entrepreneur of the Year by the Chamber of Argentine Software Industry (CESSI) and Endeavor Entrepreneur (2018).