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Bruno Faviero

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General Partner at Alloy Fund · Head of Institutional Custody Sales at Kraken · General Partner, Alloy Capital at Kohala Ventures · Founder at Magna

San Francisco, California

Writes $5K – $50K checks · typically $25K

FoundedMagna · YC

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654 people in our graph share verified history with Bruno — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.

Assaf ArakiunlockedBruno: together at Intel Corporation (2012)
×6Bruno: together at Intel Corporation
×2Bruno: together at Massachusetts Institute of Technology
×3Bruno: together at Dorm Room

About

Bruno Faviero is a 3x founder who built AI and crypto companies—including Synapse (acquired by Palantir)—and, as CEO of Magna, invests in AI, fintech, crypto and enterprise software.

Invests in

AI & Machine LearningBiotechCrypto & Web3FintechSaaS

Founder at MagnaYC W22

Intro paths

YC

Bruno went through Y Combinator (Winter 2022) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.

GP

Their group partner at YC was Jared Friedman, YC Group Partner — the partner who ran Magna's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗

In turn, Bruno can intro founders to Magna's investors below.

Co-founders at Magna

Experience

  1. KrakenHead of Institutional Custody Salescurrent2026 — presentMiami, FL
  2. MagnaCo-Founder & CEOcurrent2022 — present
  3. Alloy FundCo-Founder & General Partnercurrent2021 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  4. KolenaCo-Founder2021
  5. Palantir TechnologiesProduct Lead, Maven (via acquisition.)2020 — 2021Palo Alto, CA
  6. Synapse Technology Corporation (acquired)Cofounder and CEO2017 — 2020San Francisco Bay Area
  7. Kensho TechnologiesSoftware Engineer2013 — 2017Cambridge, MA
  8. CopyKeepCofounder2015 — 2016
  9. Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyStudent2011 — 2015
  10. BladeiOS Developer2015
  11. HackMITCo-Founder2013 — 2015
  12. Dorm Room FundManaging Partner2013 — 2015Boston
  13. The Tech (MIT)Founding Copy Chief, News Editor, Senior Editor, Advisory Board Member2013 — 2014MIT
  14. StartLabsDirector2013Cambridge, MA
  15. AccentureTechnology Consultant Intern2013Boston, MA
  16. Intel CorporationSystems Analyst Intern2012Folsom, CA
  17. Addison Mizner ElementaryAfterschool Counselor2011
  18. Soccer Association of Boca RatonReferee2009 — 2011

Skills & more

Java24Python27Photoshop3Microsoft Office6SQL13C#7Ruby on Rails2Programming4Mobile Applications12Research1Editing1Entrepreneurship12
+12 moreHTMLStart-upsDatabasesPHPManagementComputer ScienceData AnalysisC++Web DevelopmentAlgorithmsWeb ApplicationsSoftware Development

Languages English · Portuguese

  • Series 65FINRA

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Colleagues at Alloy Fund

Network7

Investors connected to Bruno in public investor directories — a warm-intro map.

Frequently asked questions

Who is Bruno Faviero?
Bruno Faviero is a 3x founder who built AI and crypto companies—including Synapse (acquired by Palantir)—and, as CEO of Magna, invests in AI, fintech, crypto and enterprise software.
Where does Bruno Faviero work?
Bruno Faviero is Founder of Magna and General Partner at Alloy Fund.
What does Bruno Faviero invest in?
Bruno Faviero invests in AI & Machine Learning, Biotech, Crypto & Web3, Fintech, SaaS.
What check size does Bruno Faviero write?
Bruno Faviero typically writes checks of $5K – $50K.
What companies did Bruno Faviero found?
Bruno Faviero founded Magna.
Where did Bruno Faviero go to school?
Bruno Faviero studied at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Bachelor of Science - BS, Computer Science and Engineering); Boca Raton Community High School; Don Estridge High Tech Middle School.

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Y Combinator mafia10,230

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Massachusetts Institute of Technology mafia1,220

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Intel Corporation mafia195

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Dorm Room mafia28

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Kraken mafia15

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