Bruno Faviero
InvestorFounderGeneral Partner at Alloy Fund · General Partner, Alloy Capital at Kohala Ventures · Founder at Magna
San Francisco, California
Writes $5K – $50K checks · typically $25K
FoundedMagna · YC
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.
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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 ↗
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In turn, Bruno can intro founders to Magna's investors below.
Magna's investors · 9
AsymmetricMiami · $10K – $1M checksBehind Genius VenturesSan Diego · $250K – $500K checksBig Brain HoldingsLos AngelesBlockchain Founders FundSingaporeDorm RoomBrooklyn · $90K – $250K checksgumi Cryptos Capital (gCC)San MateoMarin Digital VenturesOlive Tree CapitalBostonY CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2022
Co-founders at Magna
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Arun KirubarajanFounder
Experience
- KrakenHead of Institutional Custody Salescurrent2026 — presentMiami, FL
- MagnaCo-Founder & CEOcurrent2022 — present
- Alloy FundCo-Founder & General Partnercurrent2021 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- KolenaCo-Founder2021
- Palantir TechnologiesProduct Lead, Maven (via acquisition.)2020 — 2021Palo Alto, CA
- Synapse Technology Corporation (acquired)Cofounder and CEO2017 — 2020San Francisco Bay Area
- Kensho TechnologiesSoftware Engineer2013 — 2017Cambridge, MA
- CopyKeepCofounder2015 — 2016
- Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyStudent2011 — 2015
- BladeiOS Developer2015
- HackMITCo-Founder2013 — 2015
- Dorm Room FundManaging Partner2013 — 2015Boston
- The Tech (MIT)Founding Copy Chief, News Editor, Senior Editor, Advisory Board Member2013 — 2014MIT
- StartLabsDirector2013Cambridge, MA
- AccentureTechnology Consultant Intern2013Boston, MA
- Intel CorporationSystems Analyst Intern2012Folsom, CA
- Addison Mizner ElementaryAfterschool Counselor2011
- Soccer Association of Boca RatonReferee2009 — 2011
Education
- Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyBachelor of Science - BS, Computer Science and Engineering2011 — 2015
- Boca Raton Community High School2007 — 2011
- Don Estridge High Tech Middle School
Skills & more
Java24Python27Photoshop3Microsoft Office6SQL13C#7Ruby on Rails2Programming4Mobile Applications12Research1Editing1Entrepreneurship12
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HTMLStart-upsDatabasesPHPManagementComputer ScienceData AnalysisC++Web DevelopmentAlgorithmsWeb ApplicationsSoftware DevelopmentLanguages English · Portuguese
- Series 65 — FINRA
From Bruno's professional profile.
Colleagues at Alloy Fund
Network6
Balaji SrinivasanScout
Engineer, founder, angel investor, author of The Network State, and founder of Network School
Illia PolosukhinScout
General Partner at SID Venture Partners
Richard MaScout
Venture Partner at Bloccelerate VC
Yida GaoScout
General Partner at Shima Capital
Gabby Dizon
CEO at Bitkraft Esports Ventures
Sandeep Nailwal
Co-Founder at Symbolic Capital
Investors connected to Bruno in public investor directories — a warm-intro map.
Frequently asked questions
- Where does Bruno Faviero work?
- Bruno Faviero is General Partner at Alloy Fund and Founder at Magna.
- 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.
Founder mafias
Y Combinator mafia8,732
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Dorm Room mafia19
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Kraken mafia10
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Same school
Also attended Massachusetts Institute of Technology1,281
Fred WilsonCo-founder & Partner at Union Square VenturesElad GilSolo general partner investing through Gil CapitalAileen LeeFounder & Managing Partner of Cowboy VenturesHemant TanejaCEO & Managing Director of General CatalystNat FriedmanCo-lead of Meta Superintelligence Labs; co-founder of NFDGBrad FeldCo-founder of Foundry and Techstars
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Shared employers
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Garry TanPresident & CEO of Y CombinatorJoe LonsdaleFounder & Managing Partner of 8VCTrae StephensPartner at Founders Fund and co-founder of AndurilViviana FagaGeneral Partner at Felicis VenturesBryan OffuttInvestor at Index VenturesErin Price-WrightInvestor at Index Ventures
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Also worked at Synapse Technology Corporation (acquired)3
Also worked at Massachusetts Institute of Technology442
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