Fundraising Fox
Find your path to Florian
2,094 people in our graph can introduce you to Florian.
Each arrow is one introduction. Sign up to fill in the first one.
Ask Anish Patel to introduce you to Florian
You →Anish · together at InOrbit (2020–2026) →Florian
Ask Jamie Chen to introduce you to Florian
You →Jamie · 2 people · together at BankBoston →Florian
Ask Sam Okafor to introduce you to Florian
You →Sam · 2 people · together at Ooyala (acquired by Telstra) →Florian
Sign up to find every way you can get introduced to Florian
- Your email: the people you already email who know Florian
- 2nd- and 3rd-degree connections: people you know who worked, studied or invested with Florian
- Your LinkedIn: the connections who can make the intro for you
We rank every route by how warm it is, so you raise on warm intros instead of cold emails.
About
Florian Pestoni is co-founder and CEO of InOrbit, Inc., a platform for robot operations, where he promotes the concept of RobOps. His background spans image processing, cryptography, video products, digital health, and productivity software, with prior roles at Facebook, Microsoft, and Adobe, and more than 20 patents granted. He writes the LinkedIn newsletter "Welcome to the Roboverse," founded the Robot Operations Group (ROG), and serves on the board of the Silicon Valley alumni association at UC Berkeley.
CEO & Co-founder at InOrbit
Intro paths
→
In turn, Florian can intro founders to InOrbit's investors below.
InOrbit's investors · 6
ANIMO VenturesMiami · $500K – $2M checks · since 2020Berkeley Angel NetworkBerkeley · since 2020Globant Ventures$500K – $1M checks · since 2020Kärcher New VentureWinnenden · since 2020L'ATTITUDE VenturesLos Angeles · $1M – $3M checks · since 2020Yamaha Motor VenturesPalo Alto · $1M – $3M checks · since 2020
Co-founders at InOrbit
JC
Julian CerrutiCo-founder & Distinguished Engineer (former CTO)
Experience
- InOrbit, Inc.Founder / CEOcurrent2018 — presentMountain View
- Alumni VenturesVenture Scoutcurrent2023 — presentBerkeley, California, United States
- Haas Alumni Network, Silicon Valley ChapterBoard Membercurrent2021 — present
- Robot Operations GroupFounder Robot Operations Groupcurrent2019 — present
- OovvuuAdvisorcurrent2016 — present
- ixpantiaAdvisorcurrent2016 — present
- AtlassianProduct Lead2017 — 2019Mountain View, CA
- Axzo DigitalCEO2013 — 2018Mountain View, CA
- FacebookHead of Revenue and Customer Success Products2016 — 2017Menlo Park, CA
- EkumenAdvisor2013 — 2017
- ConvivaSenior Director Product Management2015Foster City, CA
- Pheal, IncFounder/CEO2014 — 2015Mountain View, CA
- Ooyala (acquired by Telstra)Director of Product Management and User Experience2011 — 2013Mountain View, CA
- Adobe SystemsGroup Product Manager2008 — 2011San Francisco Bay Area
- Stakkit, Inc.Founder and CEO2007 — 2009
- MicrosoftSenior Program Manager, Content Access and Protection2004 — 2007
- IBM ResearchAdvisory Software Engineer1998 — 2004
- BankBostonTeam Leader Electronic Banking1997
- IBMSystems Architect/Sales Representative1995 — 1997
- IBMVisiting Research Scientist1993 — 1995
- IBMIntern1993
Skills & more
Complex Sales3Robotics6Software as a Service (SaaS)6Product Management76Strategy24Mobile Devices46Streaming Media39Start-ups30Analytics20Mobile Applications19Product Development18Product Marketing13
+12 more
EntrepreneurshipBusiness StrategySoftware DevelopmentProgram ManagementOnline AdvertisingSocial MediaDigital StrategyAgile MethodologiesPeople ManagementManagementLeadershipGo-to-market StrategyLanguages French · German · Spanish
From Florian's professional profile.
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Florian Pestoni?
- Florian Pestoni is co-founder and CEO of InOrbit, Inc., a platform for robot operations, where he promotes the concept of RobOps. His background spans image processing, cryptography, video products, digital health, and productivity software, with prior roles at Facebook, Microsoft, and Adobe, and more than 20 patents granted. He writes the LinkedIn newsletter "Welcome to the Roboverse," founded the Robot Operations Group (ROG), and serves on the board of the Silicon Valley alumni association at UC Berkeley.
- Where does Florian Pestoni work?
- Florian Pestoni is CEO & Co-founder of InOrbit.
- What companies did Florian Pestoni found?
- Florian Pestoni founded InOrbit.
- Where did Florian Pestoni go to school?
- Florian Pestoni studied at University of California, Berkeley, Haas School of Business (MBA, Business); University of Buenos Aires (MSEE, BSEE).
Founder mafias
Microsoft mafia1,474
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Reid HoffmanBoard MemberFounded LinkedIn +3Garry TanProgram ManagerFounded Posterous +2Nat FriedmanCorporate Vice President, Developer ServicesFounded Xamarin +1Kai-Fu LeeCorporate Vice President (last job)Founded 01Bill GatesCo-founder; CEO 1975–2000Founded Gates Foundation +1Mike KriegerProgram Manager InternFounded Instagram
IBM mafia646
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Brian ArmstrongIntern Team LeadFounded Coinbase +1Alexis Le-QuocR&D EngineerFounded DatadogMike MoriniAccount ExecutiveFounded KidoZen +3Neil LustigDirector, e-Commerce SolutionsFounded Sailthru +3Steven CohnSoftware Sales RepresentativeFounded B601 Labs +3Abhay ParasnisSoftware ResearcherFounded Microsoft +2
University of California, Berkeley, Haas School of Business mafia353
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
YJ (Young-Jun) JangB.SFounded Noah's Farm +3Ivan ZhouBachelor of Science (B.S.)Founded Decagon +2Keith LendenMBAFounded Boundless Bio +2Wendy JohanssonExecutive Education: Product ManagementFounded Misaludhealth +2Jagdeep SinghMaster of Business Administration (M.B.A.)Founded Infinera +2David ThompsonMBAFounded Ostealtx +2
University of Buenos Aires mafia69
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Atlassian mafia59
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Berkay MollamustafaogluHead of OpsGenieFounded OpsGenie +1Ian TraceySoftware EngineerFounded Hydrant +1Dave FowlerHead of Cross Product Collaboration and Data ExperiencesFounded Socialbrowse +1Maghnus MareneckAssociate Product Manager, Product IntegrationsFounded Cosmos +1Alexander ValenteAssociate Product ManagerFounded Redactive +1Mohammed RafiqSenior Director of Engineering, BitbucketFounded Rewindlive +1
Same school
Also attended University of California, Berkeley, Haas School of Business1,099
Mark FiorentinoInvestor at Index VenturesRishi ModiInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)Yibo NianInvestment Director at Intel CapitalZhenyu TangInvestment Director at Intel CapitalHariFellow at Clear VenturesAnna ChenInvestor at Madrona Venture Group
+ 1,093 more
Also attended University of Buenos Aires192
Arturo LitvinHead of Global Portfolio Development at Intel CapitalJonas VetterleInvestor at Moonfire VenturesCameron McLainBuilding things that endure, and living fully along the way.Marta CruzCo-Founder and Managing Partner of NXTP VenturesEduardo RazzettiChief Financial Officer at NXTPAgustina ChaarAccounting and Treasury Analyst at NXTP
+ 186 more
Shared employers
Also worked at InOrbit, Inc.4
Also worked at Ekumen1
Also worked at Adobe Systems272
Brian ActonCo-founder of WhatsApp; co-founder of Signal FoundationLouise TomlinsonInvestor at Reinventure GroupAditya ReddyVice President at Sapphire VenturesJeff VeenDesigner and investor in London, United KingdomErika NashInvestor at Next Frontier CapitalMichael MignanoGeneral Partner at Union Square Ventures (USV)
+ 266 more
Also worked at Microsoft2,000
Reid HoffmanCo-founder of LinkedIn; Partner at GreylockGarry TanPresident & CEO of Y CombinatorNat FriedmanCo-lead of Meta Superintelligence Labs; co-founder of NFDGKai-Fu LeeChairman of Sinovation Ventures and CEO of 01.AIBill GatesCo-founder of Microsoft; Chair of the Gates FoundationMike KriegerCo-founder of Instagram; Chief Product Officer at Anthropic
+ 1,994 more