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Florian Pestoni

Founder

CEO & Co-founder at InOrbit

Mountain View, California, United States

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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

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InOrbit's investors · 5

ANIMO VenturesMiami · $500K – $2M checks · 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

JCJulian Cerruti
Julian CerrutiCo-founder & Distinguished Engineer (former CTO)

Experience

  1. InOrbit, Inc.Founder / CEOcurrent2018 — presentMountain View
  2. Alumni VenturesVenture Scoutcurrent2023 — presentBerkeley, California, United States
  3. Haas Alumni Network, Silicon Valley ChapterBoard Membercurrent2021 — present
  4. Robot Operations GroupFounder Robot Operations Groupcurrent2019 — present
  5. OovvuuAdvisorcurrent2016 — present
  6. ixpantiaAdvisorcurrent2016 — present
  7. AtlassianProduct Lead2017 — 2019Mountain View, CA
  8. Axzo DigitalCEO2013 — 2018Mountain View, CA
  9. FacebookHead of Revenue and Customer Success Products2016 — 2017Menlo Park, CA
  10. EkumenAdvisor2013 — 2017
  11. ConvivaSenior Director Product Management2015Foster City, CA
  12. Pheal, IncFounder/CEO2014 — 2015Mountain View, CA
  13. Ooyala (acquired by Telstra)Director of Product Management and User Experience2011 — 2013Mountain View, CA
  14. Adobe SystemsGroup Product Manager2008 — 2011San Francisco Bay Area
  15. Stakkit, Inc.Founder and CEO2007 — 2009
  16. MicrosoftSenior Program Manager, Content Access and Protection2004 — 2007
  17. IBM ResearchAdvisory Software Engineer1998 — 2004
  18. BankBostonTeam Leader Electronic Banking1997
  19. IBMSystems Architect/Sales Representative1995 — 1997
  20. IBMVisiting Research Scientist1993 — 1995
  21. IBMIntern1993

Skills & more

Complex Sales3Robotics6Software as a Service (SaaS)6Product Management76Strategy24Mobile Devices46Streaming Media39Start-ups30Analytics20Mobile Applications19Product Development18Product Marketing13
+12 moreEntrepreneurshipBusiness StrategySoftware DevelopmentProgram ManagementOnline AdvertisingSocial MediaDigital StrategyAgile MethodologiesPeople ManagementManagementLeadershipGo-to-market Strategy

Languages French · German · Spanish

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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).

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