About
Francesco Pongetti leads technical program management for Gemini post-training modeling and evaluations at Google DeepMind. His background spans software product and program management, team leadership, research, and entrepreneurship.
Experience
- Google DeepMindGemini Post-training Modeling & Evals TPM Leadcurrent2023 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- GoogleStaff TPM, Google Play2021 — 2023San Francisco Bay Area
- YouTubeSenior TPM2019 — 2021San Francisco Bay Area
- GoogleTPM2017 — 2019County Dublin, Ireland
- GoogleSenior Software Engineer2015 — 2017County Dublin, Ireland
- GoogleProduct Analyst2013 — 2015County Dublin, Ireland
- Techint GroupOrganization Analyst2012 — 2013Milan Area, Italy
- YourpCTO & Co-founder2012 — 2013Milan Area, Italy
Education
- University of California, Berkeley, Haas School of BusinessProduct Management Program
- Collège des IngénieursMaster of Business Administration - MBA
- Politecnico di MilanoMaster of Engineering (M.Eng.), Computer Engineering
- University of TwenteMaster of Science (M.Sc.), Business Information Technology (Exchange Program)
Skills & more
Cross-functional Team LeadershipArtificial Intelligence (AI)Venture CapitalStartupsCoachingSoftware Engineering7Program Management3Product Management2Product Development2Project Management8Software Development3Web Development3
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Cloud ComputingRequirements AnalysisBusiness StrategyData AnalysisData MiningChange ManagementEntrepreneurshipMobile ApplicationsItalianEnglishJavaAngularJSLanguages English · Italian
- The Data Scientist’s Toolbox — Coursera
- Getting and Cleaning Data — Coursera
- Reproducible Research — Coursera
- Exploratory Data Analysis — Coursera
- Statistical Inference — Coursera
- Regression Models — Coursera
- Developing Data Products — Coursera
- R Programming — Coursera
- Practical Machine Learning — Coursera
- Google Cloud Platform Fundamentals: Core Infrastructure — Coursera
From Francesco's professional profile.
Colleagues at Blockchain Valley Ventures, Llc
Andy Fitze
Venture Partner at Blockchain Valley Ventures, Llc
Axel Schultze
Board Advisor at Blockchain Valley Ventures, Llc
Dalith Steiger
Venture Partner at Blockchain Valley Ventures, Llc
Heinrich Zetlmayer
Founder & General Partner at Blockchain Valley Ventures, Llc
Nicole Bachmann
Associate Partner at Blockchain Valley Ventures, Llc
Oliver Speier
Associate Partner at Blockchain Valley Ventures, Llc
Oliver T. Bussmann
Board Advisor at Blockchain Valley Ventures, Llc
Paolo Guida
Partner at Blockchain Valley Ventures, Llc
Frequently asked questions
- Where does Francesco Pongetti work?
- Francesco Pongetti is Venture Partner at Blockchain Valley Ventures, Llc.
Same school
Also attended University of California, Berkeley, Haas School of Business581
Mark FiorentinoInvestor at Index VenturesRishi ModiInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)Yibo NianInvestment Director at Intel CapitalZhenyu TangInvestment Director at Intel CapitalHariFellow at Clear VenturesDennisDirector of Trading at Pantera Capital
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Also attended Collège des Ingénieurs21
Leonard PicardoAdvisor at Manta Ray VenturesPierreInvestor at Sanofi VenturesPietro PuglisiManaging Partner at Claris VenturesPaolo VigoSenior Associate at Claris VenturesMarie AsanoPartner at European Circular Bioeconomy FundCharlie Graham-BrownGENERAL PARTNER at Seedstars
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Also attended Politecnico di Milano78
Riccardo MontiOperating Advisor at P101 VenturesGiuseppe LacerenzaPartner at Keen Venture PartnersWalter PaleariInvestment at Makers FundLorenzo ThioneGeneral Partner at GaingelsAgustina Soriano SergiSenior Associate — Ventures at Energize VenturesJosé GuardoInvestment & Product Intern at Kibo Ventures
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Also attended University of Twente27
Alain le LouxGENERAL PARTNER at Cottonwood Technology FundDaan BoekhoudtInvestment Analyst at Cottonwood Technology FundRichard PietersExecutive & Growth Leader at Joyance PartnersWouter JonkCo-Founder & Partner at SET VenturesJanne JuholaPartner, Innovestor Venture Capital at Innovestor VenturesSheji HoInvestor at FEBE Ventures
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Shared employers
Also worked at Google DeepMind46
Jeff RoseAdvisor at AI CapitalVishal MainiFounder & Managing Partner at Mythos Ventures Management, LlcChris WatkinsHead of Data & Analytics at Asymmetric Capital PartnersBeliz GunelExperts | Advisor at 212Steve CrossanVenture Partner at firstminute capitalRoy TimorPrincipal AI Engineering Manager at 25Madison
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Also worked at Google1,558
Ron ConwayFounder of SV AngelElad GilSolo general partner investing through Gil CapitalBrian SingermanCo-founder of GPx; Partner Emeritus at Founders FundJess LeePartner and Chief Product Officer at Sequoia CapitalTomasz TunguzFounder & General Partner at Theory VenturesHunter WalkCo-founder & Partner at Homebrew
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Also worked at YouTube80
Roelof BothaAdvisor & former Steward at Sequoia Capital; SpaceX board memberEllie HinkenInvestor at Khosla VenturesAyesha AroraVenture Partner at S32Kate MasonVenture Partner at AirTree VenturesDavid StewartVenture Partner at LiveOak VenturesAlessio FanelliPartner at Decibel Partners
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