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About
Lucas Mantovani is co-founder and CEO of Velvet. He previously worked on video data systems at Meta's FAIR lab and earned a computer science degree with honors from University of Chicago. He was a Brazilian olympiad competitor in mathematics and physics.
CEO at VelvetYC F25
Intro paths
Lucas went through Y Combinator (Fall 2025) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
Their group partner at YC was David Lieb, General Partner at Y Combinator — the partner who ran Velvet's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗
In turn, Lucas can intro founders to Velvet's investors below.
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Co-founders at Velvet
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Lucas Mantovani?
- Lucas Mantovani is co-founder and CEO of Velvet. He previously worked on video data systems at Meta's FAIR lab and earned a computer science degree with honors from University of Chicago. He was a Brazilian olympiad competitor in mathematics and physics.
- Where does Lucas Mantovani work?
- Lucas Mantovani is CEO of Velvet.
- What companies did Lucas Mantovani found?
- Lucas Mantovani founded Velvet.
Founder mafias
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Meta mafia336
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University of Chicago mafia236
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Stone mafia8
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