About
Marc Apicella studied psychology and neuroscience at Columbia University and later completed a master's in design engineering at Harvard. He previously worked on recommendation systems within the applied AI product team at DeepMind.
CEO at Belidor
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Co-founders at Belidor
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Baptiste GrandclercCofounder
Experience
- BelidorCofounder & CEOcurrent2025 — presentUnited States
- KiyoCofounder2024Paris, Île-de-France, France
- Entrepreneur FirstFounder in Residence2023 — 2024Paris, Île-de-France, France
- Google DeepMindProduct2022Mountain View, California, United States
- Harvard Medical SchoolResearch Fellow2021 — 2022Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States
- Alife HealthProduct and Design2021 — 2022San Francisco Bay Area
- CeraProduct2021Greater London, England, United Kingdom
- Columbia's Mortimer B. Zuckerman Mind Brain Behavior InstituteGraduate Researcher2018 — 2020New York, New York
- Columbia Business SchoolGraduate Researcher2017 — 2019New York, New York, United States
- Rocket Travel (NASDAQ:BKNG)Business Development2015 — 2017Chicago, Illinois, United States
Education
- Harvard University Graduate School of DesignMaster in Design Engineering (MDE)
- Columbia UniversityPostbaccalaureate, Psychology and Neuroscience
- University of VermontB.A. Economics; Minors - Politics, Business
- Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyCross-Registered Student
- Harvard Business SchoolCross-Registered Student
- Harvard University
Frequently asked questions
- Where does Marc Apicella work?
- Marc Apicella is CEO at Belidor.
- What companies did Marc Apicella found?
- Marc Apicella founded Belidor.
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