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Paolo Privitera

Investor

Founding General Partner at 1521 Ventures

Silicon Valley

Writes $100K – $1M checks · typically $500K

About

A global tech entrepreneur with over 30 years of experience who founded his first internet company at 16 in Venice, Italy, and has since founded 6 companies with 4 full exits and raised over $300M. He holds an MBA from MIT Sloan, was granted U.S. citizenship for contributions to technology, sits on the boards of Events.com and Streamplay, and mentors at numerous accelerators.

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Experience

  1. Events.comBoard Membercurrent2026 — present
  2. Events.comFoundercurrent2020 — present
  3. Events.comInvestor and Shareholdercurrent2020 — present
  4. Events.comExecutive Vice President Corporate Developmentcurrent2020 — present
  5. 1521 Capital (Privitera Family Office)Investorcurrent2026 — present
  6. 1521 VenturesInvestor and General Partnercurrent2021 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  7. Streamplay Studio (ASX:SP8)Board Membercurrent2024 — present
  8. SummitProud Owner via Events.com Acquisitioncurrent2025 — present
  9. SummitMembercurrent2023 — present
  10. Create Cures FoundationMember of the Advisory Boardcurrent2021 — present
  11. Lombardstreet VenturesLimited Partner Investor and Visiting Partnercurrent2021 — presentPalo Alto, California, United States
  12. Smart Society VenturesLimited Partner Investorcurrent2024 — present
  13. Bolzano Slush’DMember of the Board of Advisorscurrent2026 — presentBolzano
  14. NEXT4President of the Advisory Boardcurrent2024 — present
  15. Pachamama VenturesLimited Partner Investorcurrent2024 — present
  16. PEF CommunityMembercurrent2025 — present
  17. Rubedo Life SciencesInvestorcurrent2024 — present
  18. VC LabGP Cohort 15current2024 — present
  19. SHACK15Membercurrent2024 — present
  20. The CouncilLimited Partner Investorcurrent2022 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area

Education

  1. Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyMaster of Business Administration - MBA, Business Administration and Management2019 — 2021
  2. Stanford UniversityArtificial Intelligence2024
  3. Harvard UniversityMathematics for Management, Mathematics and Statistics2019
  4. Y CombinatorStartup School2019
  5. VC Lab2024
  6. MIT Sloan School of ManagementMaster of Business Administration - MBA, Business Administration and Management2019 — 2021
  7. Singularity UniversityExecutive Program FEB14EP, Exponential Technologies Biotechnology & Bioinformatics Energy & Environmental Systems Artificial In2014
  8. UCLACertificate Program Class, International Marketing2005
  9. Università Ca'​ Foscari VeneziaMaster of Science - MS, Computer Science2000 — 2002
  10. Università Ca'​ Foscari VeneziaBachelor of Science - BS, Computer Science1996 — 2000

Skills & more

Strategic Planning21Knowledge Transfer9Team Management8Management1Leadership1Lateral Thinking8Strategy99Negotiation1Analytical Skills1Start-ups99Entrepreneurship99E-commerce99
+12 moreDigital MarketingMobile ApplicationsBusiness StrategyNew Business DevelopmentProduct ManagementVenture CapitalMarketing StrategyWeb DevelopmentSocial Media MarketingOnline MarketingDigital StrategyOnline Advertising

Languages English · French · German · Italian · Spanish

From Paolo's professional profile.

Same school

Also attended Massachusetts Institute of Technology849

Fred WilsonCo-founder & Partner at Union Square VenturesAileen LeeFounder & Managing Partner of Cowboy VenturesHemant TanejaCEO & Managing Director of General CatalystBrad FeldCo-founder of Foundry and TechstarsMatt HuangCo-founder and Managing Partner at ParadigmDelian AsparouhovPartner at Founders Fund and co-founder of Varda

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Also attended Harvard University1,173

Alfred LinPartner at Sequoia CapitalChris DixonFounder & Managing Partner of a16z crypto at Andreessen HorowitzSarah TavelVenture Partner at BenchmarkDanny RimerPartner at Index VenturesLaela SturdyManaging Partner at CapitalGRyan IsonoDeal Partner at Felicis Ventures

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Also attended Y Combinator186

Akshat GoenkaInvestor at Moonfire VenturesJon XuGeneral Partner at Y CombinatorTed ChaiAssociate at Scale Venture PartnersLeo LuInvestor at Foundation CapitalMaroof AhmedFounder at Octopus VenturesYusuf SherwaniCo-Founder and CEO at Pelago; a Londoner living in New York City

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Also attended MIT Sloan School of Management410

Doug LeonePartner at Sequoia Capital; former Global Managing PartnerHemant TanejaCEO & Managing Director of General CatalystBrad FeldCo-founder of Foundry and TechstarsChris MorrisProcess Specialist, Exit Readiness at Mayfair Equity PartnersBirgitteInvestor at InvestinorOlaInvestor at Investinor

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Shared employers

Also worked at Lombardstreet Ventures1

Irene MingozziVenture Partner at E12 Venture Capital, Llc

Also worked at PEF Community58

Ellen RubinPartner at Glasswing VenturesEran SavirFounder & Managing Partner at Savyon VenturesZach PosnerManaging Partner & Co-Founder at LegalTechGreg RaizGeneral Partner at FoundersEdgeNitay JoffeInvestor at Verissimo VenturesBob MasonCo-Founder & Managing Partner at Argon Ventures

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