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Roberto Riccio

Founder

Founder/CEO at Glio

London, England, United Kingdom

FoundedGlio · YC

About

Roberto Riccio is Co-Founder and General Partner at Alliance, a crypto and AI accelerator that provides startups with $500k in funding and mentorship. He previously worked on WhatsApp monetization at Meta, where the advertising business grew to more than 1 million monthly advertisers, and founded Glio, a Y Combinator company, as well as the Brazilian poker website MaisEV. He is also an angel investor.

Founder/CEO at GlioYC S13

Intro paths

YC

Roberto went through Y Combinator (Summer 2013) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.

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In turn, Roberto can intro founders to Glio's investors below.

Glio's investors · 2

FundersClubSan Francisco · $250K – $5M checksY CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2013

Co-founders at Glio

JDJoão de Paula
João de PaulaFounder/CTO

Experience

  1. AllianceCo-Founder & General Partnercurrent2021 — present
  2. FacebookSenior Product Manager2019 — 2021
  3. Y CombinatorAdmissions2019
  4. GlioCo-Founder & CEO2012 — 2018
  5. MaisEVFounder & CEO2007 — 2010
  6. Professional Poker PlayerPoker Pro, Author & Commentator for ESPN2006 — 2009

Skills & more

Start-ups58Entrepreneurship45Marketing Strategy22SEO15User Experience14Web Development9Online Advertising8Online Marketing11Business Planning9Advertising8Mobile Applications6Social Media Marketing3
+12 moreEmail MarketingMarketing CommunicationsWeb AnalyticsMobile MarketingWeb DesignBusiness StrategyProduct ManagementProject ManagementStrategyTeam LeadershipManagementLeadership

Languages English · Italian · Portuguese · Spanish

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Roberto Riccio?
Roberto Riccio is Co-Founder and General Partner at Alliance, a crypto and AI accelerator that provides startups with $500k in funding and mentorship. He previously worked on WhatsApp monetization at Meta, where the advertising business grew to more than 1 million monthly advertisers, and founded Glio, a Y Combinator company, as well as the Brazilian poker website MaisEV. He is also an angel investor.
Where does Roberto Riccio work?
Roberto Riccio is Founder/CEO of Glio.
What companies did Roberto Riccio found?
Roberto Riccio founded Glio.
Where did Roberto Riccio go to school?
Roberto Riccio studied at Y Combinator (Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies); Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio de Janeiro (Bachelor's degree, Business Administration and Management); UERJ (Bachelor's degree, Economics).

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Peter ThielCo-founder & Partner at Founders FundChamath PalihapitiyaFounder & CEO of Social CapitalJim BreyerFounder & CEO of Breyer CapitalDavid SzeAdvisory Partner at GreylockReed HastingsCo-founder of NetflixAndy FangCo-founder & CTO of DoorDash

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João de PaulaFounder/CTO at Glio