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Alex Pentland

Super founder

An MIT PhD and professor with extensive corporate and legal experience. A serial entrepreneur with multiple successful exits and over $329M in total funding raised. Now building an innovative video chat tool to enhance collaboration for hybrid teams

9
Companies founded
$302M
Total funding raised
4 schools
Education

Companies founded

Riff
Founder · 2020 – present
Sila
Founder · 2018 – present
Riff Analytics
Founder · 2017 – present
FortifID
Founder · 2016 – present
Humanyze
Founder · 2010 – present
Sociometric Solutions
Founder · 2010 – present
Ginger
Founder · 2010 – 2024
Endor
Founder · 2009 – present
Sense Networks
Founder · 2003 – present

Currently

Active roles, board seats and partnerships.

Akoya
Advisor · 2018 – present
Thasos Group
2011 – present
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Professor · 1986 – present
Self-Assembly Lab
Professor · 1986 – present
MIT Media Lab
Professor
GE Capital

Work history

Past roles by Dealroom records.

Creel, García-Cuéllar, Aiza y Enríquez
Senior Associate · 2012 – 2014
Rabobank
2011 – 2012
Basham, Ringe Y Correa
2007 – 2009

Education

University of Buenos Aires
2006
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
PhD · 1978 – 1982
University of Michigan
Bachelor · Computer Science · 1969 – 1976
Ibero-American University
until 2007
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