Eduardo Saverin

Businessman & Facebook co-founder

Eduardo Saverin - Businessman & Facebook co-founder
Born

March 19th, 1982
43 years ago

Category

Scientists & Innovators

Country

Singapore

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Co-founded Facebook in 2004 alongside Mark Zuckerberg, Andrew McCollum, Dustin Moskovitz, and Chris Hughes while studying at Harvard University. Saverin served as the company's first CFO and business manager during its early days. Following a legal dispute with Zuckerberg, Saverin left Facebook in 2005 and later settled with the company. After relocating to Singapore, Saverin became involved in various investment ventures, focusing on technology startups and venture capital. He has invested in numerous companies across different sectors and developed a reputation as a significant figure in the tech investment landscape.

Co-founded Facebook

Served as first CFO of Facebook

Invested in technology startups

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