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Silicon Valley 2X founder / 10 yrs building AI / $10M VC raised
founder/CEO OF ILUMA
Predictive AI for CEOs & Leaders - Foresee & prevent customer churn, talent turn-over and failed partnerships.
$16B in founder exits
40 American LatinX founders running billion-dollar tech companies by 2040
About
Ricardo is a seasoned Silicon Valley tech founder (10 years & $10M venture backed). Currently, he is the founder & CEO of ILUMA, predictive AI for CEOs & Leaders
to foresee & prevent customer churn, talent turn-over and failed partnerships.
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Ricardo is the founder of two of the most influential private communities in Silicon Valley; the YC Alumni (2,000 top tech founders that went through the YC program) and the Top American Latinx Tech Leaders in the US ($16 Billion in founder exits, $120 Billion to invest). He is a founding equity partner of Acrew Capital and active angel investor through his family fund, Nilo Ventures. Ricardo is an Aspen Institute tech fellow and an NYU stern innovation fellow. He was recently recognized as a Silicon Valley Top Diverse Tech Leader.
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Ricardo is a founding governance member of one of the leading and most influential tech DAO funds; the Orange Fund/DAO ($80M & 1,500 YCombinator alumni).
Previously Ricardo was the founder of VOIQ ($7M raised) backed by YCombinator.
and other top Silicon Valley investors, building Conversational AI software. ​
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Prior to his two tech startups, Ricardo was an associate at the NYC Mayor’s office under Michael Bloomberg developing the technology roadmap for New York City. He also was campaign CTO to Mayor Angel Taveras; the first Latino mayor of the city of providence, RI.
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Ricardo has an MBA from NYU Stern School of Business, and an undergraduate degree in politics from NYU. He is a advisor fellow of the World Policy Institute. Ricardo is also a consortium fellow, a Management Leaders for Tomorrow (MLT) fellow, and a Council of Urban Professionals fellow. He is also the former president of the Scarsdale Alumni Association and was recently a guest at the White House reception for latino leaders. Ricardo is also an Aspen Institute Latino Tech Leader.
featured events
EthDenver - How to Leverage AI to Combat Information Asymmetry
Ricardo spoke at ETHDenver on a panel next to Jessica, ILUMA’s co-founder and COO. The panel touched upon how communities can leverage AI to gain the edge of information asymmetry and the unique value that Orange DAO brings to portfolio companies.
Global Keynotes & Speaking Engagements
Panel: The Startup Match-up
Audience: 10,000+ world-class CEOs, economists, entrepreneurs and industry leaders
Ricardo cohosts the Startup Match-up at L’ATTITUDE with Ebetuel "Beto" Pallares, who led the effort of matching latino founders with over $2.5M of capital deployed on stage and invested, alongside a great panel of Latino VCs.
PODCASTS
Raising $50 Million to Invest in Web3 Founders
September 29, 2022
Ricardo spoke on Bounty Hunter podcast by BanklessDAO about Orange DAO‘s 50-year vision, web3 investments, web3 imposter syndrome & how his company ILUMA uses AI to filter out the chatter in your communities and provide you with only the most important information/insights.
DeFi en Español - Invirtiendo en WEB3 a través de Orange DAO
July 21, 2022
Ricardo introduces the Orange DAO (1,200+ Y Combinator alumni building the future of web3) to the Latam community on DeFi en español podcast with fellow Orange member Orlando Espinoza. The podcast focuses on providing a deeper insight into DeFi and web3 by the top leaders in the ecosystem.