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- Lucas Mantovani@lrmantovani_Founder/CEO · VelvetF25B2B · San Francisco
- Lucas TuckerFounder/COO · VelvetF25B2B · San Francisco
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Lucas MantovaniVelvetFounder/CEOFall 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States4https://x.com/lrmantovani_Lucas TuckerVelvetFounder/COOFall 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States4—
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Lucas Mantovani
Founder/CEO·Velvet
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder/CEO
Team size4
BatchFall 2025
LocationSan Francisco, United States
Company statusActive
StageEarly
BIO
Co-founder, CEO of Velvet. Ex video data + youngest member @ Meta FAIR. CS honors @ UChicago. Brazilian olympiad medalist in Math + Physics.
Ex-company, school and discipline below are derived from this bio. Nothing is inferred when the bio is missing.
BACKGROUND
Credentialsnone mentioned
Disciplinenot detectedKeyword match from the bio text, not a classifier.
TRACK RECORD
First YC company on record
COMPANY CONTEXT
Velvet
Infra and data for interactive AI.
Co-foundersLucas Tucker
