Early Life
Eduardo Luiz Saverin was born in São Paulo, Brazil, on March 19, 1982, to a wealthy Jewish-Brazilian family. His father, Roberto Saverin, was a businessman involved in clothing, shipping, energy, and real estate. His mother, Sandra, was a psychologist. In 1993, the family immigrated to the United States and settled in Miami, Florida. Saverin became a naturalized U.S. citizen in 1998.
Rise to Success
Saverin attended Gulliver Preparatory School in Miami before enrolling at Harvard University. There, he met Mark Zuckerberg, with whom he co-founded Facebook in 2004. Saverin provided the initial $1,000 investment and additional funding. He served as the chief financial officer and business manager in the early days. However, legal disputes arose between Saverin and Zuckerberg, which led to a settlement in 2009. After the settlement, Saverin retained a stake in Facebook.
Key Business Strategies
Saverin's key strategy involved providing seed funding and managing the financial and business aspects of Facebook during its inception. After leaving Facebook, he moved to Singapore and became a venture capitalist, establishing B Capital Group in 2015. B Capital invests in technology companies across various sectors, including technology, healthcare, and energy & resilience technologies. Saverin’s approach focuses on long-term growth and identifying innovative companies poised for significant impact.
Philanthropy
While specific amounts are hard to determine from the searches, Eduardo Saverin is known to be a philanthropist. He co-founded Aporta, an online charity portal. However, the full scope of his philanthropic endeavors and the exact amounts donated are not readily available.