Sebastian Dobrincu is a Tech Entrepreneur, Investor and Music Artist based in Los Angeles, CA. He is best known for being the youngest investor on the Shark Tank franchise (Imperiul Leilor) across more than 40 countries. Dobrincu has been recognized as "Silicon Valley's Youngest Self-Made Millionaire" and has been featured in Forbes' "30 Under 30."
Sebastian is currently the co-founder of Revocalize.ai, an AI startup building breakthrough Synthetic AI Voice technology for the music and entertainment industries.
Born on August 30, 1998, in Romania, he dived into the world of software early, at the age of 8. Dobrincu taught himself software engineering, mastering it throughout his youth. By the age of 10, he was freelancing as a software developer, collaborating with clients from VC-backed startups to Fortune 500 companies.
During his senior year of high school, Sebastian Dobrincu caught the attention of tech giants Apple and Facebook, who recognized his contributions to open-source software. Both companies invited him to their Silicon Valley headquarters, where he had the chance to meet their CEOs, Tim Cook and Mark Zuckerberg, respectively.
At the age of 17, Sebastian Dobrincu moved to the US and briefly studied at NYIT and Stanford University before deciding to drop out. He chose to focus on expanding his first successful venture, Storyheap. He later sold the business to a private equity firm that specializes in operational management.
In addition to his other ventures, Sebastian Dobrincu has co-founded several tech startups, including Owlmetrics, IREAL and Shop.io, which enable startups to pay and employ people in 100+ countries without having to set up foreign subsidiaries or deal with global payroll, compliance, taxes and benefits.
Dobrincu is also a managing partner at Stage Ventures, a Los Angeles based early-stage seed fund that provides flexible, revenue-based financing alternatives for founders who want to lead profitable technology companies.
Beyond the business world, he is a songwriter, public speaker, and TV personality.
📖 As an angel investor, he actively invests in promising, motivated and hardworking entrepreneurs and their early stage ventures. He is also a featured contributor for publications like Entrepreneur Magazine and Mashable.
📮 Send startup pitches (under 500 words) at dobrincu@stanford.edu
💌 You can get in touch with him on Twitter at @Sebyddd, or via email at sebastian@dobrincu.com