EDUARDO SAVERIN
Co-founder of Facebook, founder of B Capital Group, prolific Southeast Asian tech investor
Eduardo Saverin co-founded Facebook, got famously screwed out of his shares (the lawsuit was dramatized in The Social Network), settled for a stake still worth billions, moved to Singapore, renounced his US citizenship, and quietly became one of the most prolific tech investors in Southeast Asia. The guy Hollywood turned into a victim turned himself into a $33 billion fortune and a venture firm running $9 billion.
Net Worth
$33 Billion
Verified Aug 2026
Nationality
Brazilian-Singaporean
Time Horizon
Long-Term
Risk Appetite
7 / 10
Net Worth Context
- · That's the GDP of a small country — around the size of Greenland.
- · Enough to buy an NBA team and keep $29B for snacks.
CAREER & BACKGROUND
Eduardo Saverin co-founded Facebook with Mark Zuckerberg at Harvard in 2004, providing the initial $19,000 investment. His subsequent dilution and removal from the company became one of the most famous legal disputes in tech history, dramatized in the 2010 film The Social Network.
Saverin settled with Facebook and retained a significant stake — reportedly around 2% at IPO, worth several billion dollars. In 2012, he moved to Singapore and renounced his US citizenship (widely interpreted as a tax move).
Since then, he has co-founded B Capital Group with Raj Ganguly, a venture firm managing $9 billion in partnership with Boston Consulting Group that invests in growth-stage technology companies globally, with a strong focus on Southeast Asia, India, and Latin America.
COMPANIES & ROLES
Facebook (co-founder), B Capital Group (co-founder, $9B AUM), angel investor in 30+ companies including Qoo10, Jumio, and ShopBack
INVESTING STYLE & PHILOSOPHY
Saverin invests through B Capital in growth-stage companies (Series B-D) that apply technology to traditional industries — fintech, logistics, healthcare, and education in emerging markets. His personal angel portfolio skews toward Southeast Asian startups.
He has an edge in the region because he lives there, speaks the languages of the business community, and arrived early when few Western investors were paying attention to Southeast Asia.
THE PLAYBOOK
Risk Approach
Moderate to high. Saverin takes concentrated positions in growth-stage companies through B Capital, which is inherently risky but less so than seed-stage investing.
His personal wealth (primarily Facebook stock) provides an enormous cushion. He bets heavily on emerging market tech, which carries geopolitical and currency risk.
Money Habits
Saverin lives luxuriously in Singapore — one of the most expensive cities on earth — and is a prominent figure in the city-state's social scene. He has invested heavily in Singapore real estate and the local tech ecosystem.
The US citizenship renunciation saved him an estimated $700 million in taxes.
BIGGEST WIN
Facebook. Despite the drama, Saverin's initial $19,000 investment in Facebook and his retained stake made him a multi-billionaire.
It is one of the highest-returning investments in history. Building B Capital into a $9 billion fund is a significant second act that proves he is a serious investor, not just a lucky co-founder.
BIGGEST MISTAKE
The Facebook dilution. Whether you blame Saverin for not contributing enough or Zuckerberg for engineering the dilution, the result was that Saverin lost a significant portion of his original stake.
The settlement restored some equity, but he would be worth dramatically more today had the dispute never happened.
FINANCIAL PHILOSOPHY
Be where the growth is, not where the hype is. Saverin moved to Singapore because he saw that Southeast Asia — 700 million people, rapidly growing middle class, mobile-first internet adoption — was the next major tech market.
Most investors were still focused on Silicon Valley. He positioned himself a decade early.
FAMILY & PERSONAL LIFE
Married to Elaine Andriejanssen. Children.
Based in Singapore. Born in Brazil, grew up in Miami, attended Harvard.
EDUCATION
Harvard University (BA in Economics).
BOOKS & RESOURCES
The book that became "The Social Network" film, telling Saverin's Facebook founding story
Crazy Rich Asians by Kevin Kwan captures Singapores wealth culture where Saverin now invests
Southeast Asian Startup Ecosystem reports from Bain & Company cover the B Capital investment landscape
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QUOTES (6)
I put in the first $19,000 for Facebook. The return on that check is mathematically absurd. But the journey to get my fair share was anything but easy.
I moved to Singapore because Southeast Asia is where the growth is. 700 million people, rising middle class, mobile-first. This is the next Silicon Valley.
B Capital invests in companies that bring technology to traditional industries in emerging markets. The opportunity is enormous because so much is still analog.
Being an outsider is an advantage in investing. I see things in Asia that American VCs miss because they are not here.
The Social Network is a movie. It is not my biography. Some of it is true. The part about me caring about Facebook's success is definitely true.
I do not dwell on what happened at Facebook. I focus on what is next. And what is next is Southeast Asia.
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