Serge Faguet

Serge Faguet
Born (1985-07-04) 4 July 1985 (age 39)
NationalityRussian
Alma materCornell University (B.A)
Stanford Graduate School of Business
OccupationInternet entrepreneur
TitleCEO of Mirror AI

Serge Faguet (born July 4, 1985) is a Russian internet entrepreneur in Silicon Valley and Russia. He is the founder of Tokbox, a PaaS video communications company; Ostrovok.ru, a Russian online travel company; and Mirror AI, a computer vision consumer application.

Early life and education

Born in Russia, Serge graduated with a B.A from Cornell University, and attended Stanford Graduate School of Business, from which he dropped out at the age of 21 to start Tokbox.[1] He is a former Google employee.[2][3]

Career

At the age of 22, Faguet started Tokbox and raised $4.5M USD from Sequoia Capital, YouTube founder Jawed Karim and Stanford Computer Science professor Rajeev Motwani. He later left the company as part of shareholder disagreements. The company was acquired by Telefónica.

In 2010, Faguet started Ostrovok.ru, an online hotel booking company for the Russian market.[4][5][6] He retired as CEO after 6.5 years while retaining a major stake and board positions.[7]

Immediately after leaving Ostrovok.ru, Faguet started Mirror AI, a mobile app that uses computer vision to create personalized emojis to the consumer.[citation needed]

Biohacking

Faguet has written a number of posts about his experiences regarding biohacking in which he claimed to have become "calmer, thinner, extroverted, healthier & happier."[8][9][10] He talks about widely recognized practices such as intermittent fasting and interval training; as well as controversial practices such as large-scale biomarker testing, using prescription medicine without meeting medical criteria, and using illegal drugs.[11][12][13] Faguet takes antidepressants and statins despite never having been depressed and not being at risk for heart disease. He believes that taking antidepressants will protect him from negative emotion.[14]

In August 2021 Faguet was arrested in Moscow airport of Domodedovo for having some amphetamine and LSD; he was detained for 30 days and released from custody in September, 2021.[15] [16] [17]

References

  1. ^ Rooney, Ben (2011-11-15). "Russian Online Travel Booming". WSJ. Retrieved 2018-06-21.
  2. ^ "Co-Founder Departs Ostrovok Citing Role-Overlap And Russian Focus – TechCrunch". techcrunch.com. Retrieved 2018-06-21.
  3. ^ Faguet, Serge (2018-01-25). "Усиливайте интеллект или останетесь на обочине истории". vc.ru. Retrieved 2018-06-22.
  4. ^ Wauters, Robin (2013-03-26). "Russian hotel booking site Ostrovok lands $25m from Yuri Milner, Accel and others". The Next Web. Retrieved 2018-06-21.
  5. ^ "Travel Site Ostrovok Is Launching Next Week With $13 Million From Accel and General Catalyst". Business Insider. Retrieved 2018-06-21.
  6. ^ "Russia's Growth Leads Yuri Milner Back As Ostrovok Takes $25M From General Catalyst, Accel and Others – TechCrunch". techcrunch.com. Retrieved 2018-06-21.
  7. ^ Chernova, Yuliya (2014-09-18). "Russian Startup Ostrovok.ru CEO Said Venture Investors Paid It Not to Sue". WSJ. Retrieved 2018-06-21.
  8. ^ "Extreme biohacking: The tech guru who spent $250,000 trying to live for ever". 21 September 2018.
  9. ^ Faguet, Serge (2017-10-04). "Мне 32 года, и я потратил $200 тысяч на «биохакинг»". vc.ru. Retrieved 2018-06-22.
  10. ^ ntv.ru. "Как дольше жить: существуют ли действенные способы борьбы со старостью". НТВ. Retrieved 2018-06-22.
  11. ^ Черных, Евгений (2017-11-05). "Биохакер Серж Фаге: «К 2085 году люди, наконец, обретут бессмертие!»". Сайт «Комсомольской правды» (in Russian). Retrieved 2018-06-22.
  12. ^ "Взломать организм. Как правильно бороться со старением, чтобы прожить долго и счастливо | Технологии | Forbes.ru". www.forbes.ru. Retrieved 2018-06-22.
  13. ^ "Допинг для мозга". Газета РБК. Retrieved 2018-06-22.
  14. ^ Marsh, Stefanie (21 September 2018). "Extreme biohacking: the tech guru who spent $250,000 trying to live for ever". The Guardian. Retrieved 9 July 2019.
  15. ^ Липанова, Лиана (8 September 2021). "Сооснователя «Островка» Сергея Фаге задержали в Домодедово — у него нашли наркотики". vc.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 9 September 2021.
  16. ^ Цепелеева, Маша (5 May 2022). "«Всё закончилось»: сооснователь «Островка» Сергей Фаге рассказал об уголовном деле за контрабанду наркотиков". vc.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 22 September 2022.
  17. ^ Мамедов, Джейхун (29 September 2022). "«Теперь я знаю, что выбраться можно даже из такого». Серж Фаге — о жизни в СИЗО, медитации во время допросов и выходе из депрессии". incrussia.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 29 September 2022.