Nicolas Pinto, Angel Investor

Nicolas Pinto is Founder, General Partner, and CTO of Cygni Labs & Cygni Capital, focused on R&D and investments in trust architecture, AI, privacy, decentralization, and safety. He also founded the InnerChild Foundation, supporting artists with deep tech in sustainable ways. Previously, Nicolas was a Deep Learning Evangelist at Apple, working on privacy‑preserving mobile AI, and Co‑Founder and CTO of Perceptio, a deep learning startup acquired by Apple. His career reflects a consistent focus on advancing AI and secure technology infrastructure. As an angel and venture investor, Nicolas has made about 12 investments across AI, blockchain, and frontier technologies. His portfolio includes Belfort, Keplr, Prodia, Celestia, Hugging Face, Lambda Labs, Mistral AI, Sorare, and Zipline, highlighting his interest in startups driving innovation in AI, decentralization, and global tech ecosystems.